Staatstheater Nürnberg, Opera house and theater in Nuremberg, Germany.
The Staatstheater Nürnberg's main venue is the Opernhaus Nürnberg, built 1903–1905 to a design by Heinrich Seeling in Art Nouveau style. Its reddish-brown sandstone facade has rows of rectangular windows, a triangular pediment with a small circular emblem on the left, and a square tower with a cupola and thin spire above the centre. The right section has tall arched windows, a rounded projecting bay and a sculpted figure with a raised arm on the roof; a glass canopy covers the street entrance.
The building was designed by architect Heinrich Seeling between 1903 and 1905, opening on September 1, 1905 with Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg. It developed into one of Germany's leading venues for opera and orchestral performances after its founding.
The company performs opera, spoken theatre, ballet and concerts across several venues: the opera house, the Schauspielhaus with its Kammerspiele and XRT stage, and the Meistersingerhalle, where the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg gives its concert series. The orchestra's general music director is Roland Böer, who took up the post with the 2023–2024 season.
The opera house stands on Richard-Wagner-Platz, and its glass entrance canopy marks the main door at street level. The company performs across several venues, so check which stage a given evening uses before setting out. The play house, with its Kammerspiele and XRT stages, and the Meistersingerhalle for orchestra concerts are separate addresses.
The opera house was built from 1903 to 1905 to a design by Heinrich Seeling and is one of the largest theatres in Germany. Its stage has been the workplace of conductors such as Christian Thielemann, music director here from 1988 to 1992, and Joana Mallwitz, the first woman to hold that post, from 2018 to 2023.
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