Opera House

Venerable hall in the center of the city, just opposite the Gewandhaus

© Susann Jehnichen

The Leipzig Opera was founded in 1963 as the third municipal music theater in Europe, after Venice and Hamburg, and has been the main venue for the " Leipziger Jazztage" since 1991. 
Among others played here: John Scofield, Dave Holland, Brad Mehldau, Carla Bley, Joshua Redman, Norma Winstone, Adam Holzman, Terje Rypdal, Dave Liebman, Sophie Hunger, Baby Sommer & Till Brönner, Steve Coleman, Avishai Cohen, Bill Frisell, Peter Brötzmann, John Abercrombie, Rolf & Joachim Kühn, Eric Truffaz, Nils Petter Molvær, Ornette Coleman, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jack DeJohnette and many more.
Augustusplatz 12, 04109 Leipzig To the website of the Leipzig Opera '''

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