Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Deutsche Oper Berlin is an opera company based at Bismarckstraße 35 in Charlottenburg. Its home is Berlin’s largest opera house and Germany’s second-largest.
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Why go
- Fritz Bornemann’s postwar modernist opera house, opened in 1961.
- Ballet performances at the home of the Berlin State Ballet.
- Eight Operntage at the Große Haus in the 2026/27 season.
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 20:00Show all
Monday09:00 – 20:00
Tuesday09:00 – 20:00
Wednesday09:00 – 20:00
Thursday09:00 – 20:00
Friday09:00 – 20:00
Saturday09:00 – 20:00
Sunday12:00 – 20:00
Interesting facts2
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1,859 seats
The auditorium has 1,859 seats.
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Boris Blacher, Hans Werner Henze and Wolfgang Rihm wrote works for the opera house.
Deutsche Oper Berlin - Wikipedia
History
As West Berlin’s only opera house, the rebuilt Deutsche Oper covered the city’s full opera repertoire.
- 1911Charlottenburg built the Deutsches Opernhaus to Heinrich Seeling’s plans. The neoclassical building had twelve Ionic columns in pairs on its main façade.
- 7 November 1912The opera house opened with Beethoven’s Fidelio, conducted by Ignatz Waghalter.
- 1925After Charlottenburg joined Greater Berlin, the house was renamed Städtische Oper. From that year, Lizzie Maudrick gradually formed an independent ballet company from the opera ballet.
- 1933The opera came under the Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. Nazi authorities barred artists including Fritz Stiedry and Alexander Kipnis from presenting their works there.
- 1935Paul Baumgarten enlarged the building, added a Führerloge and reduced its historical capacity from 2,300 to 2,098 seats.
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- 23 November 1943An air raid destroyed the opera house. Performances later continued at the Admiralspalast.
- After the warThe company performed at Theater des Westens near Bahnhof Zoo, reopening there with Fidelio.
- 1957–1961A new opera house was built on the earlier site. Designed by Fritz Bornemann, it opened on 24 September 1961 with Mozart’s Don Giovanni. At conductor Ferenc Fricsay’s suggestion, it adopted the name Deutsche Oper Berlin.
- 2 June 1967Student Benno Ohnesorg was fatally shot by a police officer during protests against the Shah of Iran’s visit.
- 20 April 2001Music director Giuseppe Sinopoli died of a heart attack while conducting Aida.
- 2004The company joined the Berlin Opera Foundation. The three opera ballet companies merged to form Staatsballett Berlin; its offices and rehearsal rooms remain in the opera house.
- 2006Management cancelled Hans Neuenfels’s Idomeneo production in September over security concerns, then announced in October that performances would proceed.
- 1 August 2026Aviel Cahn was scheduled to become artistic director.
How to get there
- TrainTake the U-Bahn to Deutsche Oper station.
Sources: Deutsche Oper Berlin - Wikipedia · Berlin/City West - Wikivoyage (do) · Startseite - Deutsche Oper Berlin · Mit Geschichte die Zukunft neu denken - Deutsch… · Deutsche Oper Berlin - Wikipedia · Opéra allemand de Berlin - Wikipedia · checked 11 Oct 2026
Where
Bismarckstrasse 35, Berlin
- Website
- deutscheoperberlin.de/
- Phone
- +49303438401
Questions and answers
What are the opening hours at Deutsche Oper Berlin?
Monday–Saturday, 09:00–20:00; Sunday, 12:00–20:00.
How can I contact Deutsche Oper Berlin?
Call +49 30 343 84 01.
Where is Deutsche Oper Berlin?
At Bismarckstraße 35, 10627 Berlin, in Charlottenburg.
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