The Festspielhaus St. Pölten is a Festival Theatre in St. Pölten, the capital of Lower Austria. Sankt Pölten ( St Pölten) is the capital city of the Austrian State of Lower Austria. Lower Austria (Niederösterreich is one of the nine states or Bundesländer in Austria. It is located next to the Landesmuseum (museum of the country of Lower Austria), the Ausstellungshalle (exhibition hall), the Landesbibliothek (public library of the country of Lower Austria), the Landesarchiv (archive of the country of Lower Austria) and the Klangturm in the cultural district of St. Pölten.
The Festspielhaus was opened on March 1, 1997. Already one year later the house was regularly used for music theatre and dance. Artistic director of the Festspielhaus St. Pölten is Prof. Michael Birkmeyer, a former principal dancer of the Vienna State Opera. The Vienna State Opera ( Wiener Staatsoper) located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important Opera houses - and opera companies - in From 2009/2010 season on Joachim Schloemer will follow him in this position. The Festspielhaus St. Pölten is also residency of the Tonkünstlerorchester Niederöstereich, the orchestra of Lower Austria, which plays about 15 concerts, operas – contemporary and classic ones – and other performances in the Festspielhaus each year. The Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich is an Austrian orchestra based in Vienna and St Conducotrs like Richard Hickox, Kristjan Järvi, Mikhail Jurowski, Andrew Litton or Eiji Oue are leading the orchestra. Richard Sidney Hickox CBE (born March 5 1948) is an English conductor of choral, Orchestral and Operatic Kristjan Järvi (born 13 June 1972 Tallinn) is an Estonian - American conductor. Mikhail Vladimirowitsch Jurowski ( Russian ru Михаил Владимирович Юровский (born 25 December 1945) is an Russian Andrew Litton (born May 16, 1959, New York City) is an American Orchestral conductor. is a Japanese conductor. Oue was born in Hiroshima, and began his conducting studies with Hideo Saito of the Toho Gakuen School of Music.
The Festspielhaus St. Pölten presents about 70 productions each season. Over 50,000 guests attend the Festspielhaus St. Pölten every year. About 3,000 people are owners of season tickets for the Festspielhaus St. Pölten.
The Festspielhaus aims to offer children and young people experience-orientated access to cultural programmes. It offers workshops, school performances, opera workshops and youth projects.
Architecture
The Festspielhaus St. Pölten was designed by Austrian architect Klaus Kada. It contains four halls, suitable for all different cultural events due to their diverse sizes. At the Festspielhaus St. Pölten one can attend orchestral concerts, dance, music theatre and chamber concerts, and occasionally also traditional world music and poetical circus. Traditionally, once a year the Festspielhaus invites the famous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, but also other renowned international orchestras. The Vienna Philharmonic (in German: die Wiener Philharmoniker) is an Orchestra in Austria, regularly considered one of the finest in the
The Große Saal of the Festspielhaus has 1034 seats and a stage, which allows for music- and dance performances like the Bangarra Dance Theatre, Till Brönner, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Nacho Duato, Israel Galván, the Nigel Kennedy Quartet, The King's Singers, Mariza or The Puppini Sisters. Bangarra Dance Theatre is an Indigenous Australian Contemporary dance company founded in 1989 by Carole Johnson an African-American and founding director Till Brönner (born May 6 1971 in Viersen) is a German Jazz musician, trumpet player singer composer arranger and producer Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet company is based on West 26th Street in New York City. Juan Ignacio Duato Bárcia, also known as Nacho Duato ( Valencia, 8 January 1957) is a Spanish Classical ballet Dancer Israel Galván de los Reyes (born 1973 is a famous Spanish Flamenco Dancer ( bailaor) and choreographer Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956 in Brighton England) is a Violinist and Violist. The King's Singers are a celebrated and long-lived British A cappella vocal ensemble. Marisa dos Reis Nunes ( pron mɐ'ɾizɐ (born December 16, 1973 in Mozambique, then a Portuguese colony) is the birth name of two The Puppini Sisters are a musical trio specializing in 1940s-style Close harmony vocal music For orchestral concerts there has been built a special acoustic shell. By means of subtle mechanical changes the Große Saal offers perfect conditions for dance and its outstanding acoustics provide the best preconditions for concerts and music theatre. The possible adjustments relate to the ceiling, the walls and the proscenium arch. The concert shell is an essential component of the acoustics.
The iron curtain of the Große Saal was designed by the artist Eva Schlegel. it separates the audience from the stage, is 20 m wide and 10. 5 m high. It shows the biggest picture of the country and weighs 14. 5 tons.
Besides the big hall there is the Haydn-Saal, a hall named after the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, holding 230 seats. Therefore the Haydn-Saal is an ideal venue for chamber concerts like the Aviv String Quartet, the Nash Ensemble or Red Priest. The Aviv String Quartet was founded in Israel in 1997 and has performed internationally for over ten years The Nash Ensemble of London is an acclaimed English Chamber ensemble. Red Priest is a British Baroque group that formed in 1997 and comprises four members The Haydn-Saal can be adapted for a large variety of uses. A "stage direction gallery" at the east end of the hall holds the technical equipment. A special feature of this hall is its acoustic adaptability by means of acoustic slats at the south end. The seating is variable and can be extended up to 220 seats; its layout can be adapted to the respective event. If required, the acoustics and the lighting can be adjusted using mobile equipment.
For smaller performances and as a rehearsal stage, there are two other halls available: The Schönberg-Saal is primarily to be used as a rehearsal stage, but also serves as a concert or lecture hall. It is decorated throughout with black wood panelling. The glazed south façade can be completely darkened by means of wooden slats. The seating is flexible and can be adapted to various types of events (up to 100 seats).
The Sternensaal is directly above the Schönberg-Saal and has the same dimensions. It is primarily conceived as a ballet hall, but can also be used as a concert or lecture hall. The ceiling, partly constructed of glass, offers a spectacular view of the sky – hence the name "Sternensaal". The technical facilities are identical to those of the Schönberg-Saal.
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