Guided tours

We cordially invite you to get to know the Alte Oper on a guided tour and learn interesting facts about its architecture and history. The volunteer guides from the ranks of our support group, the Society of Friends of the Alte Oper, will be happy to show you around the building and the complex processes that are necessary to ensure that everything runs smoothly when the stars of classical music and entertainment take to the podium. In the process, they also provide a glimpse into those rooms that otherwise remain hidden from the public. Where does a conductor focus in the last minutes before a concert? What does the workplace of a stage manager look like? Where are the concert grand pianos stored?

The approximately 90-minute tours are open to the public on selected dates, but can also be booked individually as an exclusive group tour with a maximum of 20 people.
 

• Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour at the stage entrance of the Alte Oper. Guests who arrive later will unfortunately not be able to attend and will not be entitled to a replacement.
   
• Tours are generally conducted in German. In the course of 2024, individual dates will also be offered in English.
   
• Due to the space available, we are unfortunately unable to offer wheelchair accessible tours.
   
• The guided tour is not recommended for children under the age of ten.
   
• Should it happen that a planned tour cannot take place due to changes in the Alte Oper's event programme at short notice, the ticket price will be refunded.
   
• Group tours can only be booked by private persons, not by resellers.
   
• The cost for a public group tour is 8 euros per person. Please note that there are additional fees for online bookings. For closed group or individual tours, the possible dates and further conditions will be agreed separately. Please use our order form.