The opera house was opened on 7 December 1742. It was the beginning of a 250-year co-operation between the Staatsoper and the orchestra called Berlin Staatskapelle. Famous conductors and composers associated with the opera house include Gaspare Spontini, Giacomo Meyerbeer and Richard Strauss.
ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ p ə ɹ ɹ ə WORD_BOUNDARY h aʊ s WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY oʊ p ə n d WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ n WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ v ə n WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ s ɛ m b ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ n WORD_BOUNDARY θ aʊ z ə n d WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ v ə n h ʌ n d ɹ ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY f ɔ ɹ t i WORD_BOUNDARY t uː WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY b ɪ ɡ ɪ n ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ə v ə WORD_BOUNDARY t uː h ʌ n d ɹ ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY f ɪ f t i j ɪ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY k oʊ ɑ p ə ɹ ɹ eɪ ʃ ə n WORD_BOUNDARY b ɪ t w iː n WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY s t ɑ t s oʊ p ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ ɹ k ɪ s t ɹ ə WORD_BOUNDARY k ɔ l d WORD_BOUNDARY b ɜː l ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY s t ɑ t s k eɪ p ɛ l WORD_BOUNDARY f eɪ m ə s WORD_BOUNDARY k ə n d ʌ k t ə ɹ z WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY k ə m p oʊ z ə ɹ z WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ s oʊ s ɪ eɪ t ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ ð ð ɪ WORD_BOUNDARY ɑ p ə ɹ ɹ ə WORD_BOUNDARY h aʊ s WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ ŋ k l uː d WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ æ s p ɛ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY s p ɑ n t iː n i WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ʌ k oʊ m oʊ WORD_BOUNDARY m eɪ ə ɹ b ɪ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ ɪ t̠ʃ ə ɹ d WORD_BOUNDARY s t ɹ ɔ s WORD_BOUNDARY