Theater Erfurt


The Theater Erfurt is a German municipal theatre located in Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia. The main stage is in a building in the Brühlervorstadt, completed in 2003. The theatre offers musical theatre and concerts, played by the Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt. Ballet and plays are offered by guest performances. The company organizes the annual open air festival DomStufen. The theatre's current Generalintendant, Guy Montavon, has held the post since 2002.

Stages

The main venue is in a new house, Großes Haus. The large hall seats 840 visitors, a Studio 200 visitors, which can be reduces as Salon im Studio for events for up to 100 people. The courtyard holds the stage Theatrium. Events can also be held in the rehearsal hall for the orchestra. The festival DomStufen takes place on the Domplatz of Erfurt, seating up to 2000 spectators. The company also holds events at the Rathaus and the Thomaskirche.

Premieres

Montavon has initiated a program of one premiere per season, including:
TitleComposerDate
'21 December 2002
'Peter Aderhold14 September 2003
'19 March 2005
'6 May 2005
Waiting for the Barbarians10 September 2005
'9 September 2006
'8 September 2007
'5 Juli 2008
'8 November 2008
'29 November 2009
'31 October 2010
Lady Magnesia2 Februar 2012
'28 April 2012
'2 February 2013
'10 July 2014
'29 November 2014

Revivals

Another focus of the program are revivals of forgotten operas, including:
TitleComposerDate
MessidorAlfred Bruneau2005
Fernand CortezGaspare Spontini2006
FedraIldebrando Pizzetti2008
Das Käthchen von HeilbronnKarl Reinthaler2009
NanaManfred Gurlitt2010
2011
Die ZauberinPeter Tschaikowsky2011
I MediciRuggero Leoncavallo2013
SigurdErnest Reyer2015

General music directors

People holding the position of Generalmusikdirektor include:
In 2014, Joana Mallwitz was the first woman conductor named to the post of Generalmusikdirektorin in the institution's history and at the time of her advent to the post, the youngest GMD of a German opera house. She concluded her Erfurt tenure at the close of the 2017-2018 season. Myron Michailidis served as interim GMD from 2018. He was succeeded by Alexander Prior in 2022.

Discography

Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, Karl Reinthaler, label: cpoDer leuchtende Fluss, Johanna Doderer, label: QuintonNana, Manfred Gurlitt, label: capriccio