Stiftung Staatstheater Nurnberg

Name

Stiftung Staatstheater Nurnberg

Legal name

Stiftung Staatstheater Nürnberg

Website

https://staatstheater-nuernberg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Theater

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Dance Companies (711120)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Classical & Contemporary Theatre (Plays/Drama) (MPAGABAH), Classical Ballet (Full-Length & Repertoire) (MPAGADAA), Arts, Culture & Humanities Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAJ)

Keywords

• Public performing arts
• State theater opera
• Stage drama productions
• Classical music concerts
• Ballet performances

Headquarters

HQ city

Nuremberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Primary revenue from ticket sales across all performances (opera, drama, ballet, concert). Sales through online platform, box office, telephone, and mail. Tickets sold at varying price categories with discounts for students, seniors, disabled persons, and groups.
2. Subscriptions (Abo): Season subscriptions offering multiple performances at discounted rates compared to individual tickets. Benefits include priority booking, reduced prices, and loyalty rewards (AboPlus, Ambassadors program).
3. Donations and Fundraising: Donation capabilities through the website with FundraisingBox integration. Development department accepts donations with possibility for tax-deductible receipts.
4. Merchandise Sales: Spreadshop merchandise store selling branded items including clothing and accessories.
5. Sponsorships and Partnerships: Corporate partnerships with BMW, DATEV, Lebkuchen Schmidt, Alpha Gruppe, KIB, and Sparda-Bank displayed on homepage as logo partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stiftung Staatstheater Nürnberg is a public-law foundation (Stiftung öffentlichen Rechts) that operates the State Theater of Nuremberg. It produces and presents opera, drama, ballet, and concert performances through its resident ensembles, including the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg orchestra, and runs educational and outreach programs for audiences of all ages. The foundation is jointly sponsored by the Free State of Bavaria (Freistaat Bayern) and the City of Nuremberg (Stadt Nürnberg).

Product overview

Stiftung Staatstheater Nürnberg is a public foundation operating Germany's largest independent stage, offering a unified portfolio of performing arts productions. The core offering consists of four main artistic divisions: Opera (Oper), Drama (Schauspiel), Ballet (Ballett), and Concerts (Konzert), supported by the in-house Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg orchestra. The theater extends its programming through the Junge Staatsphilharmonie (youth orchestra), Internationales Opernstudio (opera studio for young professionals), and Kinderopernchor (children's choir). The PLUS program provides educational and outreach activities including participation, discovery, and school partnerships. Digital offerings include the Digitaler Fundus online archive and a VR installation called 'Kopfblüten'. Auxiliary services include subscriptions, guided tours, a merchandise shop, and the WIESE open-air summer program. Ticket sales are managed through Eventim with various subscription packages available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Opera Productions Live staged opera performances presented by the Nuremberg State Opera, intended for general theater audiences, subscribers, and visitors to Nuremberg.
• Drama Productions
• Ballet Productions
• Concert Performances

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BMWminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner displayed as logo on homepage. Nature of partnership appears to be sponsorship/marketing support with homepage listing as partner.
• DATEVminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner displayed as logo on homepage. Nature of partnership appears to be sponsorship/marketing support with homepage listing as partner.
• Lebkuchen SchmidtminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner displayed as logo on homepage. Nature of partnership appears to be local business sponsorship.
• Alpha GruppeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner displayed as logo on homepage. Nature of partnership appears to be sponsorship/marketing support.
• KIB (KIB Gruppe)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner displayed as logo on homepage. Nature of partnership appears to be sponsorship/marketing support.
• Sparda-BankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner displayed as logo on homepage. Nature of partnership appears to be regional bank sponsorship.
• EventimcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical partner for ticketing infrastructure. Provides the online ticket sales platform (webshop), customer account management, and ticket reservation systems. Listed in impressum as 'Technik Kartenvorverkauf'.
• noris network AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationServer hosting and administration partner. Provides hosting services for the website and data processing. Located in Nuremberg, Germany.
• VGN (Verkehrsverbund Großraum Nürnberg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic transport partnership enabling theater tickets to serve as travel passes on VGN network 4 hours before events. Creates value-added benefit for ticket holders.
• Staatstheater Nürnberg Fördervereine (Support Associations)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple support/funding associations associated with the theater for donor support and fundraising.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bayerische Staatsoper: The Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany's largest state opera and directly comparable as a publicly funded German state theater offering opera, ballet, and concert programming. Shares the same Freistaat Bayern sponsorship structure as Staatstheater Nürnberg.
• Theater Basel: Basel Theatre, a publicly funded tri-national state theater (Switzerland/Germany/France) offering opera, drama, and ballet. Comparable as a multi-division performing-arts institution in a mid-sized German-speaking metropolitan market.
• Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Berlin): Berlin's flagship state opera, directly comparable as a publicly funded German state theater with opera, drama-adjacent programming, and a state philharmonic orchestra. Operates under a similar Stiftung des öffentlichen Rechts governance model.
• Oper Stuttgart: Stuttgart State Opera, a comparable German state theater offering opera and ballet with a resident state orchestra (Staatsorchester Stuttgart). Operates under similar publicly funded state theater governance.
• Deutsche Oper Berlin: One of Berlin's three opera houses and a publicly funded German opera institution. Comparable as a large-scale state-funded opera with a resident ensemble and orchestra, competing in the same product category as Nürnberg's opera programming.
• Schauspielhaus Zürich: Zurich's flagship drama theater, comparable as a publicly funded German-speaking state drama institution. Closely comparable to Nürnberg's Schauspiel division in terms of repertoire scale, ensemble structure, and public funding model.
• Semperoper Dresden: The Saxon State Opera in Dresden, a comparable publicly funded German state theater offering opera, ballet, and concert programming. Operates under similar state sponsorship structure with a resident state orchestra (Sächsische Staatskapelle).
• Nationaltheater Mannheim: Mannheim's four-division state theater (Oper, Schauspiel, Ballett, Konzert), the closest direct functional analogue to Nürnberg's four-division structure. Operates under comparable German state theater public-law foundation governance.
• Staatstheater Stuttgart: Stuttgart's state theater offering drama, opera, and ballet, with Schauspiel Stuttgart and Staatsoper Stuttgart under unified state theater governance. Directly comparable as a Baden-Württemberg state theater of similar scale.

Broad incumbents

• Wiener Staatsoper: The Vienna State Opera, a larger and globally prominent publicly funded opera institution. Comparable in product category (state-funded opera with resident orchestra and ensemble) but at significantly greater scale and brand prestige than Nürnberg.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/StaatstheaterN
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StaatstheaterNbg
• Facebookfacebook.com/StaatstheaterNuernberg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/staatstheater-n%C3%BCrnberg
• Instagraminstagram.com/staatstheaternuernberg

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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