Theater Basel - Basel, Switzerland
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The main theatre of Basel, Switzerland
Waymark Code: WM6P9M
Location: Basel Stadt, Switzerland
Date Posted: 06/30/2009
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Theater Basel is the municipal theatre of the city of Basel, Switzerland which is home to the city's opera and ballet companies. The theatre also presents plays and musicals in addition to operas and operettas. Since the theatre does not have its own orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra Basel is usually contracted to perform for opera and ballet prductions as needed. For baroque opera productions the baroque orchestra La Cetra of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis is engaged.
Theater Basel was founded in 1834 under the name the Basler Stadttheater. The first theatre was designed by well-known Swiss architect Melchior Berri. In 1873 work on a new theatre began which was designed by Johann Jakob Stehlin der Jüngere. This second theatre opened in 1875 and was used until it was destroyed by fire on 7 October 1904. Plans for a third theatre were soon made, but it wasn't until five years later that the theatre finally opened. The fourth theatre currently in use opened in 1975.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Theater Name: Theater Basel
Country: Switzerland
Address:
Theaterstrasse
Basel, BS Switzerland
4010
Web Site: [Web Link]
Venue: Community Theater
Type of Productions:
Plays, Opera, Ballet, Operetta
Restored Building: no
Date of Construction: 1975
Stage Type: Proscenium
Seating Capacity: 1000
Architect/Designer: Not listed
Special Productions/Events/Festivals: Not listed
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