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Kaiserslautern, Rhénanie-Palatinat, land d'Allemagne (l'art des édifices historiques de Kaiserslautern), Willy-Brandt-Platz (Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern)
The Pfalz Theater Kaiserslautern belongs to the authority of the regional association of the Palatinate and is the only three-genre theater of the Palatinate based in the city of Kaiserslautern.
History
The first theater in Kaiserslautern in 1862 was financed by Andreas Müller, called Spittelmüller, the owner of the mill Spittelmühle in Kaiserslautern. This one also supported the first seasons of this theater. The building stood in today's Karl-Marx street (then Theater street) at the corner to Gas street. It was some years later destroyed by fire and rebuilt by Andreas Müller again. In 1874, the theater was converted into a public limited company. The shares were taken over in 1897 by the City of Kaiserslautern, so it was a city theater ever since. The theater grew up in the first decades of the 20th century through cooperation with other Palatine stages, particularly with Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, into a Association of Cities Opera in the Palatinate. Even in the early war years of the Second World War, the theater operation was maintained until the bombing of 14 August 1944 the building destroyed completely. Yet in October 1945, the theater operation was continued in the premises of the "Capitol", a cinema at Fackelrondell (torch roundabout). This was temporary. By formation of a new supporting organisation and the expansion into a city theater with solemn inauguration in September 1950 it became a permanent establishment. 1968, the district association Palatinate became the supporter of the Palatinate Theatre. The city of Kaiserslautern grants since then annually institutional support and takes care of the maintenance of the building (without building maintenance for stage technical equipment). As a supporter the district association Palatinate assumes all expenses relating to the operation of the Palatinate Theatre as well as the building maintenance for the technical stage facilities. The proceeds from admissions etc. flow in favor of the supporter in the budget of the district association Palatinate. The state of Rhineland-Palatinate grants annually an institutional funding.
Rotunda of Pfalztheater
Yet in 1976, the demand for a new building was discussed in the City Council because the old cinema building was unsuitable for larger projects and still was set up only provisionally. But it was not until 1995, when the new building was completed at Willy-Brandt square near the Fruit hall. Financed was the construction with funds from the Palatinate Theatre Legal Entity District Association Palatinate, the Land (state) Rheinland-Pfalz and the City of Kaiserslautern.
On September 30, 1995, with the first performances eventually the threefold stage (musical theater, drama and ballet) was inaugurated by the then director Pavel Fieber. The Chairman of the German Cultural Council, August Everding, praised in his laudatory speech the even then unusually large and high-quality construction as exemplary investment in arts and culture.
The first play that was performed in the new house was Nathan the Wise.
Data
The building houses two venues: the Big House with a capacity of nearly 680 seats (at concerts and children's performances up to 730 seats) as well as the Workshop Theatre, offering about 100 spectators space.
The Palatinate Theater at the moment employs approximately 335 employees of various subjects.
Offering
The program of the Pfalztheater includes many different events for a wide audience, such as operas, musicals, operettas, theater and ballet. Each season, approximately 400 performances are offered. Furthermore, individual plays as guest performances are also performed on other stages in Germany, sometimes even abroad.
In addition to the individual ensembles of the three subjects, the house also has its own orchestra, an own choir, as well as an extra chorus and supernumeraries (extras).
Panorama picture of Pfalztheater
Personnel
Since the season 2012/2013 Urs Häberli is artistic director of the Palatinate Theatre. His predecessors were:
Wolfgang Blum 1971-1988
Michael Leinert 1988-1991
Pavel Fieber 1991-1997
Wolfgang Quetes 1997-2002
Johannes Reitmeier 2002-2012
The musical leadership is since the season 2006/07 in the hands of general music director Uwe Sandner. Predecessor in this post were Wilfried Emmert, Jiří Stárek (1989/1990 to 1992/1993), Lior Shambadal (1993 to the end of the 1999/2000 season) and Francesco Corti.
Theater director: Harald Demmer
Ballet director: Stefano Giannetti
Head of dramaturgy: Andreas Bronkalla
Head of stage design: Thomas Dörfler
Kaiserslautern, Rhénanie-Palatinat, land d'Allemagne (l'art des édifices historiques de Kaiserslautern), Willy-Brandt-Platz (Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern)
The Pfalz Theater Kaiserslautern belongs to the authority of the regional association of the Palatinate and is the only three-genre theater of the Palatinate based in the city of Kaiserslautern.
History
The first theater in Kaiserslautern in 1862 was financed by Andreas Müller, called Spittelmüller, the owner of the mill Spittelmühle in Kaiserslautern. This one also supported the first seasons of this theater. The building stood in today's Karl-Marx street (then Theater street) at the corner to Gas street. It was some years later destroyed by fire and rebuilt by Andreas Müller again. In 1874, the theater was converted into a public limited company. The shares were taken over in 1897 by the City of Kaiserslautern, so it was a city theater ever since. The theater grew up in the first decades of the 20th century through cooperation with other Palatine stages, particularly with Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, into a Association of Cities Opera in the Palatinate. Even in the early war years of the Second World War, the theater operation was maintained until the bombing of 14 August 1944 the building destroyed completely. Yet in October 1945, the theater operation was continued in the premises of the "Capitol", a cinema at Fackelrondell (torch roundabout). This was temporary. By formation of a new supporting organisation and the expansion into a city theater with solemn inauguration in September 1950 it became a permanent establishment. 1968, the district association Palatinate became the supporter of the Palatinate Theatre. The city of Kaiserslautern grants since then annually institutional support and takes care of the maintenance of the building (without building maintenance for stage technical equipment). As a supporter the district association Palatinate assumes all expenses relating to the operation of the Palatinate Theatre as well as the building maintenance for the technical stage facilities. The proceeds from admissions etc. flow in favor of the supporter in the budget of the district association Palatinate. The state of Rhineland-Palatinate grants annually an institutional funding.
Rotunda of Pfalztheater
Yet in 1976, the demand for a new building was discussed in the City Council because the old cinema building was unsuitable for larger projects and still was set up only provisionally. But it was not until 1995, when the new building was completed at Willy-Brandt square near the Fruit hall. Financed was the construction with funds from the Palatinate Theatre Legal Entity District Association Palatinate, the Land (state) Rheinland-Pfalz and the City of Kaiserslautern.
On September 30, 1995, with the first performances eventually the threefold stage (musical theater, drama and ballet) was inaugurated by the then director Pavel Fieber. The Chairman of the German Cultural Council, August Everding, praised in his laudatory speech the even then unusually large and high-quality construction as exemplary investment in arts and culture.
The first play that was performed in the new house was Nathan the Wise.
Data
The building houses two venues: the Big House with a capacity of nearly 680 seats (at concerts and children's performances up to 730 seats) as well as the Workshop Theatre, offering about 100 spectators space.
The Palatinate Theater at the moment employs approximately 335 employees of various subjects.
Offering
The program of the Pfalztheater includes many different events for a wide audience, such as operas, musicals, operettas, theater and ballet. Each season, approximately 400 performances are offered. Furthermore, individual plays as guest performances are also performed on other stages in Germany, sometimes even abroad.
In addition to the individual ensembles of the three subjects, the house also has its own orchestra, an own choir, as well as an extra chorus and supernumeraries (extras).
Panorama picture of Pfalztheater
Personnel
Since the season 2012/2013 Urs Häberli is artistic director of the Palatinate Theatre. His predecessors were:
Wolfgang Blum 1971-1988
Michael Leinert 1988-1991
Pavel Fieber 1991-1997
Wolfgang Quetes 1997-2002
Johannes Reitmeier 2002-2012
The musical leadership is since the season 2006/07 in the hands of general music director Uwe Sandner. Predecessor in this post were Wilfried Emmert, Jiří Stárek (1989/1990 to 1992/1993), Lior Shambadal (1993 to the end of the 1999/2000 season) and Francesco Corti.
Theater director: Harald Demmer
Ballet director: Stefano Giannetti
Head of dramaturgy: Andreas Bronkalla
Head of stage design: Thomas Dörfler