Bavarian State Opera - Opera General Directors

Opera General Directors

  • 1867–1893 Karl von Perfall
  • 1895–1906 Ernst von Possart
  • 1907–1912 Freiherr von Speidel
  • 1912–1918 Clemens von Franckenstein
  • 1918–1924 Karl Zeiss
  • 1924–1934 Clemens von Franckenstein
  • 1934–1935 Hans Knappertsbusch
  • 1935–1937 Oskar Walleck
  • 1937–1940 Clemens Krauss
  • 1945–1952 Georg Hartmann
  • 1952–1967 Rudolf Hartmann
  • 1967–1976 Günther Rennert
  • 1977–1982 August Everding
  • 1982–1993 Wolfgang Sawallisch
  • 1993–2006 Peter Jonas
  • 2006–2008 Kent Nagano
  • 2008–present Klaus Bachler

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