36-638: Berlin Opera may refer to: Staatsoper Unter den Linden (State Opera Unter den Linden), opened in 1742 as Königliche Hofoper (Royal Court Opera) Deutsche Oper Berlin (German Opera Berlin), opened in 1912 as Deutsches Opernhaus (German Opera House) Komische Oper Berlin (Comical Opera Berlin), opened in 1892 as Theater Unter den Linden Berlin Opera Academy (Comical Opera Berlin), opened in 2015 in collaboration with Opernfest Topics referred to by
72-640: A classical 18th-century design set around a large lake, achieved by damming a small stream. The inspiration behind their creation were the painters Claude Lorrain , Poussin , and, in particular, Gaspard Dughet , who painted Utopian -type views of Italian landscapes. An early feature, predating the lake, is the Temple of Flora (1744–46) which now contains a replica of the Borghese Vase modelled in Coade stone dating from 1770 to 1771. Lakeside features include
108-619: A prominent, freestanding monumental building in a city." Originally called the Königliche Oper ('Royal Opera'), the company was renamed the Preußische Staatsoper ('Prussian State Opera') in 1919. After World War II it began operating as the national opera company for Communist East Germany , taking the name Deutsche Staatsoper ('German State Opera') in 1955. In the West and colloquially, however, people used
144-648: Is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour in the southwest of the English county of Wiltshire , extending into Somerset . The estate is about 4 km ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi) northwest of the town of Mere and includes a Grade I listed 18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton , one of the most famous gardens in the English landscape garden style, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead has been part-owned by
180-614: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Berlin State Opera The Staatsoper Unter den Linden ( lit. State Opera under the Lime Trees), also known as the Berlin State Opera (German: Staatsoper Berlin ), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin , Germany. The opera house
216-408: Is evocative of the " genius of the place ", a concept expounded by Alexander Pope . Buildings and monuments are erected in remembrance of family and local history. Henry Hoare was a collector of art; one of his pieces was Claude Lorrain 's Aeneas at Delos , which is thought to have inspired the pictorial design of the gardens. Passages telling of Aeneas's journey are quoted in the temples surrounding
252-523: Is now about 1,300. After the Berlin Wall was built in 1961, the Opera was somewhat isolated, but still maintained a comprehensive repertoire that featured the classic and romantic period together with contemporary ballet and operas. After reunification, the Linden Opera rejoined the operatic world. Important works that had already performed in the past were rediscovered and discussed anew within
288-558: The National Trust since 1946. The Stourton family had lived at the Stourhead estate for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres, sold it in 1717 to Henry Hoare , son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare . The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1721 and 1725. Over
324-761: The Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry , had died of wounds received at the Battle of Mughar Ridge on 13 November 1917 during World War I . The last Hoare family member to be born at the house was Edward Hoare on 11 October 1949. The house was recorded as Grade I listed in 1966. Henry Hoare's art collection is displayed at Stourhead; his acquisitions are featured in the Palladian mansion's 'Painted Alcove' or Italian Room. Hoare's collection includes many hand-coloured prints – in some cases, coloured with such skill that they were mistaken for oil paintings. These prints are engravings of
360-579: The Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra. On 6 January 2023, the company announced the resignation of Barenboim as its GMD, for health reasons. In January 2023, Christian Thielemann stepped in as an emergency substitute conductor for Barenboim in a new company production of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen . In September 2023, the company announced the appointment of Thielemann as its next GMD, effective 1 September 2024. Stourhead Stourhead ( / ˈ s t aʊər h ɛ d / )
396-494: The " Staatskapellmeister ". The second rebuilding took a long time. From 1945, the opera company performed at the Admiralspalast . From 1949, the company served as the state opera of East Germany . It moved back to its original home after the rebuilding in freely adapted baroque forms was finally completed in 1955. The newly rebuilt opera house was opened, again, with Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg . The capacity
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#1732771840002432-482: The 1990s, the opera was officially renamed Staatsoper Unter den Linden . In 1992, the Argentine -Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim was appointed Generalmusikdirektor (GMD). In 2000, the orchestra, according to its official website, elected Barenboim "conductor for life." During the 2002 Festtage , he led a Wagner cycle in ten parts, a production created in collaboration with director Harry Kupfer . In 2009,
468-611: The Berlin State Opera was closed for renovation work led by German architect HG Merz . The roof of the opera building was raised and the proscenium prolonged to improve the acoustics. Other renovation and extension efforts included the director's building, the below-ground connection building and the depot building. The latter houses the new rehearsal center. The house was reopened in 2017 with premieres of Humperdinck's Hänsel und Gretel and Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea on one weekend. The opera house also hosts
504-729: The Court Opera ( Hofoper ) was inaugurated with a performance of Carl Heinrich Graun's Cesare e Cleopatra on 7 December 1742. This event marked the beginning of the successful, 250-year co-operation between the Staatsoper and the Staatskapelle Berlin , the state orchestra, whose roots trace back to the 16th century. In 1821, the Berlin Opera—hosted at the Schauspielhaus Berlin —gave the premiere of Weber's Der Freischütz . In 1842, Wilhelm Taubert instituted
540-403: The Temple of Apollo in 1765; that same year he designed Alfred's Tower, which was not built until 1772. During the ownership of Sir Richard Colt Hoare , the mason and surveyor John Carter added an ornamental cottage to the grounds (1806) and the architect William Wilkins created a Grecian style lodge (1816). In 1840, over a century after the initial buildings were constructed, Charles Parker
576-557: The collapse of the German Empire in 1918, the Opera was renamed Staatsoper Unter den Linden and the Königliche Kapelle became Kapelle der Staatsoper . In the 1920s, Kurt Adler , Wilhelm Furtwängler , Erich Kleiber , Otto Klemperer , Alexander von Zemlinsky , Bruno Walter occupied the conductor's post. In 1925, Alban Berg 's Wozzeck , was given its premiere in a production conducted by Erich Kleiber in
612-487: The composer's presence. After having undergone an extensive renovation, the Linden Opera reopened on 28 April 1928 with a new production of Mozart's Die Zauberflöte . The cast included Delia Reinhardt , Richard Tauber , Friedrich Schorr and Leo Schützendorf , conducted by Erich Kleiber. The same year, the famous Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin and Serge Diaghilev 's Ballets Russes with conductor Ernest Ansermet were guest performers. In 1930 Erich Kleiber conducted
648-406: The conductors Kurt Adler , Otto Klemperer and Fritz Busch . Clemens Krauss became a prominent German conductor first at the Berlin State Opera in 1933 and was then appointed as its director in 1935 due to Fritz Busch and Erich Kleiber resigning, respectively, their positions in protest over Nazi rule. In Nazi Germany , Robert Heger , Herbert von Karajan (1939–1945) and Johannes Schüler were
684-655: The five-arched Palladian Bridge at the eastern extremity of the lake; the Rockwork Bridge over the road to the south of the lake; and to the west the grotto and the Gothic Cottage summerhouse. Also in the garden are a number of temples inspired by scenes of the Grand Tour of Europe. On one hill overlooking the gardens stand an obelisk of 1839 and King Alfred's Tower , a 50-metre-tall, brick folly designed by Henry Flitcroft in 1772; on another hill
720-602: The framework of a "Berlin Dramaturgy". Baroque Opera in particular was at the center of attention, with Graun's Cleopatra e Cesare , Keiser's Croesus , Florian Leopold Gassmann 's L'opera seria and Scarlatti's Griselda . These works were performed by Belgian conductor René Jacobs together with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the Freiburger Barockorchester on period instruments . In
756-555: The garden was responsible for the building of the boathouse and the removal of several features that were not in keeping with the classical and gothic styles (including a Turkish Tent). He also considerably enhanced the planting – the Temple of Apollo rises from a wooded slope that was planted in Colt Hoare's time. With the antiquarian passion of the times, he had 400 ancient burial mounds dug up to inform his pioneering History of Ancient Wiltshire . The gardens were listed Grade I on
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#1732771840002792-570: The gardens. It appears in many pieces of artwork owned by Hoare, depicting Aeneas's travels. The plantings in the garden were arranged in a manner that would evoke different moods, drawing visitors through realms of thought. According to Henry Hoare, 'The greens should be ranged together in large masses as the shades are in painting: to contrast the dark masses with the light ones, and to relieve each dark mass itself with little sprinklings of lighter greens here and there.' The gardens were designed by Henry Hoare II and laid out between 1741 and 1780 in
828-477: The lake. Monuments are used to frame one another; for example the Pantheon designed by Flitcroft entices the visitor over, but once reached, views from the opposite shore of the lake beckon. The use of the sunken path allows the landscape to continue on into neighbouring landscapes, allowing the viewer to contemplate all the surrounding panorama. The Pantheon was thought to be the most important visual feature of
864-454: The name Staatsoper Unter den Linden ('State Opera Unter den Linden ') after the boulevard on which the theatre sits. This usage became more common after the collapse of East Germany in 1990, but, contrary to the company's website, it was not officially adopted until 1995 and the old name still appeared on new recordings issued by the company as late as the following year. King Frederick II of Prussia , shortly after his accession to
900-659: The next 200 years, the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection. In 1902, the house was gutted by fire but many of the heirlooms were saved, and the house was rebuilt in a nearly identical style. The last Hoare family member to own the property, Sir Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare , gave the house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946, one year before his death. His son and sole heir, Captain Henry Colt Arthur "Harry" Hoare, of
936-601: The premiere of Darius Milhaud's Christophe Colomb . However, in 1934, when symphonic pieces from Alban Berg's Lulu were performed by Kleiber, the National Socialists provoked a scandal and the conductor was forced into exile. After the Machtergreifung by the Nazis , members of Jewish origin were dismissed from the ensemble. Many German musicians associated with the opera went into exile, including
972-421: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Berlin Opera . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Berlin_Opera&oldid=1012337413 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1008-412: The temple of Apollo provides a vantage point to survey the rhododendrons , water, cascades and temples. The large medieval Bristol High Cross was moved from Bristol to the gardens. The gardens are home to a large collection of trees and shrubs from around the world. Richard Colt Hoare , the grandson of Henry Hoare II, inherited Stourhead in 1783. He added the library wing to the mansion, and in
1044-590: The throne, commissioned the original building on the site. Though architecturally significant as an early example of the Palladian revival in Germany, the north and west façades are direct copies of Colen Campbell 's elevations at Stourhead and Wanstead respectively. Construction work began in July 1741, with what was designed by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff to be the first part of a "Forum Fredericianum" on present-day Bebelplatz . Although not entirely completed,
1080-477: The tradition of regular symphonic concerts. In the same year, Giacomo Meyerbeer succeeded Gaspare Spontini as General Music Director. Felix Mendelssohn also conducted symphonic concerts for a year. On 18 August 1843 the Linden Opera was destroyed by fire. The reconstruction of the building was supervised by architect Carl Ferdinand Langhans , and the Königliches Opernhaus (Royal Opera House)
1116-469: The works of the Italian masters (for example Daniele da Volterra , and Carlo Maratta ) and the hand-colouring is attributed to a "Mr. Studio", thought to be Giacomo Van Lint, the son of Flemish painter Hendrik van Lint (possibly in collaboration with his father). Although the main design for the estate at Stourhead was the work of Colen Campbell , other architects were involved in its evolution through
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1152-433: The years. William Benson , Henry Hoare's brother-in-law, was in part responsible for the building of the estate in 1719. Francis Cartwright, a master builder and architect, who was established as a "competent provincial designer in the Palladian manner", worked on Stourhead between 1749 and 1755. Cartwright was a known carver, presumably of materials such as wood and stone, and it is assumed that his contribution to Stourhead
1188-795: Was built by order of Prussian king Frederick the Great from 1741 to 1743 according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in the Palladian style . Damaged during the Allied bombing in World War II , the former Royal Prussian Opera House was rebuilt from 1951 to 1955 as part of the Forum Fridericianum square. Nicknamed Lindenoper in Berlin, it is "the world´s oldest state opera" and "the first theater anywhere to be, by itself,
1224-405: Was hired by Sir Hugh Hoare to make changes to the estate. A portico was added to the main house, along with other alterations. The design of the additions was in keeping with original plans. The lake at Stourhead is artificially created. Following a path around the lake is meant to evoke a journey similar to that of Aeneas 's descent into the underworld. In addition to Greek mythology, the layout
1260-455: Was in this capacity. Nathaniel Ireson is the master builder credited for much of the work on the Estate: it is this work that established his career, in 1720. The original estate remained intact, though changes and additions were made over time. Henry Flitcroft built three temples and a tower on the property: the Temple of Ceres was added in 1744, followed by the Temple of Hercules in 1754 and
1296-728: Was inaugurated the following autumn by a performance of Meyerbeer's Ein Feldlager in Schlesien . In 1849, Otto Nicolai's Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor was premiered at the Royal Opera House, conducted by the composer. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the Royal Court Opera, Berlin, attracted many illustrious conductors. They included Felix von Weingartner , Karl Muck , Richard Strauss , Leo Blech and George Szell . After
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