Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. Oper Dormund commissioned Wallenberg from Erkki-Sven Tüür and premiered the work on 5 May 2001 with staging by Philipp Kochheim and Alexander Rumpf as conductor. In 2004, Theater Dortmund planned a new production of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first opera house. The production began with Das Rheingold on 26 June 2005, directed by Christine Mielitz and conducted by Arthur Fagen and continued with Siegfried on 2 September 2006. In April 2007, the company performed a complete cycle. In 2009, Mielitz staged Henze's Der junge Lord, conducted by Jac van Steen, as part of project RUHR.2010 that named the whole Ruhr that year's European Capital of Culture. Beverley Blankenship staged Verdi's Falstaff beginning 11 April 2010, with Jac van Steen conducting and Jacek Strauch in the title role. References Notes Sources Theaterbau Dortmund 1966, Städtische Bühnen Dortmund External links Musiktheater Dortmund on Theater Dortmund Opernhaus Dortmund on theoperacritic.com Theater Dortmund on theater-tv.com, slideshow (in German) Opera houses in Germany German opera companies Buildings and structures in Dortmund Theatres completed in 1966 Ballet venues Tourist attractions in North Rhine-Westphalia Music venues completed in 1966