The Berlin State Opera has announced that Daniel Barenboim will continue as Music Director until 2027. Barenboim, who recently celebrated 50 years with the Berlin Philharmonic, joined the Staatsoper in 1992 and has since served as music director. The new contract will be a five-year extension said, Klaus Lederer, Berlin’s state culture minister. According to Lederer the decision was an “overwhelming {…}
The Staatsoper Berlin has announced its 2019-20 season, which will feature 10 new productions in addition to numerous revivals. Production premieres It all starts with Otto Nicolai’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” with Daniel Barenboim conducting and David Bösch. René Pape will interpret the role of Falstaff with the remaining cast members including Michael Full, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Pavol Breslik, Linard {…}
After a long seven years of construction, Berlin’s Staatsoper opera house will temporarily open its doors from September 30th to October 3rd. After which the Staatsoper will take a hiatus of roughly two months while technicians familiarize themselves with the new computer-operated stage equipment needed to bring the season into full swing. According to the company’s general director Jurgen Flimm, {…}
The Berlin Staatsoper has announced its 2017-18 season with a lineup of superstars. New Productions The opera with a new production of Schumann’s oratorio “Szenen aus Goethes Faust” directed by Jürgen Flimm. Daniel Barenboim conducts the production which is set to star Roman Trekel and Rene Pape. The company will then present the chamber opera “Rivale” followed by the kinderoper “Der Unglaubliche {…}