Oper Frankfurt C l i c k f o r p r o g r a m m e . Sound of Frankfurt Frankfurt is a very special stage for music. Imposing venues such as Alte Oper – the city’s time-honoured old opera house – and Oper Frankfurt, which has won the “Opera of the Year” award multiple times, stand side by side with many smaller stages, attracting celebrated artists from all across the globe. The local music industry naturally also features top-quality orchestra ensembles, like the Museum Orchestra, the Ensemble Modern and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. The latter’s head conductor, Alain Altinoglu, shares his views on what makes Frankfurt a truly international city of music: “Cosmopolitan and open-minded. The entire world is at home in Frankfurt.” And it’s true! The Frankfurt Radio Symphony, for example, is home to musicians representing 22 nationalities. The Bridges Chamber Orchestra, meanwhile, combines European classical music with Arabian, Asian, even Latin American music, adding jazz and Eastern European folklore for good measure – a blend that is known to be unique in all the world. “We look to create magical moments for young people in particular,” adds Altinoglu. To achieve this, his orchestra oftentimes performs at locations that are very much out of the ordinary. Jazzkeller Frankfurt © Oper Frankfurt, Barbara Aumüller There are of course plenty such venues in Frankfurt. The “Brotfabrik”, for example, a former large-scale bakery, is today the home of Germany’s oldest salsa disco, with tango and mambo also being on the menu. The “Milchsackfabrik”, on the other hand, used to produce printing ink. Today, it pro- duces techno-sounds and other forms of electronic music, although it is best known for its jazz. Frankfurt has been a major player on the inter- national jazz scene for many years. “Jazzkeller Frankfurt”, for example, is known to be Europe’s oldest private jazz club, having hosted greats such as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, while the Frankfurt Radio Big Band ranks amongst the world’s leading jazz formations. Frankfurt’s independent music scene is well-known for initiating its own musical impulses. The city has even dedicated a museum to its club culture, the Museum of Modern Electronic Music (MOMEM). Seeing itself as a centre of art and culture, the MOMEM shows how in the 1990s techno music established itself as a musical genre in its own right. EVENINGS IN FRANKFURT! Theatre, live music, jazz and more, all at: frankfurt.plazy.travel © #visitfrankfurt, plazy, Isabela Pacini 11