The Staatstheater Cottbus announces 2026-27 season.

Alexander Merzyn conducts Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette.” Philipp Grigorian directs.

Premiere Date: Sept. 26, 2026

Johannes Zurl conducts Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale” with Cordula Däuper directing.

Premiere Date: Nov. 14, 2026

Christian Möbius conducts “Zauberhafte Weihnacht” with Tamina Alex directing.

Premiere Date: Dec. 6, 2026

“Jesus Christ Superstar” will be directed by Tomo Sugao and conducted by Johannes Zurl.

Premiere Date: Jan. 23, 2027

“Vom kleinen Maulwurf, der wissen wollte, wer ihm auf den Kopf gemacht hat” will be conducted by Frank Bernard and directed by Ela Baumann.

Premiere Date: Feb. 20, 2027

Marc Sinan’s “Fatima, Die Starke” will conducted by Alexander Merzyn and directed by Kateryna Sokolova.

Premiere Date: April 17, 2027

Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will be conducted by Alexander Merzyn and directed by Immo Karaman.

Premiere Date: June 13, 2027

Revivals

“Messeschlager Gisela” will star Anne Martha Schuitemaker,Thorsten Coers, Gesine Forberger, Heiko Walter, Julia Klotz, Nils Stäfe, and Hardy Brachmann. Johannes Zurl conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027

Performance Dates: Oct. 18-Nov 26, 2026

Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will star Cornelia Zink, Hye Won Nam, Luzia Tietze, Alexey Sayapin, James Lee, Nils Stäfe, and John Ji. Alexander Merzyn conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 30-April 10, 2027

Wolfgang Böhmer und Peter Lund’s “Jedermann” will be conducted by Johannes Zurl.

Premiere Date: June 24, 2027

Concerts 

Alexander Merzyn conducts Luzia Tietze in a program of music by Strauss, Zemlinsky, Ravel, and Nils Eichberg.

Performance Date: Oct. 2 & 4, 2026 

Christian Möbius conducts a Bach concert.

Performance Date: Oct. 17, 2026 

Christian Möbius conducts a mass.

Performance Date: March 26, 2027

Christian Möbius conducts a concert titled Mendelssohn’s “Verleih uns Frieden.”

Performance Date: May 2, 2027

Christian Möbius conducts “Carmina Burana.”

Performance Date: May 16 & 17, 2027

Choriner Musiksommer will present Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.

Performance Date: June 26, 2027