What is Bavarian State Opera?
[[Image:München Nationaltheater Interior.jpg|thumb|300px|Munich, National Theatre]] The '''Bavarian State Opera''' (in [[German language|German]]: '''Bayerische Staatsoper''') is an [[opera]] company based in [[Munich]], [[Germany]]. It has been 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 [[National Theatre Munich]] on Max-Joseph-Platz. Peter Jonas is the General Director. He has been there since 1993 and is the first British director of any major German speaking [[Opera house|Opera House]]. Since 1998 the [[conducting|conductor]] [[Zubin Mehta]] was [[music director]] of the Bavarian State Opera and Bavarian State Orchestra. He was followed in [[2006]] by [[Kent Nagano]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de Bayerische Staatsoper official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001004233034/http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de/ |date=2000-10-04 }} [[Category:Organizations based in Munich]] [[Category:Opera companies]] [[Category:1653 establishments]] [[Category:1650s establishments in Europe]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in Germany]] {{europe-stub}}