Graz Opera

Opera had been performed in Graz since the 17th century, originally in a converted coach house on the Habsburg royal estates.

Plans for a new theatre suitable to the growing size and importance of the city and intended to be a "new home for German art" were first proposed in 1887.

Between 1983 and 1985, it underwent a $15 million renovation which saw the installation of modern equipment and facilities without significantly changing the original exterior and interior of the building.

[7] Past general music directors (GMD) of the company have included Niksa Bareza (1981–1990), Philippe Jordan (2001–2004), Johannes Fritzsch (2006–2013), and Dirk Kaftan (2013–2017).

[8] In the autumn of 2016, Oksana Lyniv made her first guest-conducting appearance with the company, in a production of La traviata.