Oper am Gänsemarkt
Early 18th-century engraving of the opera house | |
| Address | Gänsemarkt square, Hamburg |
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| Construction | |
| Opened | 2 January 1678 |
| Closed | 1750 |
| Demolished | 1756 |
| Architect | Girolamo Sartorio |
The Oper am Gänsemarkt was a theatre in Hamburg, Germany, built in 1678 after plans of Girolamo Sartorio at the Gänsemarkt square. It was the first public opera house to be established in Germany: not a court opera, as in many other towns. Everybody could buy a ticket, like in Venice. Most works were in the German language or translated librettos (from Italian).
The building was torn down in 1756, but rebuilt in 1765.