McCartney Times

Your report on the embarrassingly delayed and over-budget Elbphilharmonie (2 November) says Hamburg and its port have traditionally enjoyed a reputation for “music of a more raucous kind”. Hamburg has had an opera house continuously in the Dammtor since 1678; only Venice can lay claim to an older opera tradition. Its directors have included Gustav Mahl

Source: Hamburg was big on the music scene long before the Beatles | Letters | World news | The Guardian