Hamburg State Opera
Hamburg, Germany
The opera house on the Gänsemarkt is one of Hamburg’s most important cultural institutions, and one steeped in tradition. Here, George Frederick Handel played the violin and harpsichord, Gustav Mahler was chief conductor and Puccini and Tchaikovsky each took to the rostrum to conduct their own works. The Hamburg State Opera is one of Europe’s leading opera houses even today.
The opera house on the Gänsemarkt is one of Hamburg’s most important cultural institutions, and one steeped in tradition. Here, George Frederick Handel played the violin and harpsichord, Gustav Mahler was chief conductor and Puccini and Tchaikovsky each took to the rostrum to conduct their own works. The Hamburg State Opera is one of Europe’s leading opera houses even today.
