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The Graz Opera—Oper Graz—is where the city’s German-language music tradition moved from makeshift venues into a purpose-built, long-lasting landmark. Opera had been performed in Graz since the 17th century, beginning in a converted coach house on the Habsburg royal estates, before the Thalia Theatre took that role after being adapted in 1864 from an old circus hall. Designed in the neo-baroque style by Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer, the opera house was inaugurated in 1899 with Schiller’s *William Tell*, followed a few days later by Wagner’s *Lohengrin*. After suffering damage during World War II bombings, it was repaired and re-opened, and then underwent a $15 million renovation between 1983 and 1985—adding modern equipment while leaving the original exterior and interior largely intact. Today, it seats around 1,200 people, and its orchestra also performs concerts as the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra. …
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