The Aalto Theatre (German: Aalto-Theater) is a performing arts venue in Essen, Germany, and is home to the city's opera company Aalto-Musiktheater and the ballet company Aalto Ballett.
[2] A feature of the auditorium's design is its asymmetrical layout and the indigo blue colour of the seats.
Conductor Wolf-Dieter Hauschild held the positions of both Intendant and Generalmusikdirektor in personal union from 1992 until 1997, followed by Stefan Soltesz from 1997 until 2013.
[2] Soltesz led the Essener Philharmoniker to the title Orchestra of the Year in 2003 and 2008 and the Aalto-Musiktheater to that of Opera House of the Year in 2008,[3] following a survey of 50 critics by magazine Opernwelt.
He was succeeded as Intendant by Hein Mulders[4] and as Generalmusikdirektor by Tomáš Netopil.