Hamburg State Opera

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Hamburgische Staatsoper
Hamburg State Opera

The Opera's front façade on Dammtorstraße in 2010
Former names	Hamburgische Oper Hamburgisches Stadt-Theater
Location	Große Theaterstraße 25, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates	53°33′24″N 9°59′20″E / 53.55667°N 9.98889°E / 53.55667; 9.98889
Public transit	Gänsemarkt (50 m) Stephansplatz (100 m)
Type	opera house
Capacity	1,690
Construction
Built	1678
Opened	2 January 1678 (1678-01-02)
Renovated	2002–05
Rebuilt	1826–27 1953–55
Architect	Girolamo Sartorio (1678 building) Carl Ludwig Wimmel (1827 building) Gerhard Weber (1955 building)
Website
www.hamburgische-staatsoper.de

The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current Intendant of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current Generalmusikdirektor of the company is Kent Nagano.