Theater, Concerts & Opera

The German Theater (DT) in Berlin was inaugurated as Friedrich Wilhelm Theater in 1850, specializing in light entertainment fare. During the 20th century it had mostly classic stage plays on its schedule.

Located in the heart of Berlin is the heartbeat of contemporary circus, the Chameleon Theatre. Acrobatics, music, dance, comedy and drama form in one of the most beautiful theater of the city a harmonious whole – without losing sight but missing corners and edges.

is one of the most renowned stages in Berlin and gained fame with performances of Bertolt Brecht’s works, its founder. It is considered one of the leading, German-language stages. Since 1954, the Theater at Schiffbauerdamm, middle district, is the home of the Berlin Ensemble.

The TIPI AM KANZLERAMT – a marquee theatre with its impressive four supporting masts, is regarded as one of Berlin’s most exceptional event locations.

The Berlin Philharmonic’s concert hall at Gendarmenmarkt counts among the most important in Berlin and is home to the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. Seating arrangements by way of the surrounding, irregularly rising box landings afford equally unobstructed views of the center stage.

Weber’s “Freischütz” had its legendary first performance here, Paganini’s and Liszt’s concert appearances met with enthusiastic applause, Wagner conducted his “Flying Dutchman”, and Beethoven’s Ninth had its original Berlin performance here. It was built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel between 1818 and 1821.

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden 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 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

The opera house opened in 1912 and destroyed during the war in Berlin-Charlottenburg was reopened as Deutsche Oper Berlin on 24 September 1961. Since then, it has been Berlin's largest and Germany's second largest music theatre - and one of the most modern in Europe. The elegant, straightforward building designed by architect Fritz Bornemann (among others America Memorial Library, Haus der Berliner Festspiele) offers 1,859 seats and guarantees optimal visibility and best acoustics for every visitor.