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The Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre ( da, Musikhuset Esbjerg) is a concert hall with theatrical facilities in the centre of
Musikhuset Esbjerg website
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Esbjerg Tourist attractions in the Region of Southern Denmark Theatres in Denmark Theatres completed in 1997 Concert halls in Denmark
The Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre ( da, Musikhuset Esbjerg) is a concert hall with theatrical facilities in the centre of Esberg
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)
in southwest Jutland
Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...
, Denmark. Completed in 1997 to designs by the Utzons, it forms part of a complex which also contains the Esbjerg Art Museum
The Esbjerg Art Museum ( da, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum) is an independently owned art museum in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1910, in 1962 it moved into a new building in the City Park designed by Jytte og Ove Tapdrup. Since 1997, t ...
. Its two auditoriums host classical concerts and drama productions.
Architecture
Designed by Jan Utzon in close collaboration with his fatherJørn Utzon
Jørn Oberg Utzon, , Hon. FAIA (; 9 April 191829 November 2008) was a Danish architect. He was most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia, completed in 1973. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzo ...
, the building is located in Esbjerg's City Park next to the Art Museum where it overlooks the harbour and the sea beyond. It nevertheless lacks the usual sophistication of the Utzons, no doubt as Esbjerg Municipality
Esbjerg Municipality () is a municipality (Danish, '' kommune'') in Region of Southern Denmark on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. Its mayor is Jesper Frost Rasmussen, from the Venstre (Center-Right Party) political pa ...
wanted to save on construction costs. Clad with white ceramic tiles, it takes the form of a truncated pyramid housing the main hall which is attached to a spacious foyer with octagonal pillars resembling mushrooms. The foyer provides access to the theatre and concert hall on one side and to the cafeteria and art museum on the other.
With seating for over 1,100, the main auditorium is designed for classical music with a ceiling that can be lowered in accordance with the required acoustical level. For theatrical performances with a lowered ceiling, it seats 850. The size of the stage—up to —and the positioning of the orchestra pit can also be adjusted. The smaller hall which is suitable for chamber music or children's theatre has seating for 233. The building also contains a lecture theatre and meeting rooms.
Productions
The Esbjerg Ensemble performs chamber music concerts while opera is produced by Den Nye Opera, which is based in Esbjerg. The annual programme also includes musicals, family shows, revues, lectures and drama.
References
External links
Musikhuset Esbjerg website
{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Esbjerg Tourist attractions in the Region of Southern Denmark Theatres in Denmark Theatres completed in 1997 Concert halls in Denmark