Theater Dortmund has announced its 2025-26 season.

Premieres

Jordan de Souza conducts Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be showcased in a new production by Vincent Boussard. Mandla Mndebele, Anna Sohn, Sooyeon Lee, Ks. Morgan Moody, Denis Velev, Maayan Licht, and Samuel Mariño star.

Premiere Date: Sept. 21, 2025 & Nov. 22, 2025

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Mandla Mndebele, Daegyun Jeong, Yeeun Yeo, Sooyeon Lee, and Zicong Han star in Orff’s “Carmina Burana” with Jordan de Souza conducting a concept by Edward Clug.

Premiere Date: Oct. 18, 2025

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“Grease” will star Philipp Büttner, Antonia Kalinowski, Maria-Danaé Bansen, Karen Müller, Friederike Zeidler, Markus Schneider, Pedro Reichert, Julius Störmer, Kelly Panier, David Jakobs, and Mark Seibert. Stephan Kanyar conducts the production by Gil Mehmert.

Premiere Date: Nov. 8, 2025

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Bianca Mărgean and Asmik Grigorian headline Puccini’s “Turandot” alongside Alfred Kim, Anna Sohn, Denis Velev, and Artyom Wasnetsov. Jordan de Souza conducts the production by Tomo Sugao.

Premiere Date: Nov. 30, 2025

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Patricia Meeden, Bettina Mönch, Amani Robinson, and Ks. Morgan Moody star in “A Musical Christmas” with Stephan Kanyar conducting.

Performance Dates: Dec. 16 & 17, 2025

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“Märchen im Grand-Hotel” will be conducted by Koji Ishizaka and directed by Jörn-Felix Alt. Tanja Christine Kuhn, Fritz Steinbacher, Rob Pelzer, Johanna Schoppa, Matthias Störmer, Ks. Morgan Moody, Nina Weiß, Christian Pienaar, Mario Ahlborn, Min Lee, Daegyun Jeong, and Shinyoung Hwang.

Premiere Date: Jan 24, 2026

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Tchaikovsky’s “Mazeppa” will star Anna Sohn, Mandla Mndebele, Sungho Kim, Artyom Wasnetsov, and Denis Velev. Jordan de Souza conducts the production by Martin G. Berger.

Premiere Date: March 15, 2026

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The operngala “Mein lieber Schwan” will feature music by Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Arrigo Boito, Charles Gounod, Daniel-François-Esprit Auber, Giuseppe Verdi, Edvard Grieg, Amilcare Ponchielli, and Giacomo Puccini. Anna Sohn, Alfred Kim, Marcelo Puente, Sungho Kim, Mandla Mndebele, and Artyom Wasnetsov star.

Premiere Date: March 29, 2026

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Denis Velev, Gloria Rehm, Daegyun Jeong, David DQ Lee, Sooyeon Lee, Ruth Katharina Peeck, Sungho Kim, Ks. Morgan Moody, and Nefeli Kotseli star in “WIR (WE).” Michael Wendeberg conducts the production by Eva-Maria Höckmayr.

Premiere Date: May 14, 2026

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Revivals

“Klangstreich” will star Cosima Büsing, Wendy Krikken, and Franz Schilling. Thomas Hannig conducts the production Magdalena Schnitzler.

Revival Date: Sept. 14, 2025-June 26, 2026

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“Kirsas Musik” will star Franz Schilling, Cosima Büsing, and Wendy Krikken. Michael Shannon conducts.

Revival Date: Sept. 26, 2025

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Thomas Hanning conducts “Was das Nashorn sah, als es auf die andere Seite des Zauns schaute” with  Wendy Krikken, Cosima Büsing, and Franz Schilling.

Revival Date: Nov. 10, 2025

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Cosima Büsing, Wendy Krikken, and Franz Schilling star in “RIESEN RIESELN” with Michael Shannon conducts.

Revival Date: Nov. 28, 2025

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 Wendy Krikken, Cosima Büsing, and Franz Schilling star in “Prinzessin sein? Nein, danke!” Carlos Vázquez conducts.

Revival Date: Dec. 6, 2025

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“Marie-Antoinette oder Kuchen für alle!” will star Wendy Krikken,  Franz Schilling, and Cosima Büsing. Marc L. Vogler conducts.

Revival Date: Feb. 28, 2025

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“Das NEINhorn” by Michael Essl will star  Cosima Büsing, Franz Schilling, and Wendy Krikken. Jordan de Souza conducts.

Revival Date: April 10, 2026

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Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” will star Sooyeon Lee, Yeeun Yeo, Sungho Kim, Fritz Steinbacher, Artyom Wasnetsov, and Kristine Stahl. Motonori Kobayashi conduct.

Revival Date: May 28, 2026

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A revival of “Persona” will be performed by Ruth Katharina Peeck, Anna Lucia Struck, and Marcelo de Souza Felix. Christoph JK Müller conducts.

Revival Date: TBD

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We DO Opera!

“Rudeltanzen” will be revived.

Premiere Date: March 9, 2026

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“Sing mit uns!” will also be performed as part of “We Do Opera.”

Premiere Date: May 23, 2026

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“Alle reden nur noch von Jamie” will be performed.

Premiere Date: June 17, 2026

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“Tatort: Opernhaus” is final work of the series.

Premiere Date: June 20, 2026

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Concerts 

The season will open with open-air concerts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 6 & 7, 2025

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Bach’s “St. John Passion” will be performed by Kieran Carrel, Anna El-Khashem, Anna Lucia Richter, Michael Nagy, Mandla Mndebele, and Ks. Morgan Moody. Jordan de Souza conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 28 & 29, 2025

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Bach’s “St. John Passion” will feature soloists Kieran Carrel, Anna El-Khashem, Zohar Fresco, and Taiseer Elias. Jordan de Souza conducts.

Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2025