Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg ([ Ссылка ]) performed 1935 in the newly restored Deutsches Opernhaus (seating reduced from 2300 to 2098) located in Berlin - Charlottenburg.

Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels personally saw to it that a mainly German repertoire -- which was at that time, due to sufficient funding, still remarkable -- replaced the works of despised modern composers. The house was modified so the new regime could make better use of it for representative purposes. A „Führerloge" (special box for the Führer) was installed, contrary to the original idea of a classless auditorium without boxes. According to plans from Paul Baumgarten, new administrative buildings and work shops were erected, which are in parts still preserved today. For the first time since the opera was founded, the ballet took over a leading role in the repertory.

After the beginning of the war and despite considerable damage caused by air raids in 1943, performances were still being staged at that time. But during the night from November 22 to 23, fire bombs wrecked the opera house almost completely. The building was restored after the war.

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