Opera national du Rhin
The Opéra national du Rhin ( "National Rhein - opera is"), the opera ensemble (soloists and choir) of the cities of Strasbourg , Mulhouse and Colmar in Alsace . He is also responsible for the ballet company Ballet du Rhin, the young talent forge Jeunes voix du Rhin and the school for mask education École des arts de la transformation. Permanent orchestras are the Strasbourg Philharmonic and the Mülhausen Symphony Orchestra .
history
The amalgamation of the operas and ensembles of Strasbourg and Mulhouse was suggested by Alain Lombard in 1972 in order to have a troupe that was capable of performing internationally. In 1997 the Opéra du Rhin was elevated to the Opéra national du Rhin.
Venues
- Strasbourg : Opera house on Place Broglie, also the seat of the administration; occasionally concert performances in the Palais de la musique et des congrès
- Mulhouse : Théâtre de la Senses; La Filature cultural center
- Colmar : Théâtre municipal
Sound carrier
In the 1970s and early 1980s, the ensemble recorded numerous operas with international stars such as José Carreras , Kurt Moll , Kiri Te Kanawa , Montserrat Caballé and Edita Gruberová . After a long break from recording, award-winning recordings of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Die tote Stadt , Francis Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites (staged by Marthe Keller ) and Jacques Iberts Persée et Andromède were made under the direction of Jan Latham Koenig at the beginning of the 21st century .
Web links
- WWW presence of the Opéra national du Rhin (partly French, partly German)