Frankfurt am Main: Saalbau

Country: Germany (Deutschland)
State: Hessen
City: Frankfurt am Main
Location: Junghofstraße

Concert and multi-purpose hall, built 1860-1861 by Heinrich Burnitz. Opened 18 Nov 1861 with Joseph Haydn's "Die Schöpfung". 1800 seats. Main concert venue of the Frankfurter Museums- und Opernorchester. 1936-1937 modernizations. Destroyed by bombs on 29 January 1944.

Notable world premieres:

  • Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra (27 Nov 1896)
  • Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (3 Mar 1899)

Links: eka01.de (programme archive), Wikidata

Frankfurt (Main): Saalbau Front Text: "Frankfurt a. M.", "Philharmonischer Verein E. V. gegründet 1834, Grösstes Dilettanten-Orchester Deutschlands"
Publisher: Frankfurter Lichtdruckanstalt, Frankfurt am Main
Type: Divided Back
Size: Classic
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