Overview
- The company released the figures while unveiling its new season, noting results that exceed pre-pandemic levels.
- Intendant Serge Dorny highlighted formats such as Oper für alle, the Apollon Stufenbar and U-30 tickets as catalysts for younger audiences.
- Deutscher Bühnenverein chief Claudia Schmitz described Munich as clearly leading among Germany’s major opera houses.
- Schmitz cited strong, quasi‑inherited subscriptions and a celebratory night‑out experience as key factors in sustained demand.
- Sector data show German theaters drew 25.3 million visitors in 2023/24, up 13% year over year, with Munich ahead of Dresden’s Semperoper and Berlin’s Komische Oper.