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74 VENUE - EMEA
BERLIN STATE OPERA BERLIN, GERMANY EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
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Built between 1741 and 1743, the Berlin State Opera was called the Königliche Oper (Royal Opera) and was the largest opera building in Europe. Located on the central ‘Unter den Linden’ grand boulevard in the Berlin-Mitte district, locals affectionately refer to it as Lindenoper, too. In 2009, renovation began at Berlin State Opera, under the guidance of German architect, hg merz. The work to be done at the venue was considerable, with the roof of the opera building raised, as well as the proscenium prolonged in a bid to improve the acoustics. More renovation and extension work was planned for the director’s building, the below-ground connection building and the depot building, with the latter designed to
