Berlin State Opera

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The Berlin State Opera is one of Germany’s leading opera houses, renowned for its historic venue, world-class productions, and prominent role in Berlin’s cultural life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural institution
opera house
alsoKnownAs Berlin Staatsoper
linked to: Berlin State Opera
architectOfOriginalBuilding Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
architecturalStyleOriginal Baroque
artisticDirector Elena Bashkirova (interim, context-dependent)
linked to: Elena Bashkirova
associatedOrchestra Staatskapelle Berlin
buildingInaugurated 1743
cityCulturalRole major cultural institution of Berlin
country Germany
formerMusicDirector Daniel Barenboim
formerName Königliche Hofoper
linked to: Berlin State Opera

Preußische Staatsoper
linked to: Berlin State Opera
foundedAsInstitution 1742
founder Frederick II of Prussia
genreSpecialization classical music
opera
hasMainAuditorium Großer Saal
hasResidentEnsemble Berlin State Opera Chorus
linked to: Berlin State Opera

Staatskapelle Berlin
hasStageType proscenium stage
hasWebsite https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de
hostsFestival Festtage (Easter festival, historically)
linked to: Easter Week
languageOfName German
locatedIn Berlin
Unter den Linden
locatedInDistrict Mitte
locatedInState Berlin (state)
linked to: Berlin
musicDirector Christian Thielemann
nationalCulturalRole one of Germany’s leading opera houses
nativeName Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
nearbyLandmark Bebelplatz
Humboldt University of Berlin
notableFor historical significance
repertoire from baroque to contemporary opera
role in Berlin’s cultural life
world-class productions
operatedBy Stiftung Oper in Berlin
ownedBy State of Berlin
partOf Berlin’s historic boulevard Unter den Linden
postWarLocationContext East Berlin during German division
primaryUse opera performances
reopenedAfterReconstruction 1955
reopenedAfterRenovation 2017
seatingCapacityApprox 1300
secondaryUse concerts
typeOfVenue opera house
underwentMajorRenovation 2010–2017
warDamage severely damaged in World War II

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Berlin hasCulturalInstitution Berlin State Opera
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Berlin State Opera
Mitte contains Berlin State Opera
Campus Mitte near Berlin State Opera
Mitte, Berlin contains Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera nativeName Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera formerName Königliche Hofoper
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera formerName Preußische Staatsoper
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera alsoKnownAs Berlin Staatsoper
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera hasResidentEnsemble Berlin State Opera Chorus
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Kroll Opera House, Berlin operatedBy Prussian State Opera
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Kroll Opera House, Berlin usedBy Berlin State Opera
Kroll Opera House operator Prussian State Opera (in certain periods)
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Stadtmitte locatedNear Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
U.S. Embassy Berlin nearCulturalLandmarks Berlin State Opera
Kristīne Opolais hasPerformedAt Berlin State Opera
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau memberOf Berlin State Opera
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Berlin State Opera
subject linked to: Under the Linden Trees
Alte Kommandantur locatedNear Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Zeughaus locatedNear Berlin State Opera
St. Hedwig's Cathedral near State Opera Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Otto Klemperer employer Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Bebelplatz surroundedBy Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Neue Wache locatedNear Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Berlin-Mitte locality contains Berlin State Opera
Großer Saal partOf Berlin State Opera
Großer Saal operator Berlin State Opera
Großer Saal associatedWith Berlin State Opera orchestra
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Großer Saal associatedWith Berlin State Opera chorus
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Berlin State Opera
Staatskapelle Berlin homeVenue Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Staatskapelle Berlin associatedEnsembleOf Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff designed Berlin State Opera (Staatsoper Unter den Linden)
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Stiftung Oper in Berlin oversees Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
The Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai) premiereTheatre Königliches Opernhaus, Berlin
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Carl Ferdinand Langhans notableWork Berlin State Opera (rebuilding)
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Krolloper usedBy Royal Opera of Berlin
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Krolloper usedBy Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera
Dorotheenstadt contains Berlin State Opera
Mitte contains Berlin State Opera
subject linked to: Mitte district
Unter den Linden intersection nearbyLandmark Staatsoper Unter den Linden
linked to: Berlin State Opera