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Stuttgart (dpa / lsw) - Lord Mayor Frank Nopper (CDU) is pushing the pace with the billions in the renovation of the Stuttgart Opera.
"We shouldn't drag the topic into infinity like chewing gum," he told the "Stuttgarter Zeitung" (Wednesday).
«I have the impression that the subject of opera has been fully discussed.
Essentially everything that needs to be chattered is chattered. "
He expects a decision on the restructuring in the current year.
If possible, he wants to bring about the last postponed decision in principle in the local council before the summer break.
The new Stuttgart mayor wanted to take part in a board meeting of the Württemberg State Theater chaired by Art Minister Theresia Bauer (Greens) for the first time on Wednesday.
The state and city presented an initial detailed cost estimate more than a year ago and thus before the outbreak of the corona pandemic.
According to these plans, the necessary renovation of the house could cost more than a billion euros.
Ultimately, the municipal council and state parliament have to decide.
Because the costs for the renovation of the largest three-part house in the world would have to be divided equally between the city and the country as sponsors.
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According to the previous planning, the construction work should then take five to seven years and not start before 2025, but the start will probably be delayed due to the corona pandemic and the recent OB election.
The central point of contention in the project is the so-called cross stage.
With it, faster and easier set changes should be possible.
Critics emphasize, however, that the facade of the opera house would have to be torn open and moved for the installation.
As a result, the historical overall structure is out of joint.
The opera house, which is around 100 years old, also requires more space, for example for rehearsal rooms, the roof from 1911 is ailing and the gastronomy is no longer up-to-date.
After several rounds of debates, the Citizens' Forum for the renovation of the State Opera had recently clearly spoken out in favor of the controversial conversion of the listed building.
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Report of the <Stuttgarter Zeitung>