Past exhibition
Operatic Life in Bonn During Beethoven's Youth
22.10.2015 to 02.03.2016
Currently in the Beethoven-Haus, the glorious period of the Bonn Opera under Elector Maximilian Franz, in which the young Beethoven played in the orchestra, comes to life. Musical manuscripts that were once used there, for instance at the performance of Mozart's Magic Flute, can be seen in Bonn for the first time in 221 years. The exhibition shows how complex operatic productions were, how opera functioned back then, where its performances took place, and the many personalities who contributed their efforts. Let yourself experience firsthand this brilliant chapter of Bonn's cultural life!