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State Opera of Hannover
- Visit: 110–225 min
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The State Opera of Hannover performs at the late-classical Hanover Opera House, at Opernplatz 1 on the eastern edge of Hannover’s old town, on the former Windmühlenberg.
Why go
- Named opera house of the year at the international Oper! Awards in 2020.
- Home to the world’s longest-running choreography competition, held here since the early 1980s.
- The annual Klangbrücken festival, presented with partner organizations, explores a major modern composer each year.
- Foreign-language operas and many German operas have German and English surtitles.
Opening hours
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MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 – 18:30
Wednesday10:00 – 18:30
Thursday10:00 – 18:30
Friday10:00 – 18:30
Saturday10:00 – 14:00
SundayClosed
The hall
- Capacity
- About 1,200 seats
- Seat cushions
- Available at the information desk to raise a seat
Interesting facts4
History
The theatre company passed into municipal ownership in 1921 and moved its plays to the municipal Schauburg in 1925. It was renamed the Lower Saxony State Theatre Hannover in 1970 and has been operated solely by the state of Lower Saxony since 1992.
- 1689Opera performances took place in the palace theatre.
- 1852Designed by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves, with Christian Heinrich Tramm overseeing construction, the house opened for opera and drama. Its first opera was Mozart’s Hochzeit des Figaro on 5 September.
- 1918The house ceased to serve as the royal court opera.
- 26 July 1943Incendiary bombs struck the opera house during an air raid; it burned down to its foundations.
- 1948Reconstruction began.
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- 30 November 1950Rebuilt to Werner Kallmorgen’s historicist plans, the house reopened with Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier.
- 1950–1964Additions and alterations included foyer spaces in a postwar modern style.
- 1985Architect Dieter Oesterlen modernized the building and improved its acoustics.
- 1996–1998The stage facilities were renovated.
How to get there
- TrainStadtbahn lines except 10 and 17 stop at Kröpcke station for the opera house.
- BusBuses 100, 200 and 800 stop at Kröpcke.
- ParkingThe underground car park at Opernplatz has electric vehicle charging points.
- TrainAn opera ticket includes public transport across the ÜSTRA/GVH fare area from three hours before the performance until 5 a.m. the next day.
Accessibility
- Step-free access A step-free entrance gives access to the stalls, accessible boxes and a level-accessible toilet.
- Upper tiers by lift The upper tiers are reached only by stairs; there is no accessible lift.
- Opera house tours for visitors with mobility impairments Tours are not accessible to visitors with mobility impairments.
- Accessible parking Accessible spaces are available in the underground car park at Opernplatz.
Sources: Staatsoper Hannover - Wikipedia · Staatsoper - Staatstheater Hannover · Einstellungen zur Zugänglichkeit - Staatstheate… · Ihr Besuch - Staatstheater Hannover · Opernhaus (Hannover) - Wikipedia · Opéra de Hanovre - Wikipedia · checked 3 Oct 2026
Where
Opernplatz 1, Hannover
- Website
- staatsoper-hannover.de/
- Phone
- +49511999900
Questions and answers
Can I follow the State Opera of Hannover performance while waiting to enter?
A foyer monitor shows the stage action.
May I photograph or film a performance at the State Opera of Hannover?
Photography and filming are not allowed during performances.
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