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Introduction
If you're interested in sampling culture within the city, there is a wealth of things on offer.Classical Music
Alte Oper Frankfurt's principal classical music venue, Alter Oper (the Old Opera), features performances by the Frankfurt Museum Orchestra, the city's opera company, and a variety of visiting performers. The elegant building was reconstructed in its original style during the 1980s.Opernplatz 1 Frankfurt Germany Tel: (069) 134 0400. Web: http://www.alteoper.de Film Orfeo’s Erben This little art house cinema is a must-visit for movie lovers. Tucked away near Frankfurt University’s old campus, it has just a single screening room, but it’s an ultra luxurious one. It makes the most of its first class airline seats from the 1970s, in which visitors can recline whilst taking in local shorts, German films or the latest blockbusters. The attached restaurant is superb, serving modern German cuisine. There’s also a neat little patio for summer drinking.Hamburger Allee 45 Frankfurt Germany Tel: (069) 7076 9100. Web: http://www.orfeos.de Opera Opera Frankfurt A regular winner of Europe’s Opera House of the Year award, Frankfurt’s Opera serves up performances of classics such as Das Rheingold and Die Gotterdammerung. Its original, early 20th century building was all but destroyed by allied bombers in 1944, but it has remained a cornerstone of Frankfurt’s classical music scene ever since.Bahnhofsviertel Untermainanlage 11 Frankfurt Germany Tel: (069) 2123 7000. Web: http://www.oper-frankfurt.de Theatre English Theatre The largest English–speaking theatre on continental Europe, this Frankfurt institution opened its doors in 1979. It brings Broadway and West End productions to the city, including the likes of Saturday Night Fever and Venus In Furs, which is perfect for culture vultures with limited German language skills. It also has a cinema showing German, US and British movies.Gallusanlage 7 Frankfurt Germany Tel: (069) 242 316. Web: http://www.english-theatre.de |
