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The city of Stuttgart and the state are planning a joint project company for the renovation of the Stuttgart Opera. The general refurbishment is intended to further open the opera to a new and younger audience.On July 26 2022 the Council of Ministers approved the establishment of a joint project company by the state capital of Stuttgart and the state of Baden-Wrttemberg. The project company is to plan and implement the overall renovation modernization and expansion project of the Wrttemberg State Theater WST . The construction project is the largest cultural project in the state capital Stuttgart for a long time. The general refurbishment is intended to further open the opera to a new and younger audience.Science Minister Theresia Bauer said The decision to set up a joint project company is a decisive milestone on the way to a state theater that is fit for the future. For a project of this magnitude it is essential to pool resources and skills.Mayor of Stuttgart Dr. Frank Nopper emphasised City and state go hand in hand when it comes to the State Opera. It is right and proper that the Council of Ministers today cleared the way for the establishment of a project company and the implementation of draft and approval planning. This gives us a solid basis for further decisions.Important step in the renovation of the operaState Secretary for Finance Gisela Splett said The project company is an important step in the renovation of the opera . Its progressing. The project company is important to efficiently manage the complex project.The joint project company is to be founded as a GmbH which will be financed equally by the state capital of Stuttgart and the state of Baden-Wrttemberg. The project company is scheduled to start work on January 1 2023.The city of Stuttgart is currently preparing the competition for the interim location at the Wagenhallen . Fortune and construction Baden-Wrttemberg plans to outsource the decoration workshops to the sugar factory in Bad Cannstatt.At the same time Vermgens und Bau is also preparing the architectural competition for the location at the Oberen Schlossgarten. The competition is then to be carried out by the project company.Refurbishment modernization and expansionIn July 2021 the state capital of Stuttgart made a decision in principle on the planned renovation modernization and expansion of the WST. The state of Baden-Wrttemberg has budgeted an initial planning rate of 27 million for the project.The WST are to be renovated modernized and expanded at their main location at the Upper Castle Garden. In Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt at the sugar factory a new building is to be built for the permanent outsourcing of WSTs decoration workshops. In addition an interim location in the future so-called Maker City at the Wagenhallen in Stuttgart North is planned for the period of the renovation of the opera house.Without refurbishment and expansion the opera house will no longer function as a venue for opera and ballet productions.
