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 State Opera
surface form: "Berlin Staatsoper"
architectOfOriginalBuilding Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff
architecturalStyleOriginal Baroque
artisticDirector Elena Bashkirova
surface form: "Elena Bashkirova (interim, context-dependent)"
associatedOrchestra Staatskapelle Berlin
buildingInaugurated 1743
cityCulturalRole major cultural institution of Berlin
country Germany
formerMusicDirector Daniel Barenboim
formerName Berlin State Opera
surface form: "Königliche Hofoper"

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

Staatskapelle Berlin
hasStageType proscenium stage
hasWebsite https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de
hostsFestival Easter Week
surface form: "Festtage (Easter festival, historically)"
languageOfName German
locatedIn Berlin
Unter den Linden
locatedInDistrict Mitte
locatedInState Berlin
surface form: "Berlin (state)"
musicDirector Christian Thielemann
nationalCulturalRole one of Germany’s leading opera houses
nativeName Berlin State Opera
surface form: "Staatsoper Unter den Linden"
nearbyLandmark Bebelplatz
Humboldt University of Berlin NERFINISHED
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berlin State Opera alsoKnownAs Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Berlin Staatsoper"
Mitte contains Berlin State Opera
Mitte, Berlin contains Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera formerName Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Königliche Hofoper"
Berlin State Opera formerName Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Preußische Staatsoper"
Berlin hasCulturalInstitution Berlin State Opera
Unter den Linden hasLandmark Berlin State Opera
Berlin State Opera hasResidentEnsemble Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Berlin State Opera Chorus"
Stadtmitte locatedNear Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Staatsoper Unter den Linden"
Berlin State Opera nativeName Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Staatsoper Unter den Linden"
Campus Mitte near Berlin State Opera
U.S. Embassy Berlin nearCulturalLandmarks Berlin State Opera
Kroll Opera House, Berlin operatedBy Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Prussian State Opera"
Kroll Opera House operator Berlin State Opera
this entity surface form: "Prussian State Opera (in certain periods)"
Kroll Opera House, Berlin usedBy Berlin State Opera

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