Theater Duisburg
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Theater Duisburg (Duisburg Theatre) is located in Duisburg, Germany and is one of two opera houses where performances are given by the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. The other is the Opernhaus Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf.
The original theatre was built in 1912, destroyed during the Second World War, and rebuilt in 1950. Due to the refurbishment of the Düsseldorf opera house (built in 1956), the 50th Anniversary celebration of the company's resumption after the war took place on 28 September 2006 in Duisburg with a performance of Richard Strauss' Elektra, the company's premiere of which was presented 29 September 1956.
See also
External links
- (in German) Theatre website
- (in German) Deutsche Oper am Rhein website
Categories:
- Opera houses in Germany
- Buildings and structures in Duisburg
- Culture in Duisburg
- German opera companies
- Neoclassical architecture in Germany
- Theatres in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Theatres completed in 1912
- Theatres completed in 1950
- Music venues completed in 1912
- Music venues completed in 1950
- 1912 establishments in Germany
- North Rhine-Westphalia building and structure stubs
- Opera structure stubs