Opera house
Competition: What will a new opera look like in Düsseldorf?
The new opera will be built in Düsseldorf. The architectural competition will show what the building will look like. The winner is now certain.
What should a new opera in Düsseldorf look like? The winning design of an international architectural competition for the new building plan “Opera House of the Future” will be presented today in Düsseldorf. Mayor Stephan Keller (CDU) and city planner Heiner Farwick, who is also chairman of the jury, will present the selected designs at a press conference.
The winning design will be presented at an evening event on November 18 at the old opera house, which is in need of renovation, as previously announced by Deutsche Oper am Rhein. In addition, according to information, an exhibition is planned to be held near the opera’s new location from November 18 to December 7. All designs must be displayed.
At the end of 2021, the Düsseldorf city council decided to build a new opera house, which will cost at least 716 million euros. Major renovations to existing homes from the postwar period were rejected. However, the expensive new building project remains controversial. The cost is now estimated at more than one billion euros.
dpa
