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The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is based, the Gewandhaus ("Garment House"). In addition to its concert duties, the orchestra also performs ...
The Leipzig Opera does not have its own opera orchestra – the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra performs as its orchestra. This relationship began in 1766 with performances of the Singspiel Die verwandelten Weiber, oder Der Teufel ist los by Johann Adam Hiller .
The history of Leipzig's operetta theatre extends beyond that of the Musikalische Komödie. In addition to the operetta performances in the Altes Theater, the "Operettentheater am Thomasring" was established in 1906 in the complex of the Schauspiel Leipzig [] on Thomasring (today Dittrichring), which was built in 1901/1902. [5]
The Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz in Leipzig-Mitte with the Mendebrunnen at night (2016). Current Gewandhaus. Gewandhaus (German: [ɡəˈvanthaʊs] ⓘ) is a concert hall in Leipzig, the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Today's hall is the third to bear this name; like the second, it is noted for its fine acoustics.
The repertoire of the orchestra is wide-ranging. It goes from classical-romantic and modern orchestral works to opera, operetta and musical to symphonic light music. Chamber musical ensembles such as the string quartet, the wind quintet and the Blechbläserensemble [] Saxonia brass complement this extensive range, which has appeared on several CDs.
The Wreckers was performed by Duchy Opera at the Hall for Cornwall in 2006 to mark the opera's centenary and its first performance in Cornwall in a reduced orchestration by Tony Burke. The production was conducted by Paul Drayton and directed by David Sulkin using a libretto adapted by Amanda Holden.
Udo Zimmermann (6 October 1943 [1] – 22 October 2021 [a] [3]) was a German composer, musicologist, opera director, and conductor. [4] He worked as a professor of composition, founded a centre for contemporary music in Dresden, and was director of the Leipzig Opera and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
It was founded in Leipzig, Germany in 1923 (9 months earlier than the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra), with 115 musicians. [1] Apart from a short interruption during World War II, it has been the main orchestra of the Central German Broadcasting Company (MDR) since 1924.