(Credit: Peter Adamik) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced the extension of the contracts of Artistic Director Elisabeth Sobotka and Principal Conductor Christian Thielemann until July 31, 2034. The Board of Trustees of the Oper in Berlin Foundation approved the extension of both contracts at its meeting on Oct. 8, 2026 and on Oct. 14, the contracts were signed {…}
(Photo Credit: Peter Adamik) The International Opera Studio of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden will present “Flower Power” on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the Apollosaal in Berlin. The program includes selections from Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro,” Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore,” Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” and “La Bohème,” Bizet’s “Carmen,” Delibes’s “Lakmé” and Lehár’s “Die lustige Witwe.” The core central theme uses {…}
Staatsoper Unter den Linden will hold the 20th edition of “Sonntag für die Staatsoper” on Oct. 11 at the Dussmann KulturKaufhaus on Friedrichstraße in Berlin. The showcase is presented in cooperation with the opera house’s support association. This year’s event is dedicated to the Kinderopernhaus Berlin, which has been part of the Staatsoper’s work for young audiences for more than {…}
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden will present a children’s concert at the Apollo Hall this October. The showcase, which brings together the Staatskapelle Berlin, the International Opera Studio and the children’s choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, traces the life and work of Beethoven through music and storytelling designed for young audiences, with presentation geared toward kindergarten and primary {…}
The city of Bayreuth and five German theaters will jointly launch “Silenced Voices,” a digital research and memorial platform commemorating persecuted opera ensemble members, on July 20, 2026. Per an official press release, the platform makes permanently accessible nearly 300 biographies of artists and stage professionals who were expelled from German opera houses, persecuted, and in many cases murdered by {…}
(Photo Credit: Peter Adamik) The Children’s Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden will perform alongside the Staatskapelle Berlin on June 21, 2026. The program features works by Purcell, Brahsm, and Händel, among others with Vinzenz Weissenburger conducting. The vocal soloists are soprano Sandra Laagus, mezzo-sopranos Jingjing Xu and Rebecka Wallroth, tenor Junho Hwang, and bass-baritone Irakli Pkhaladze. The showcase, {…}
(Photo Credit: ©Peter-Adamik-Gregor-Baron) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden will inaugurate a new discussion series, “The Critics’ Quartet,” on June 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. in the house’s Apollo Hall. The event is presented in collaboration with rbb Radio3 and takes place alongside the Berlin company’s new production of Mozart’s “The Abduction from the Seraglio.” The evening will bring together a {…}
(Photo Credit: Peter Adamik) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden will transform Berlin’s historic Bebelplatz into a free open-air stage on May 23 and 24 as “Staatsoper für alle” returns for its 20th edition. The weekend opens on Saturday, May 23 with a live transmission of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco,” conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta and staged by Emma Dante. The cast features {…}
The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2026-27 season. Premiere Carlo Rizzi and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct a new production of Spontini’s “La Vestale” by Lydia Steier. Sonya Yoncheva, David Butt Philip, Marina Prudenskaya, Siyabonga Maqungo, Jean Teitgen, and Hanseong Yun star. Performance Dates: Sept. 26, 2026-May 8, 2027 Christina Pluhar conducts Cavalli’s “La Calisto” in a production by Stefan Herheim. {…}
(Photo: Bernd Uhlig) Matthias Pintscher’s new opera, “Das kalte Herz” (The Cold Heart), with a libretto by Daniel Arkadij Gerzenberg, is not a retelling of German author Wilhelm Hauff’s famous fairy tale from 1827—that text written in the spirit of the Biedermeier period, which can be read as a subtle critique of early industrialization and unbridled capitalism—but rather its condensation {…}
(Photo credit: Bernd Uhlig) The Staatsoper Unter den Linden, in partnership with Humboldt University, will host the symposium “100 Years of Wozzeck” on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29 & 30, 2025, at the Apollo Hall. The two-day event will bring together scholars and specialists to examine the literary, musical, and historical dimensions of Berg’s landmark modernist opera through lectures and {…}
