Staatsoper Hannover

Hanover State Opera
Native name
Staatsoper Hannover
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH
Key people
  • Laura Berman
  • Stephan Zilias
ParentHanover State Theatre
Building details
Opernhaus Hannover
The opera company is resident in Hanover Opera House, seen here from the northwest.
Map
General information
AddressOpernplatz 1
Town or cityHanover, Lower Saxony
CountryGermany
Coordinates52°22′23″N 9°44′25″E / 52.373193°N 9.740371°E / 52.373193; 9.740371 (Hanover Opera House) Edit this at Wikidata
Opened1852; 172 years ago (1852) Edit this at Wikidata
Renovated
  • 1948–1950
  • 1985
  • 1996–1998
Design and construction
Architect(s)Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves
Websitestaatstheater-hannover.de/de_DE/start-staatsoper Edit this at Wikidata

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,[1] in addition to maintaining a theatre museum, with seasons running from September through to June.[2]

  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)
  1. ^ "Niedersaechsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Staatsoper". Staatstheater Hannover (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2022.