Opened 26 May 1821 with Gluck's ouverture and Goethe's drama "Iphigenie auf Tauris", and Karl von Mecklenburg's ballet "Rosenfee". The complex included a theatre with 1600 seats and a smaller concert hall. (Carthalia)

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façade decoration with natural stone.

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modernization of stage technology

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major reconstruction by F. Genzmer, destroying Schinkel's original theatre auditorium design

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reconstruction of the original concert hall and reconstruction of Schinkel's original theatre auditorium by Hans Grube. 1935 renamed "Staatstheater - Großes Haus"

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Damaged by bombs in 1943, subsequently restored. Nearly completely destroyed by bombs on 23 Apr 1945.

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Safety measures

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1979-1984 -interior rebuilding by K. Just, Manfred Prasser, and Peter Weiss as a concert hall with three venues: a great hall (1850 seats), a chamber music hall (ca. 450 seats), and the "Musikclub". Re-opened 1 Oct 1984 as "Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt" with a symphonic concert.

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