Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Announces 2023-24 Season

The Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz has announced its 2023-24 season. Here are the opera productions. Rubén Dubrovsky and Michael Balke conducts Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” in a production by Josef E. Köpplinger. Performance Dates: Oct. 22, 2023-July 7, 2024 Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” returns in Brigitte Fassbaender’s production. Oleg Ptashnikov conducts. Performance Dates: Nov. 3-Dec. 19, 2023 Bernd Mottl directs Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Performance Dates: {…}

Mar 24, 2022

Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Under Fire for Use of Blackface

The Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich is under fire for a new production of “Johnny Spielt Auf” for its use of Blackface. The opera, which premiered on March 11, in a new production by Peter Lund, was met by an open letter signed by 600 activists asking for the production to be recast or canceled. The letter said, “Dear Mr. {…}

Jul 9, 2020

Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz Announces 2020-21 Season

The Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich has announced its 2020-21 season. The season will open with a new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” on Oct. 8, 2020, followed by concert performances of Donizetti’s “Anna Bolena” on Nov. 26, 2020. The season will also see a production of the operetta “Der Vetter aus Dingsda,” Menotti’s “The Medium,” Kenek’s “Jonny Spielt Auf,” {…}