In 1924, Richard Strauss brought his own married life to the stage in an almost undisguised form, provocatively crossing the boundary between the private and the public. With INTERMEZZO, he once again showed that he closely followed the current trends in the musical theatre of his time and integrated them into his personal spectrum of expression - so personally that he even wrote the libretto for INTERMEZZO himself.

And how can this misunderstanding be brought to the stage today and what does it still have to say to us today? Director Tobias Kratzer and Rainer Sellmaier (stage and costume), who have staged and will stage the Strauss cycle ARABELLA (2023), INTERMEZZO (2024) and DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (2025) at the Deutsche Oper Berlin as a well-rehearsed team, are intensively exploring this question.

More than 120 guests enjoyed this first exclusive preview of INTERMEZZO (premiere on 25 April 2024) - and enjoyed a lively exchange with those involved in the production - directors, costume designers and singers - and took a curious and enthusiastic look at the first excerpts from the production. The interviews with director Tobias Kratzer and set and costume designer Rainer Sellmaier, conducted by dramaturge Jörg Königsdorf, revealed the comedic power and topicality of the work's subject matter and how exciting it is musically too. Many of the guests are looking forward to the première.