Constructed in 1892, the Komische Oper Berlin, like the Staatsoper, stands on Unter den Linden.
Its neo-classical architecture was spared by the bombing.
Initially it offered a “Cabaret-Opera” style programme influenced by Jacques Offenbach.
In the 1920s, the Komische Oper adopted a distinctive Berlin style thanks to Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht.