2395.Studien zur Barockoper. Ed. Constanin Floros et al. Hamburger Jahrbuch für
Musikwissenschaft, 3. Hamburg: Verlag der Musikalienhandlung, 1978.
306p. ML1703 .S8.
Consists of 11 essays by various authors, covering the research about opera in
the city, the singers in the Gänsemarkt, Italian opera of 1600–1640, and stage
design. Also consideration of individual works by Telemann, Alessandro Scar-
latti, and Gasparini. Full contents in Baron,1264.Hannover (English: Hanover)
Opera was presented in the ducal palace from 1689 until the structure was demol-
ished in 1854. The Grosse Schlosstheater opened in 1689, closed in 1714. A new
house opened in 1818, named in 1837 the Hofoper. Another building, Königliche
Hoftheater, became Städtliches Opernhaus in 1921, was destroyed in 1943, and
rebuilt and opened in 1950. In 1970 it became the Niedersächische Staatstheater.
- Hammer, Sabine. Oper in Hannover: 300 Jahre Wandel im Musiktheater einer
Stadt.Hannover: Schlütersche Verlaganstalt, 1990. 208p. ISBN 3-87706-298-9.
ML1729.8 H24 H22.
Popular essays with excellent illustrations, many in color. A city view of 1690
shows the Königlichen Hoftheater, and there is a chronology of operas given
there 1815–1835. Name and title index. - Sievers, Heinrich. Hannoversche Musikgeschichte: Dokumente, Kriterien und
Meinungen.Tutzing: Schneider, 1979–1984. 2v. ISBN 3-3952-0282-5; 3-7952-
0396-1. ML275.8 .H3 S48.
V.1 considers the theaters, the contributions of Agostino Steffani as opera
director, the brief directorship of Handel, the role of Gottfried Leibniz, and
musical theater. There is also a historical narrative of all aspects of music,
including theater. V.2 gives descriptive inventories of documents, with running
historical commentary. Chapter endnotes, no indexes.
Kassel
2398.Theater in Kassel: Aus der Geschichte des Staatstheaters Kassel von den
Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart.Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1959. 247p. PN2656 .K36
S77.
Destroyed in 1943, the old Staatstheater (opened in 1764) was not rebuilt, but
a new building, the Opernhaus, opened in 1959. This book gathers studies by
various authors dealing with all historical periods; plays, operas, and operettas
are discussed. A list of the most performed operas since 1814 is included. Bib-
liography of about 100 entries, name and subject index.Leipzig
The first opera house opened in 1693. The Schauspielhaus opened in 1766, was
rebuilt 1817, and named Stadttheater. The Neues Stadttheater of 1867 was destroyed
in 1943 and rebuilt as Opernhaus in 1960.
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