Grand Théâtre de Genève

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Grand Théâtre de Genève

The Grand Théâtre de Genève is an opera house in Geneva .

The Grand Théâtre (often referred to as Opéra de Genève or Geneva Opera ) is run and subsidized by the City of Geneva through a foundation. It has its own ballet troupe and its own choir . The music has been played by the Orchester de la Suisse Romande since 1962 . Eight operas (mostly in-house productions), two to three ballets, and a few other pieces of music are usually performed each season.

history

Statue of the dance
Bâtiment des Forces Motrices , where the Salle Théodore Turrettini is located

The Grand Théâtre (German: Great Theater ) replaced the nearby Théâtre de Neuve from 1783, which was demolished in 1880. The new opera house was built between 1875 and 1879 thanks to a bequest from Duke Karl II of Braunschweig . It is located on Place Neuve , between the Musée Rath and the Conservatoire de musique de Genève ( Conservatoire de musique de Genève ). The architect Jacques-Elysée Goss was inspired by the Second Empire style Opéra Garnier, which opened in Paris in 1875 . Four large marble statues in front of the building represent drama, dance, music and comedy. The Grand Théâtre was inaugurated on October 2, 1879 with Guillaume Tell von Rossini .

On May 1, 1951, a fire destroyed the stage and the auditorium during a rehearsal. The outer walls, the magnificent foyers and the library have been preserved. The Grand Théâtre reopened in 1962 after extensive repairs and restoration.

The auditorium was completely rebuilt. The original hall from 1879 was horseshoe-shaped in the Italian style. The new auditorium is only slightly curved, with complete freedom of view from all 1488 seats.

1997–1998 the stage machinery was renovated. So that the Grand Théâtre could continue to play during that season, a new stage was built in the machine hall of a former hydroelectric power station in downtown Geneva. It has 945 seats and is like a wooden box in a listed industrial building. The room is called Bâtiment des Forces Motrices (BFM) or Salle Théodore Turrettini after the builder of the hydropower plant. Initially planned only as a temporary stage, the Salle Théodore Turrettini is now used for ballet performances, chamber operas and baroque operas.

Intendants (directors) since 1962

ballet

Since reopening in 1962, the Grand Théâtre has had its own ballet company. It was succeeded by Janine Charrat (1962–1964), Serge Golovine (1964–1969), (George Balanchine) (1969–1978) ses Maîtres de Ballet: (Alfonso Cata) Patricia Neary -, Peter van Dyck (1978–1980 ), Oscar Araiz (1980–1988), Gradimir Pankov (1989–1996), François Passard and Giorgio Mancini (both 1996–2003). Philippe Cohen has been the ballet director since 2003 . The ensemble creates two new ballet productions every year, which are performed in the Salle Théodore Turrettini .

Cercle Romand Richard Wagner

The Cercle Romand Richard Wagner has existed in Genève since 1976, the centenary year of the Bayreuth Festival .

literature

Web links

Commons : Grand Théâtre de Genève  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A l'Opéra de Genève, la Manon ardente de Patricia Petibon . In: Le Monde.fr . ( lemonde.fr [accessed August 15, 2018]).
  2. ↑ Music - interlude in the wooden house: the Geneva Opera is being renovated . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . February 3, 2016 ( srf.ch [accessed August 15, 2018]).

Coordinates: 46 ° 12 '6.7 "  N , 6 ° 8' 33.3"  E ; CH1903:  499 963  /  117539