Komische Oper Berlin
In Komische Oper Berlin once stood a theatre built between 1891 and 1892 for a private society by the architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer. It opened on 24 September 1892 as “Theater Unter den Linden,” launching with Adolf Ferron’s operetta *Daphne und Gaul* and Haßreiter’s ballet *Die Welt in Bild und Tanz*. The venture faltered quickly: its directors went bankrupt in 1896, and the theatre was forced to close. After a reopening—on 3 September 1898, as the Metropol-Theater—Berlin had a major venue for popular entertainment again, beginning with Julius Freund’s revue *Paradies der Frauen*. Under later management by the Rotter brothers, premieres included Franz Lehár’s *Friederike* in 1928 and *Das Land des Lächelns* in 1929, with Richard Tauber. The Second World War brought the final blow. …
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