Berlin State Opera latter will house 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. Berlin State Opera The Berlin State Opera () is a German opera company based in Berlin. Its permanent home is the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, commonly referred to as "Lindenoper", in the central Mitte district, which also hosts the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra. Originally the "Hofoper" (court opera) from 1742, it was named "Königliches Opernhaus" (Royal Opera House) in 1844, and "Staatsoper Unter den Linden" in 1918. From 1949 to 1990 it housed
Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H Fantasie und Fuge über das Thema B-A-C-H (also in the first version known as "Präludium und Fuge über das Motiv B-A-C-H", title in English: "Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H") (S.260i/ii [1st/2nd version], S.529i/ii [piano arrangement of 1st/2nd version]) is an organ fantasy on the BACH motif composed by Franz Liszt in 1855, later revised in 1870. Both versions were transcribed for solo piano by the composer. The piece was dedicated to Alexander Winterberger (who also played it on the premiere, 13 May 1856) and published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1856.