Editing Leipzig Opera (section)

==Opera House, 1960==
Construction of the modern opera house began in 1956. The theater was inaugurated on 8 October 1960 with a performance of [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s ''[[Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140911001810/http://www.oper-leipzig-technik.de/pdf_dokumente/eroffnungsprogramm.pdf "Die ersten Vorstellungen in der Neuen Oper Leipzig"], Oper Leipzig – Die Technik, archived from [http://www.oper-leipzig-technik.de/pdf_dokumente/eroffnungsprogramm.pdf the original] {{in lang|de}}.</ref>

[[Ulf Schirmer]] became ''[[Generalmusikdirektor]]'' (General Music Director, or GMD) of the company in 2009. He was elected artistic director (''Intendant'') in 2011 for a five-year term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.l-iz.de/kultur/theater/2019/02/Ulf-Schirmer-macht-2022-Schluss-Oper-Leipzig-sucht-neuen-Intendanten-259995|title=Ulf Schirmer macht 2022 Schluss: Oper Leipzig sucht neuen Intendanten|date=19 February 2019|website=Leipziger Zeitung |language=de}}</ref> Schirmer stood down from both posts in 2022.

Tobias Wolff became ''Intendant'' of the company in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dramaturg Tobias Wolff wird neuer Opernchef in Leipzig |url=https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/dramaturg-tobias-wolff-wird-neuer-opernchef-in-leipzig |work=[[Neue Musikzeitung]] (NMZ) |date=25 June 2019 |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=de}}</ref> Christoph Gedschold became music director of the company as of the 2022–2023 season. In May 2023, the company announced that Gedschold is to stand down as its music director as of the close of the 2023–2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Christoph Gedschold, Musikdirektor der Oper Leipzig, wechselt nach Kopenhagen |url=https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/christoph-gedschold-musikdirektor-der-oper-leipzig-wechselt-nach-kopenhagen |work=[[Neue Musikzeitung]] (NMZ) |date=25 May 2023 |access-date=25 May 2023 |language=de}}</ref>