Bavarian State Opera

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The Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) is an opera company based in Munich, Germany in existence since 1653. Its orchestra is the Bavarian State Orchestra. While opera performances are held in the Prinzregententheater completed in 1901, the Company's home base is the Nationaltheater Muenchen on Max-Joseph-Platz.

Sir Peter Jonas became the Staatsoper Staatsintendant (General Director) in 1993, the first British Intendant of any major German speaking Opera House. Since 1998 Zubin Mehta served as music director of the Bavarian State Opera and Bavarian State Orchestra. He was succeeded by Kent Nagano in 2006.

[edit] Opera general directors

1867-1893 Karl von Perfall 1895-1905 Ernst von Possart 1912-1918 Clemens von Franckenstein 1924-1934 Clemens von Franckenstein 1937-1940 Clemens Krauss 1947-1952 Georg Hartmann

1952-1967 Rudolf Hartmann 1967-1976 Günther Rennert 1977-1982 August Everding 1983-1993 Wolfgang Sawallisch 1993-2006 Peter Jonas 2006-present Kent Nagano (Interim)

[edit] General Music Directors

1836-1867 Franz Lachner 1867-1869 Hans von Bülow 1870-1877 Franz Wüllner 1872-1896 Hermann Levi 1894-1896 Richard Strauss 1901-1903 Hermann Zumpe 1904-1911 Felix Mottl 1913-1922 Bruno Walter 1922-1935 Hans Knappertsbusch 1937-1944 Clemens Krauss

1945 Hans Knappertsbusch 1946-1952 Georg Solti 1952-1954 Rudolf Kempe 1956-1958 Ferenc Fricsay 1959-1968 Joseph Keilberth 1971-1992 Wolfgang Sawallisch 1992-1998 Peter Schneider, interim 1998-2006 Zubin Mehta 2006-present Kent Nagano

[edit] External links

• Bayerische Staatsoper official website
• Bayerisches Staatsorchester history (German)
• Bayerisches Staatsorchester at the Bach Cantatas Website

v • d • e Bayerische Staatsoper Directors Karl von Perfall (1867) • Ernst von Possart (1895) • Clemens von Franckenstein (1912) • Clemens Krauss (1937) • Georg Hartmann (1947) • Rudolf Hartmann (1952) • Günther Rennert (1967) • August Everding (1977) • Wolfgang Sawallisch (1983) • Peter Jonas (1993) • Kent Nagano (2006)

v • d • e Bayerisches Staatsorchester General Music Directors Franz Lachner (1836) · Hans von Bülow (1867) · Franz Wüllner (1870) · Hermann Levi (1872) · Richard Strauss (1894) · Hermann Zumpe (1901) · Felix Mottl (1904) · Bruno Walter (1913) · Hans Knappertsbusch (1922) · Clemens Krauss (1937) · Hans Knappertsbusch (1945) · Georg Solti (1946) · Rudolf Kempe (1952) · Ferenc Fricsay (1956) · Joseph Keilberth (1959) · Wolfgang Sawallisch (1971) · Peter Schneider (1992) · Zubin Mehta (1998) · Kent Nagano (2006)