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Max-Joseph-Platz 2
Innenstadt
München
80539
+49 89 21 8501
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When the original Opera House built by Francesco Santurini had to be closed in 1795 because of its dilapidated state, Duke Montgelas and Minister Max I Joseph decided to hold an architectural competition to build a new Opera House. The 21-year-old Karl von Fischer unexpectedly won the competition and erected his classical building in 1818. The theater is well-planned and has a Corinthian portico dedicated to Apollo and the Muses; there is also a mosaic of Pegasus on the rear tympanum, designed by Ludwig Schwantehaler. The building has been destroyed twice: once by fire in 1825 (it was rebuilt two years later in a style faithful to the original) and again in a 1943 air raid, being rebuilt in 1963 according to the original plans. The Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, under the direction of Zubin Mehta, is one of the world's best, and the Munich Opera Festival attracts many enthusiasts from around the world every year.
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