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Don Giovanni
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
The expert seducer, smothered in his amorous triumphs, treads a road paved with broken hearts. But simple seduction was yesterday; the thing now is for the “Don Giovanni system” to seduce itself and goad its protagonist to accept new challenges of mental sadism. True hell lies in the endless round – and Don Giovanni has long been trapped in this hellish rut ... On 25th October 2018
Messa da Requiem
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Giuseppe Verdi's famous choral work inspired the theatre magician Achim Freyer to create a grandiose series of apocalyptic scenes. With Michelle Bradley, Annika Schlicht, Robert Watson and Derek Welton. On 24th October, 2018.
Lohengrin
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
In his version of Wagner’s musical drama, Kasper Holten explores the myth of the messianic figure and paints a society vainly attempting to use war to solve its inner conflicts. On 28th October 2018, our guest artist is Klaus Florian Vogt, who drew the following glowing review in the Tagesspiegel for his turn as Lohengrin: “Yet Klaus Florian Vogt outshines them all, every one of them. With his innocent, other-worldly timbre, so pure, so free, so effortless.”
Wozzeck
Alban Berg (1885 – 1935)
20th century opera began with WOZZECK. No other work was destined to be more influential in defining the development of musical theatre than Alban Berg’s opera. Premiere on 8th November.
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To WOZZECK
A man who despairs of the world
Dramaturg Jörg Königsdorf spoke to the charismatic bass-baritone, Johen Reuter, who takes the title role in this new production conducted by Donald Runnicles and directed by Ole Anders Tandberg.
Ambushed from Behind WOZZECK
A Late-night performances feat. Black Cracker
For Black Cracker, Georg Büchner created - in his “Woyzeck”, which was later set to music by Alban Berg - an archetype of modern man that has lost none of its relevance today, even if alienation and loneliness take different forms and are subtler and less brutal in the way they present themselves.
Our video highlights
Video – 02:19 min
Alban Berg: Wozzeck
Video – 3:17 min
Sebastian Lehne playing one of his favourite pieces
Video - 7:42 min
Change of scenery: an exhibition by Christoph Niemann
Video – 1:40 min
100 Seconds with ... Matthew Newlin
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Mischa Tangian ... My Place of Peace
Mischa Tangian, composer and violinist, founded the Babylon Orchestra, which is his response to the influx of migrants. He leads us to the place without which the orchestra would not exist.
New in our blog
Achim Freyer ... My Place of Peace
He is set designer, painter and director, and Verdi‘s MESSA DA REQUIEM is one of his finest achievements. Achim Freyer shows us one of his most cherished locations: a church that he designed.
Awards and Honours
Great Jubilation
We are thrilled that the recently published critic poll in the publication Opernwelt awarded our DAS WUNDER DER HELIANE "Rediscovery of the Year". We are also honoured by the mention of Reimann's L'INVISIBLE as a particularly outstanding premiere in the Top 4.
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10th November 2018
The Makropulos Affair
An opera in three acts by Leos Janácek; Libretto by Leos Janácek based on a comedy by Karel Capek. With Evelyn Herlitzius, Ales Briscein,
Philipp Jekal, Seth Carico et al.
18. November 2018
Die Fledermaus
Operetta in three acts by Johann Strauß; Libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée. With Thomas Blondelle, Annette Dasch, Jana Kurucová, Thomas Lehman, Alexandra Hutton, Florian Teichtmeister et al.