Not the most stunning opera house neither outside or interior but well organized, efficient and of…read morecourse it helps that the public is German polite and gentile. It lacks the opulence and grandeur with it rationalistic architecture and stark somber even gray blue hues. Seats are old movie house quality and not spaced so that they stagger and you need to crane your neck or bob left and right to get a clear view of stage for the most part. We mistook the adjacent theater with the opera house so that could get confusing if you are running late as we were. The Rigoletto performance was fabulous and the performers and orchestra flawless.