Staatsoper Hannover

Hanover State Opera
Native name
Staatsoper Hannover
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH
Key people
  • Bodo Busse
  • Stephan Zilias
ParentHanover State Theatre
Building details
Opernhaus Hannover
The opera company is resident in Hanover Opera House, seen here from the northwest.
General information
LocationOpernplatz 1, Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Coordinates52°22′24″N 9°44′27″E / 52.3733°N 9.7408°E / 52.3733; 9.7408 (Hanover Opera House)
Opened1852 (1852)
Renovated
  • 1948–1950
  • 1985
  • 1996–1998
Design and construction
ArchitectGeorg Ludwig Friedrich Laves
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Websitestaatstheater-hannover.de/de_DE/start-staatsoper

Hanover State Opera (German: Staatsoper Hannover) is a German opera company based in Hanover, the state capital of Lower Saxony. The company is resident in the Hanover Opera House (Opernhaus Hannover), and is part of a publicly-funded umbrella performing arts organisation called Hanover State Theatre of Lower Saxony (Niedersächsisches Staatstheater Hannover), or simply Hanover State Theatre (Staatstheater Hannover).

Hanover State Theatre comprises the following divisions that put on operas, stage productions, and concert programs, in addition to maintaining a theatre museum, with seasons running from September through to June.

  1. Hanover Drama (Schauspiel Hannover)
  2. Hanover State Opera
  3. Hanover State Ballet (Staatsballett Hannover)
  4. Hanover State Symphony Orchestra (Staatsorchester Hannover)
  5. Hanover Theatre Museum (Theatermuseum Hannover)