Largest opera houses by capacity in Germany

As of 2026-10-12, National Theatre Munich tops the list with 2,100 seats.

1. #1 National Theatre Munich — 2,100 seats

   opera house in Max-Joseph-Platz in Munich, Germany, home to the Bavarian State Opera and Ballet

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2. #2 National Theatre Mannheim — 2,000 seats source Wikidata
3. #3 Bayreuth Festival Theatre — 1,974 seats

   opera house and cultural heritage monument in Bayreuth, Bavaria

   The Bayreuth Festspielhaus or Bayreuth Festival Theatre is an opera house north of Bayreuth, Germany, built by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner and dedicated solely to the performance of his stage works. It is the venue for the annual Bayreuth Festival, for which it was specifically conceived and built. Its official name is Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus. It is the home of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. Read more on Wikipedia.

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4. #4 Hamburg State Opera — 1,690 seats

   opera building in Hamburg, Germany

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5. #5 Leipzig Opera House — 1,426 seats

   opera house in Leipzig, Germany

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6. #6 Staatsoper Stuttgart — 1,404 seats

   opera house in Stuttgart, Germany

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7. #7 Musiktheater im Revier — 1,344 seats

   opera house in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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8. #8 Cologne Opera — 1,300 seats

   building in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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9. #9 Komische Oper Berlin — 1,270 seats

   opera house

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10. #10 Opera House — 1,200 seats

    opera house in Hanover, Germany

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