Opera house
Bayerische Staatsoper
62 locals recommend,
Location
2 Max-Joseph-Platz
München, BY
Tips from locals
The Bavarian State Opera looks back on a 350-year history and is at the same time one of the largest artistic-musical companies in the world. In the 17th century, Elector Ferdinand Maria built a hall theatre in the Hercules Hall of the Residenz in which the first Italian opera performances were staged in front of the Court Society. Since 1811, the Bavarian State Opera has been housed in the newly built National Theatre on Max-Joseph-Platz, Germany's largest opera house to date, and has enjoyed great success with more than half a million visitors and around 450 performances in one season.
The Bavarian State Opera looks back on a 350-year history and is at the same time one of the largest artistic-musical companies in the world. In the 17th century, Elector Ferdinand Maria built a hall theatre in the Hercules Hall of the Residenz in which the first Italian opera performances were stag…