Bielefeld Opera
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The
Bielefeld Opera is the venue of
Städtische Bühnen Bielefeld (Municipal stages Bielefeld) in
Bielefeld, Germany. It is a ''Dreisparten Haus'' (three-department house), offering
plays, music (
opera,
musical theatre), and
ballet. The main performance venue is the ''Stadttheater am Niederwall'' (Municipal Theatre at the Lower Wall), built in 1904 and extensively renovated from 2004 to 2006. It is the largest theater in East
Westphalia, offering 500 performances annually. It is under the direction of Michael Heicks; its resident orchestra is the 72-member Bielefeld Philharmonic Orchestra that also performs symphonic concerts at the
Rudolf-Oetker-Halle.
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