Berlin State Opera

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Berlin State Opera

OPERA

Staatsoper Unter den Linden, founded 1742.

Official Website:
http://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/

Founding Date:
1742

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Daniel Barenboim Pianist 15-Nov-1942 Director, Berlin State Opera

Michael Bohnen Singer 2-May-1887 26-Apr-1965 Operatic bass baritone

Geraldine Farrar Singer 28-Feb-1882 11-Mar-1967 Soprano, New York Metropolitan Opera

Herbert von Karajan Conductor 5-Apr-1908 16-Jul-1989 General music director of Europe

Otto Klemperer Conductor 14-May-1885 6-Jul-1973 Prominent German conductor

Lilli Lehmann Singer 24-Nov-1848 17-May-1929 Operatic, Wagnerian soprano

Giacomo Meyerbeer Composer 5-Sep-1791 2-May-1864 Robert le Diable

Richard Strauss Composer 11-Jun-1864 8-Sep-1949 Also sprach Zarathustra

George Szell Conductor 7-Jun-1897 30-Jul-1970 Conductor, Cleveland Orchestra, 1946-70

Bruno Walter Conductor 15-Sep-1876 17-Feb-1962 Conductor, Leipzig Gewandhaus, 1929-33

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