Hamburgische Staatsoper

Hamburgische Staatsoper is a German opera company and opera house based in Hamburg, tracing its roots to the Oper am Gänsemarkt founded in 1678 and functioning as the city's municipal opera institution presenting operatic and orchestral repertoire. Its programming spans baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary opera as well as symphonic and ballet works, and it has been involved in commissioning new works and shaping Hamburg's cultural life.