Berlin State Opera

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cultural institution opera house

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.

Aliases (7)

Staatsoper Unter den Linden ×2
Berlin Staatsoper ×1
Berlin State Opera Chorus ×1
Königliche Hofoper ×1
Preußische Staatsoper ×1
Prussian State Opera ×1
Prussian State Opera (in certain periods) ×1

Statements (49)

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 →

Referenced by (15)

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 →