Stefaniensaal

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The Stefaniensaal is located in the Graz Congress Center

The Stefaniensaal (also: Stephaniensaal) is one of the most traditional concert and event halls in Graz , designed by the architect Mathias Seidl in the Steiermärkische Sparkasse building erected between 1883 and 1885 . The hall, named after Crown Princess Stephanie of Belgium , was opened on November 4, 1885 with a gala concert , at which the conductor Karl Muck and the court opera singer Marie Wilt performed.

Between 1905 and 1908 the hall was enlarged under the direction of the architect Leopold Theyer and a representative staircase with a glass dome was built. The decor was done by the Viennese sculptor Johannes Benk and other well-known artists.

Today the hall is part of the Graz Congress Center ( Congress Graz ), which with 19 event rooms with a total area of ​​2900 m² and a capacity of up to 2400 people and its central location next to the main square of Graz is one of the most important event locations in the Styrian capital.

Due to its splendid furnishings and excellent acoustics , the hall is one of the permanent venues for the Styriarte and the Styrian Music Association .

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Individual evidence

  1. Stephanien-Saal. (...) Festival concert. In:  Grazer Volksblatt , No. 250/1885 (18th year), November 1, 1885, p. 7 (unpaginated), bottom right. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gre;
    ir:  music and art. Festival concert. In:  Grazer Volksblatt , No. 254/1885 (18th volume), November 6, 1885, p. 3 (unpaginated), bottom center. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / gre.

Remarks

  1. The allegation that is sometimes made that Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and Stephanie of Belgium were present at the opening of the hall does not correspond to the facts: the couple attended a performance of Ludwig Dóczi's Last Love on the same evening in the Vienna Burgtheater . - See: Little Chronicle. Court and staff news. In:  Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, No. 7611/1885, November 5, 1885, p. 1, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ). . Template: ANNO / Maintenance / nfp

Coordinates: 47 ° 4 ′ 11.4 "  N , 15 ° 26 ′ 16.5"  E