The Big Band of the Deutsche Oper Berlin led by Manfred Honetschläger embarks on a journey spanning the history of soul music – the cue for an opera stage busting with soul, groove and full-bodied brass sounds ... With Amber Schoop, Florezelle Amend and Worthy Davis, the Young Voices Brandenburg and Christian Brückner. Our warmest thanks to our BigBand for providing the material and the broadcasting permission!

Listen to baritone Samuel Dale Johnson in Onegin's aria "Kogda bi zhizn“ from Pyotr I Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN, accompanied here by Tilman Wildt on the grand piano and introduced by dramaturge Lars Gebhardt.

Listen to four violoncellists of our orchestra, Arthur Hornig, Johannes Petersen, Stephan Buchmiller and Ulrike Seifert, with the "Abendsegen" from Engelbert Humperdinck's HÄNSEL UND GRETEL. Lars Gebhardt presents.

Experience Ya-Chung Huang with Pedrillo's aria "Frisch zum Kampfe", accompanied by General Music Director Donald Runnicles on the grand piano and presented by dramaturg Jörg Königsdorf.

One of the most famous arias in opera literature, Tamino's confession of love to Pamina from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, is interpreted in this new episode of our "Our favourites" series by Russian tenor and ensemble soloist Andrei Danilov. Maxime Perrin plays the piano alongside him. The introduction is spoken by our dramaturge Dorothea Hartmann.

Experience Matthew Newlin and Donald Runnicles with Lensky's aria "Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis" from Tchaikovsky's EUGENE ONEGIN. Dramaturge Lars Gebhardt speaks the introduction.

Experience our ensemble member Byung Gil Kim with the aria of King Henry "Mein Herr und Gott, nun ruf ich dich" from Richard Wagner's LOHENGRIN. Maxime Perrin accompanies him on the piano, the introductory words are spoken by Dorothea Hartmann.

Experience Noel Bouley, accompanied on the grand piano by John Parr, with the Dutchman's aria "Die Frist ist um" from Richard Wagner's DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER. The introductory words are spoken by Dorothea Hartmann.

Listen to our ensemble member Byung Gil Kim with the aria of Escamillo from Georges Bizet's CARMEN. At the grand piano Maxime Perrin, the moderating words are spoken by Dorothea Hartmann. Have fun!

Experience Annika Schlicht with the aria of Polina "Da, vspomnila ... podrugi milie" from Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky's THE QUEEN OF SPADES. At the piano she is accompanied by our General Music Director Donald Runnicles. The introductory words are spoken by Lars Gebhardt.

In this edition, experience Irene Roberts with the Seguidilla of Carmen "Près de remparts de Séville". At the piano she is accompanied by our General Music Director Donald Runnicles.

The Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg, together with General Music Director Donald Runnicles at the piano, has chosen the serenade "Deh, vieni, non tardar" as her "favourite piece". The introduction is by chief dramaturg Jörg Königsdorf.

With the "Symphonette" by Allan Stephenson (*1949) we would like to recommend a chamber music rarity to you. The players are Jochen Hoffmann, Juan Pechuan Ramirez, Chloé Payot, Pierre Azzuro, Lionel Speciale, Paul-Gregor Straka, Holger Simon, Friederike Roth, Matthias Höfele.

Welcome to the first issue of a new feature series with introductions to our repertoire: Accompany our dramaturg in each episode on a journey into the depths of a special opera work and learn interesting facts about the composer, the historical context, the plot, special features and last but not least the history of ideas: Experience THE DWARF / DER ZWERG in a production by Tobias Kratzer and under the baton of Donald Runnicles. A DVD will be released soon.

Ladies and Gentlemen, dear visitors! On 22nd April, the new directive issued by the State of Berlin prohibiting large public events due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic takes effect. As a result no events, regardless of size, will be taking place at the Deutsche Oper Berlin until after 31st July 2020. This means that our 2019/20 season has come to an untimely end. We are sincerely grateful for your support and have treasured our shared experiences of fine musical theatre over recent months. We hope to see you again soon. We will notify you as soon as we can of our plans for the 2020/21 season, modified to take account of the current situation, our digital offerings on the website and the new date for advance ticket sales.

Listen to the "Méditation" from Jules Massenet's opera THAIS. It is played by Elisabeth Glass, accompanied on the grand piano by Maxime Perrin. The introductory words are spoken by Lars Gebhardt. Enjoy the concert!

Listen here to solo répétiteur and tutor Christopher White of Deutsche Oper Berlin´s ensemble with "Feierlicher Marsch zum Heiligen Gral“ by Franz Liszt based on motives from the first act of Richard Wagner's PARSIFAL. The introduction will be spoken by dramaturge Dorothea Hartmann.