BAVARIAN STATE OPERA

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.

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Opera general directors

General Music Directors

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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)

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

External links

★ Bayerische Staatsoper official website

★ Bayerisches Staatsorchester history

★ Bayerisches Staatsorchester at the Bach Cantatas Website