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Alte Oper (Old Opera) is a concert hall in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. It is located in the inner city, Innenstadt, within the banking district Bankenviertel. Today's Alte Oper was built in 1880 as the city's opera house, which was destroyed by bombs in 1944.
World stars of classical music, i.e. the most important international conductors, soloists, ensembles and orchestras, have been and continue to be regular guests at the Alte Oper Frankfurt and provide for musical magic moments.
The Alte Oper. Our venue. Chronology and history. 1880 – An opera house for Frankfurt. On 20 October 1880, Frankfurt celebrated a long-awaited event – the opening of its own opera house. Visitors came to feast their eyes on the brand-new auditorium designed by Berlin architect Richard Lucae, which could seat 2010 people.
On our website, you can find all the key information about concert visits as well as current press releases in English as well as German. In addition, the Alte Oper wishes to expand its offering for the large, non-German-speaking community in the city.
Die Alte Oper am Opernplatz in Frankfurt am Main ist ein Konzert-und Veranstaltungshaus. Sie wurde 1873 bis 1880 als Opernhaus der Städtischen Bühnen erbaut und bei einem Luftangriff 1944 zerstört.
Inaugurated in 1880, the Italian Renaissance-style Alte Oper anchors the western end of the Zeil-Fressgass pedestrian zone. Burnt out in 1944, it narrowly avoided being razed and replaced with 1960s cubes.
Family concerts, musicals, jazz, rock and pop complete the high-quality range of concerts on offer. The Old Opera House is also known and sought-after by companies and institutions as a congress house.
