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Staatstheater Nürnberg, Germany

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Richard-Wagner-Platz 2-10
90443 Nürnberg
Germany

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The Staatstheater Nürnberg is a German theatre company in Nuremberg, Bavaria. The theatre is one of four Bavarian state theatres and shows operas, plays, ballets and concerts. Until 1 January 2005, it was the Städtische Bühnen Nürnberg (municipal stages)
Its main venue, the opera house (Opernhaus Nürnberg), is one of the largest theatres in German. It was built from 1903 to 1905 in Art Nouveau style by the architect Heinrich Seeling. Other venues are the play house (Schauspielhaus Nürnberg) including the small stages Kammerspiele and BlueBox, and the Meistersingerhalle where the concerts of the orchestra Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg are held.
Since 2011, the company's current Generalmusikdirektor is Marcus Bosch. Bosch is scheduled to conclude his tenure in the post in 2018. In October 2017, the company announced the appointment of Joana Mallwitz as its new GMD, effective with the 2018-2019 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. She is the first female conductor to be named to this post.

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