Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich

Munich's opera history began in 1651 and since then has seen many first-time-ever performances, with Mozart, Wagner and Strauss operas among them. These composers are consequently referred to as the "three house gods" and make up for a great proportion of today's programme. With the advent of director Peter Jonas, however, there was a slight shift towards contemporary and baroque opera.

Since the Bayerische Staastsoper company does not have a theatre of its own, performances take place in different places, mainly in the Nationaltheater (built 1811-1818, see pic 1&2) and the Altes Residenztheater (AKA Cuvilliéstheater, built 1751-1753 and renowned for its Rokoko interior - see pic 3). Both theatres had to be rebuilt after World War II.

The annual opera festival in July is a major attraction - performances are sold out months before.

Address

Bayerische Staatsoper
Max-Joseph-Platz 2
D - 80539 München
Tel. +49(0)89/2185-01

Official website: http://www.commed.de/staatsoper

Ticket Office

Tageskasse der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Maximilianstr. 11
D - 80539 München
Tel. +49(0)89/2185-1920

Tape-recorded info on ticket avialability: +49(0)89/2185-1919 (24 hrs.)

Open: Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat 10-13

Advance sale commences one month before the performance.
Processing of orders for the Festival begins in February.
Send your order, for Festival and ordinary performances, to the Ticket Office address above. Advance payment by giving credit card number or sending a cheque with amount left blank is welcome, but not necessary. Improve your chances by giving alternatives or a price limit. Processing fee for orders is DM 3.
Credit cards: AmEx, Visa, Eurocard, Diners, JCB, EC-Card
Evening box office: One hour before courtain up at venue.

Prices

(Categories vary according to performance and venue, groups according to seat. Groups VII and VIII encompass seats as well as standing room.)

Group --> /Category	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
A	53	46	39	32	25	18	11	7
B	60	52	44	36	28	20	12	8
C	67	58	49	40	31	22	13	8
`D`	82	72	59	47	32	22	13	8
`E`	97	85	72	52	39	25	14	9
`F`	112	97	82	62	45	28	15	10
`G`	132	117	97	72	52	30	17	11
H	167	145	117	92	65	42	20	13
I	190	167	137	104	74	45	22	15
K	252	219	179	138	97	55	25	18
L	312	272	222	172	122	72	27	20
Q	30	?	?	?	?	?	?	7
R	37	32	27	24	20	17	12	8
S	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	8
W	145	?	?	?	?	?	?	20
Y	225	195	165	140	115	90	55	30

Prices are given in Deutsche Mark.

Students, retired and other "poor" people can either obtain standing room tickets for DM 6 during normal advance sale, or any seat left over for DM 10 half an hour before courtain up at the evening box office.

Capacity

2123, including standing room (Nationaltheater)

Public Transport (from Central Station)

(for Nationaltheater as well as Cuvilléstheater)

S-Bahn, any line, direction Marienplatz/Ostbahnhof, station Marienplatz
U-Bahn (underground), lines 4 and 5, direction Odeonsplatz, station Odeonsplatz
Tram, line 19, destination St.-Veit-Str., station Nationaltheater

Concert and theatre tickets are valid as public transport tickets from 15h on the day of performance!

Conceived, written and malformed by A. Bender (athena@muenchen.org , bender@informatik.uni-muenchen.de)

last updated January 17, 1997

Group --> /Category	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
A	53	46	39	32	25	18	11	7
B	60	52	44	36	28	20	12	8
C	67	58	49	40	31	22	13	8
`D`	82	72	59	47	32	22	13	8
`E`	97	85	72	52	39	25	14	9
`F`	112	97	82	62	45	28	15	10
`G`	132	117	97	72	52	30	17	11
H	167	145	117	92	65	42	20	13
I	190	167	137	104	74	45	22	15
K	252	219	179	138	97	55	25	18
L	312	272	222	172	122	72	27	20
Q	30	?	?	?	?	?	?	7
R	37	32	27	24	20	17	12	8
S	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	8
W	145	?	?	?	?	?	?	20
Y	225	195	165	140	115	90	55	30

Group --> /Category	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
A	53	46	39	32	25	18	11	7
B	60	52	44	36	28	20	12	8
C	67	58	49	40	31	22	13	8
`D`	82	72	59	47	32	22	13	8
`E`	97	85	72	52	39	25	14	9
`F`	112	97	82	62	45	28	15	10
`G`	132	117	97	72	52	30	17	11
H	167	145	117	92	65	42	20	13
I	190	167	137	104	74	45	22	15
K	252	219	179	138	97	55	25	18
L	312	272	222	172	122	72	27	20
Q	30	?	?	?	?	?	?	7
R	37	32	27	24	20	17	12	8
S	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	8
W	145	?	?	?	?	?	?	20
Y	225	195	165	140	115	90	55	30

Group --> /Category	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
A	53	46	39	32	25	18	11	7
B	60	52	44	36	28	20	12	8
C	67	58	49	40	31	22	13	8
`D`	82	72	59	47	32	22	13	8
`E`	97	85	72	52	39	25	14	9
`F`	112	97	82	62	45	28	15	10
`G`	132	117	97	72	52	30	17	11
H	167	145	117	92	65	42	20	13
I	190	167	137	104	74	45	22	15
K	252	219	179	138	97	55	25	18
L	312	272	222	172	122	72	27	20
Q	30	?	?	?	?	?	?	7
R	37	32	27	24	20	17	12	8
S	45	40	35	30	25	20	15	8
W	145	?	?	?	?	?	?	20
Y	225	195	165	140	115	90	55	30