Alte Oper Frankfurt

Alte Oper Frankfurt

If you are interested in Symphony concerts then a visit to the Alte Oper, Frankfurt is a must for you. The opera house was opened in the year 1880. The exterior of the Alte Oper, Frankfurt was affected very badly in the Second World War. The strangest part is that it was reconstructed after forty years. This is because there was a lot of confusion about how the renovation should be done.

The Alte Oper, Frankfurt remains open from 10 am in the morning to 6.30 pm in the evening. In the Saturday s the opera opens at 10 am in the morning and closes at 2 pm in the afternoon. It remains closed in the Sundays.

The Alte Oper, Frankfurt was inaugurated on the 20th of October 1880 and was designed by Richard Lucae, a Berlin designer and was financed by the populace of Frankfurt. Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany was among the invited guests. He was so impressed by the Alte Oper building that he exclaimed: Das könnte ich mir in Berlin nicht erlauben which means I wouldn't dare build this in Berlin!

The Alte Oper, Frankfurt was so badly damaged by the World War II that it took a campaign by the citizens of Frankfurt to renovate it. After the year 1953, 15 million DM was collected, which was also not enough. The repair cost went up to 160 million DM. The Alte Oper, Frankfurt was reopened on the 28th of August 1981.

The Alte Oper, Frankfurt consists of the Grosse Saal, Large Hall, which has the seating capacity for 2,500 and the Mozart-Saal with 700 seats. There are smaller halls, which is used for conventions. This hall is now a regular venue for holding concerts and plays. The Alte Oper, Frankfurt is one of the most historical monuments in the city.

Book Frankfurt hotels now