Hamburg State Opera
The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current Intendant of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current Generalmusikdirektor of the company is Kent Nagano.
The Opera's front façade on Dammtorstraße in 2010 | |
| Former names | Hamburgische Oper Hamburgisches Stadt-Theater |
|---|---|
| Location | Große Theaterstraße 25, 20354 Hamburg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 53°33′24″N 9°59′20″E |
| Public transit | Gänsemarkt (50 m) Stephansplatz (100 m) |
| Type | opera house |
| Capacity | 1,690 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1678 |
| Opened | 2 January 1678 |
| Renovated | 2002–05 |
| Rebuilt | 1826–27 1953–55 |
| Architect | Girolamo Sartorio (1678 building) Carl Ludwig Wimmel (1827 building) Gerhard Weber (1955 building) |
| Website | |
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