Pique Dame
Premiere on 9 March 2024 - 12, 15, 20, 23, 27 March 2024
Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky's penultimate opera PIQUE DAME, adapted from a verse novel by Alexander Pushkin, tells the story of the unequal struggle of the classes between striving for freedom and fatalism, love and gambling addiction ... Conductor: Sebastian Weigle; Director: Sam Brown; With Martin Muehle, Doris Soffel / Nicole Piccolomini, Sondra Radvanovsky / Maria Motolygina, Lucio Gallo, Thomas Lehman / Dean Murphy and others.
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Our next performances
Three cycles from 11 May to 2 June 2024
Der Ring des Nibelungen
A group of people meet a grand piano on an empty stage, a note is struck, and slowly a world of fantasy, longing and intoxication unfolds, captivating everyone and fusing them into a community. This is how DAS RHEINGOLD, directed by Stefan Herheim, begins, true to Wagner's core idea of creating a modern equivalent to the community-building power of Greek theatre. On the four evenings, Herheim creates an arc that leads through stations in the performance history and finally into the foyer of the Deutsche Oper with its cloud sculpture. 30 March; 5, 7 April 2024
La Bohème
Puccini’s rendition in opera form of »Scenes of Bohemian Life« is the best-known opera portraying the lives of artists and at the same time a depiction of a group of young people drifting through life with no consideration of the consequences. Götz Friedrich’s opulent production reflects the gleam and grime of Belle Époque Paris … Conductor: Giulio Cilona; Director: Götz Friedrich; With Attilio Glaser, Dean Murphy, Thomas Lehman, Gerard Farreras, Sua Jo, Elisa Verzier a.o. 11, 16, 19 March 2024
Anna Bolena
Donizetti tells the tragic fate of Henry VIII's unhappy second wife, who ends up under the executioner's axe, with unadorned clarity. And above all in his portrayal of the title character, he succeeds in placing his virtuoso vocal technique entirely at the service of highly romantic emotional expression ... Conductor: Daniele Squeo; Director: David Alden; With Riccardo Fassi, Federica Lombardi, Jana Kurucová, Padraic Rowan, Xabier Anduaga, Arianna Manganello a. o. 15 October; 1, 29 November 2023; 11 January; 2, 22 March; 4, 21 April 2024.
The Magic Flute
In its mixture of Viennese folk theatre, Masonic mystery and fairy tale, this opera is probably the most frequently performed in the German-speaking world and, in Günter Krämer's colourful and visually stunning production, a favourite with our audiences ... Conductor: Giulio Cilona, With Ante Jerkunica / Youngkwang Oh, Kieran Carrel / Matthew Newlin / Andrei Danilov / Attilio Glaser, Diana Schnürpel / Hye-Young Moon, Lilit Davtyan / Sua Jo, Meechot Marrero / Sua Jo, Artur Garbas / Philipp Jekal and others. a. 12, 14, 20 April 2024
Fidelio
This opera is a monolith: it is considered the freedom opera par excellence and is probably the first-ever specifically German opera in its fusion of rescue opera, humanist oratorio and melodrama. David Hermann focuses on the manipulation mechanisms of power and powerlessness ... Conductor: Stephan Zilias; Director: David Hermann; With Philipp Jekal, Markus Brück, Valentyn Dytiuk, Flurina Stucki, Tobias Kehrer, Lilit Davtyan, Gideon Poppe a. o. 24, 28, 29, 31 March 2024
St Matthew Passion
What does the Passion mean for a diverse society in which the Christian religion is increasingly losing its relevance? What do its central motifs - betrayal, hatred, fear of death, trust, love and forgiveness - mean when performed in a secular opera house? And what kind of community can be experienced in a performance in which the audience and Berlin amateur choruses are also invited to sing along? ... Conductor: Alessandro De Marchi; Director: Benedikt von Peter; With Kieran Carrel, Padraic Rowan, Michael Bachtadze, Artur Garbas, Siobhan Stagg, Annika Schlicht, Joel Allison and others. PIQUE DAME - Premiere on 9 March 2024
Doris Soffel takes on the role of the Countess
Doris Soffel will take over the role of the old Countess from Hanna Schwarz in the performances of PIQUE DAME on 9, 12, 15 and 20 March. The renowned mezzo-soprano has appeared on all the world's major stages and has been associated with the theatre on Bismarckstrasse for decades: Most recently, she appeared here as Adelaide / ARABELLA, Madame Louise / OCEANE and Klytämnestra / ELEKTRA. Nicole Piccolomini will take on the role of the Countess on 23 and 27 March. PIQUE DAME – Opening night on 9 March 2024
Aren’t you ashamed of dancing a Russian jig?
Clichés associated with Russia are as many and varied as the country is vast: folklore, traditional costume, pessimism, rivers of vodka, freezing winters. And as hoary as they may seem, these stereotypes are actually quite new, having taken proper root only in the 19th century, when the kingdoms of Europe were transforming into nation states. The solidification of state borders went hand-in-hand with a quest for sovereignty and a single language and culture ... We can hear the Russian soul in Pyotr I Tchaikovsky's music. At least we think so. Yet Tchaikovsky was ridiculed as a European in his homeland during his lifetime. Dramaturge Lars Gebhardt on Russian stereotypes. Read about it in our blog article. You can experience PIQUE DAME on our stage from 9 March. PIQUE DAME – Opening night on 9 March 2024
Martin Muehle … My private place of peace
"I’m looking forward to singing Herman in Tchaikovsky’s PIQUE DAME. It’s my first contact with Tchaikovsky. I’m looking to lay bare all Herman’s tragedy and melancholy on the stage of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. I adore the richness and romance of the music and the link to Russian culture really comes across – I feel it on a soulful level. The Deutsche Oper Berlin will be involving me in the gestation of the production from the start and that’s a real privilege. There’ll be a lot of rehearsing, but the role will be tailored to me and that may raise the quality of my performance. Art takes time." This is what Martin Muehle says about his work here. Read here in the blog why the Mannheim Rose Garden is his soul place.Our video recommendations
Pjotr I. Tschaikowskij: Pique Dame
From the opening night: Pique Dame
100 seconds with: Martin Muehle, among others on Hermann in PIQUE DAME
Pique Dame – A Teaser, Opening night on 9 March 2024
Christiane Mudra: Beta - A teaser, world premiere on 17 February 2024
Christiane Mudra: Beta - A teaser, world premiere on 17 February 2024
Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena, from 15 December 2023
From the premiere night: Anna Bolena, from 15 December 2023
video - 02:34 min.
Pjotr I. Tschaikowskij: Pique Dame
Pjotr I. Tschaikowskij: Pique Dame
video - 03:06 min.
From the opening night: Pique Dame
From the opening night: Pique Dame
video - 01:45 min.
100 seconds with: Martin Muehle, among others ...
100 seconds with: Martin Muehle, among others on Hermann in PIQUE DAME
video - 01:53 min.
Pique Dame – A Teaser, Opening night on ...
Pique Dame – A Teaser, Opening night on 9 March 2024
video - 00:47 min.
Christiane Mudra: Beta - A teaser, world ...
Christiane Mudra: Beta - A teaser, world premiere on 17 February 2024
video - 01:05 min.
Christiane Mudra: Beta - A teaser, world ...
Christiane Mudra: Beta - A teaser, world premiere on 17 February 2024
video - 02:02 min.
Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena, from 15 ...
Gaetano Donizetti: Anna Bolena, from 15 December 2023
video - 02:47 min.
From the premiere night: Anna Bolena, from ...
From the premiere night: Anna Bolena, from 15 December 2023
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ANNA BOLENA - 11, 16, 19 March 2024
Federica Lombardi – My seat of contentment
"The opera houses of the world are where I feel most contented. The at-home feeling I get from opera houses comes from my having basically grown up in them as an artist. They’re a reminder of how I came to be the soprano I am today. Another reason the houses have a big significance for me is that a little family kind of materialises around each production. Obviously they’re not standing in for my own family, but while I’m away from my nearest and dearest my opera family makes sure that I get a feeling of belonging" - says Federica Lombardi, who will once again take on the role of Anna Bolena in March. ANNA BOLENA - 11, 16, 19 März 2024
Die Hard, Anna
Since Shakespeare, the English crown has been the epitome of all royalty, and no monarchy has been the subject of so many stories of blood and passion, perfidy, lust for power and renunciation. Probably no composer brought the power of fascination of the "Royals" to the opera stage more effectively than Gaetano Donizetti. David Alden directs ANNA BOLENA, Donizetti's bel canto masterpiece. Read a conversation about violence, powerlessness and probably the longest final aria in the opera world in our blog. STABAT MATER - 5, 6, 7 April 2024
Youth worlds
On the stage of Theater RambaZamba in Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg district a collaboration is currently underway between the inclusive drama institution and the youth section of the Deutsche Oper Berlin. It has assembled a group of approx. 30 actors, young people with or without disabilities from Berlin and Ukraine. The project revolves around »Stabat Mater«, a work by the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt that sets to music a mediaeval poem about Maria’s grief over her crucified son. »Stabat Mater dolorosa« - »The sorrowful mother stood«. We report on a rehearsal visit in the blog. In the symphony concert on 18 March, in the chamber concert on 13 March 2024