Komische Oper Berlin, Opera house in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
Komische Oper Berlin is an opera house on Behrenstraße in Berlin-Mitte, the smallest of the city's three opera houses. The building, by Fellner & Helmer and later Kunz Nierade, has a plain stone facade with a red band reading "komische oper berlin"; the preserved auditorium is decorated in Neorococo stucco and seats 1,190.
The building first opened in 1892 under the name Theater Unter den Linden and suffered heavy damage during World War II. Reconstruction efforts led to its reopening in 1947 with its current name.
The company performs operas, operettas and musicals in German-language productions, a practice tied to Walter Felsenstein, who led the house from its 1947 founding until 1975. Productions such as his Hoffmann's Tales, Ritter Blaubart and La traviata became known beyond Berlin. The company won the International Opera Award for Opera Company of the Year in 2015.
While the main building undergoes renovations, performances take place at Schillertheater and other venues around the city. Current location details are provided when booking tickets or on the venue website.
During renovation works, the company performs in unexpected spaces such as halls at Tempelhof Airport. These temporary stages bring opera to locations where it would otherwise never be heard.
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