State Theatre
Ballet of the Staatstheater
At the beginning of the 2008/2009 season, Spanish dancer and choreographer Goyo Montero, who had been the first senior solo dancer at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, arrived as the new ballet director at the Staatstheater Nürnberg. With him a new and exciting era began for ballet in Nuremberg, as well as for the audience, who like the press have welcomed his work with great enthusiasm.
Performance of the ballet of the Staatstheater
Based on classical ballet, the ensemble displays outstanding technique on the stage and combines this with many different contemporary styles and “dance languages“, from modern dance to neoclassicism, from Spanish dance to dance theatre. In addition to this, ballet director Montero also introduces other narrative methods into his dramatic ballets, borrowing from genres such as shadow theatre, puppet theatre or film. Sometimes in abstract form, sometimes more concretely, his choreographies narrate stories in a scenic sequence of emotional and moving images.
The Branches of the Local Theatre
Schauspiel des Staatstheaters (Nuremberg Playhouse)
Nuremberg’s theatre tradition, which reached its first peak with Hans Sachs in the 16th Century, goes back to the time of the Middle Ages. In 1833, a theatre in the Lorenzer Platz opened, seating 1000.
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Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg (Nuremberg Philharmonic State Orchestra)
The main residence of Nuremberg’s Philharmonic State Orchestra, which is not to be confused with Nuremberg’s Symphony orchestra, is the State Opera House in Nuremberg. The 86 musicians who make up the orchestra perform in the orchestra...[more]
Oper des Staatstheaters (Nuremberg Opera)
On 1st September 1905, the newly-built Nuremberg Opera House opened its doors to the public with Richard Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg”. The theatre quickly became a focal point of Nuremberg’s social and cultural scene. The...[more]
"A stage for everyone"
With more than 650 opera, ballet, theater and concert programs as well as around 300,000 visitors per season, the Nuremberg State Theater is one of the largest stages in Germany offering all three disciplines of the performing arts -...[more]