To build after the first opera house was torn down on Salvatorplatz 1802, King Max I Joseph gave his architect Carl Fischer of the order, a new "Royal Court and National Theatre" at the Max-Joseph-Platz. The strictly classical building was in 1811 - built 18 burned, but 5 years later. The Munich believed that this was the punishment of heaven, as the opera house on the grounds of the secular Franciscan. Fischer died in 1823, so Leo restored Klenze of the theater in a record time of 2 years after the original plans. The facade of the building consists of a portico with eight Corinthian columns, a gable Apollo and the Muses by George Brenninger shows. On the other pediment above a glass mosaic with Pegasus and the Hours is to see made to the design of Ludwig von Schwanthaler.
Interior view worth seeing inside are available in white, blue and gold as Foyeräume and furnished in red and gold, circular auditorium with five ranks and the King. Originally drama and operas. It was not until the reign of King Ludwig II in the National Theatre, the world premieres of his beloved Wagner operas "Tristan and Isolde," "Die Meistersinger", "Rheingold" and "Valkyrie" took place, there was more to the Opera House. View of the auditorium after the theater on the 2nd World War II burned up on the outside walls, it was rebuilt in neoclassical style in 1959 and was reopened in 1963 with the opera "Die Frau ohne Schatten" by Richard Strauss. Famous conductors, e.g. Hans von Bülow, Bruno Walter and Hans Knappertsbusch worked here. Currently, the Bavarian State Orchestra is conducted by Zubin Mehta. A special event is the annual summer (27.06 -. 31/07/00) held the Munich Opera Festival. Under the motto "Opera for All" while a performance on a large screen in front of the theater will be shown free of charge.
S-Bahn (S1 - S8) to Marienplatz
U-Bahn (U3 - U6) to Odeon Square
Tram No. 19 to the Max-Joseph-Platz
Bus 53 to Odeonsplatz
