Theater Basel
Opera house and drama theatre in Basel, Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Founded as Basler Stadttheater in 1834 | |
Address | Basel Switzerland |
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Owner | City government of Basel, Switzerland |
Type | Municipal |
Construction | |
Opened | 1834 (first building (as Basler Stadttheater)) 1875 (second building) 1909 (third building) 1975 (fourth building) |
Demolished | 7 October 1904 (2nd building destroyed by fire) |
Years active | since 1834 |
Architect | Melchior Berri (first building) Johann Jakob Stehlin der Jüngere (second building) |
Tenants | |
Opera and ballet companies (among other uses) | |
Website | |
www.theater-basel.ch |
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Because the theatre does not have its own orchestra, the Basel Symphony Orchestra is usually contracted to perform for opera and ballet productions as needed. For baroque-opera productions, La Cetra, the baroque orchestra of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, is engaged.