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Ab in den Ring!

Tutti d*amore based on Oscar Straus' DIE LUSTIGEN NIBELUNGEN

06
Thursday
March
20:00
€ 25.00 / reduced € 10.00
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An operetta festival by and with tutti d*amore based on Oscar Straus' and Rideamus' DIE LUSTIGEN NIBELUNGEN
World premiere on 28 February 2025

approx. 90 minutes / No intermission

In German with German and English surtitles

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06
Thursday
March
20:00
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Lurking in the bowels of the Deutsche Oper Berlin is a long-forgotten realm from the dark ages. In this location, a.k.a the set and props depository, the ghosts of King Gunther, Siegfried and Brünhilde are up to no good, ever fighting over who gets to go on stage next. Nothing’s off-limits to Wagner’s offspring when it comes to winning over the audience! And so it goes: murder and mayhem, drama upon drama, day after day. High time for someone to bang some heads together — and do it with humour, too! Wait a sec: humour!? That’s really not something the German crew knows the first thing about. But then Berlin’s underground scene rides to the rescue: a clique of operetta singers will sort it out – but wait: are these hallowed portals really going to host a work of operetta? Whatever would Richard make of it?

AB IN DEN RING! is the Tischlerei’s latest collaboration with an independent company and tutti d*amore’s first premiere to be staged at an opera house. It is based on DIE LUSTIGEN NIBELUNGEN, a burlesque operetta by Oscar Straus and his lyricist Rideamus, first performed in Vienna in 1904. The source material is a witty satire aimed at their idol, Richard Wagner, a parody that, in the imperial era, dared to poke fun at themes such as heroism, patriotism and war fever. The operetta’s catchy couplets and jaunty waltzes and marches gave the Austrian composer his first major triumph.

Tutti d*amore has rewritten the text, extending and transposing Straus’s satirical look at Wilhelminian Germany into present day society. AB IN DEN RING! is a sharp dig at the culture wars raging in the theatre and opera community between supporters of conservatism and tradition on the one hand and woke progressives on the other. The theatrical sphere fuses with the mythological realm of the Nibelungs, triggering a to and fro over which attitudes should hold sway. A slapstick tussle where – as in a classic operetta - no single side comes out on top.

On tutti d*amore
The core mission of tutti d*amore, the Berlin collective for contemporary oper*etta, is to liberate operetta from its reputation as an outdated art form and attract young and diverse audiences to performances at urban venues. Its productions are staged at unconventional locations and in public spaces, with venues including Kater Blau and Sisyphos and appearances at the Fusion Festival and Garbicz Festival. tutti d*amore explores pressing issues of the day in light-hearted fashion. The company’s revival of Mischa Spoliansky’s folk play DAS HAUS DAZWISCHEN addressed the gentrification of small and medium-sized firms in Berlin. MAGNA MATER, based on Franz von Suppè’s DIE SCHÖNE GALATHÉE and Paul Lincke’s LYSISTRATA, tackles the themes of equal rights, roll models and abuse of power. They recently toured the countryside of Brandenburg, performing their operetta TUTTI IN CAMPAGNA in small venues and market squares, also landing an invitation to the DNT Weimar. And no, this is not a ‘90s pizza joint that’s put down roots in Germany. These people do operettas – as theatre for everyman.

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03
DEC

Adventskalender in der Tischlerei: Das 3. Fensterchen

Today in the Tischlerei: ‘Christmas Carols’
with Thomas Cilluffo (tenor) and Chris Reynolds (piano)
5:00 p.m. / Tischlerei
Duration: approx. 25 minutes / Free admission


In the 1940s, a new era of Christmas songs began in the United States: hits like ‘White Christmas’, ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘Let it snow!’ succeeded in translating the contemplative Advent mood into a popular style that suited the modern lifestyle. Today, they have established themselves as classics that are an integral part of the Christmas season. The tenor Thomas Cilluffo presents some of these world-famous melodies, along with classic Christmas songs from different countries and eras. Our solo repetiteur Chris Reynolds accompanies him on the grand piano.

During the 2022/23 season, Cilluffo made his European debut at both the Teatro Regio Torino and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he initially enriched the ensemble as a scholarship holder of the Opera Foundation New York. He has been a member of the ensemble here at the house since the 2024/25 season and has appeared in roles such as The Mouth that Speaks Great Words / ANTICRUST, Count Elemer / ARABELLA, Fatty / THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY , Pong / TURANDOT, Malcolm / MACBETH, Arturo / LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Monostatos / DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE or as a guest in the big New Year's Concert of the BigBand ‘Swingin’25’.
In recent years, Thomas Cilluffo has been highly successful in prestigious competitions, winning first place in the Premiere Opera Foundation International Singing Competition in 2022, among others. He was a finalist in the George London Foundation Competition in 2022, the Gerda Lissner Opera Competition in 2022 and the Gerda Lissner Song Competition in 2021. His roles also include Belfiore / LA FINTA GIARDINIERA , Almaviva / IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Spoletta / TOSCA, the Witch / HÄNSEL UND GRETEL, Adolfo Pirelli / SWEENEY TODD, Don Ottavio / DON GIOVANNI, Puck / A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and the title role in ROMÉO ET JULIETTE at opera houses such as Portland Opera, Pittsburgh Festival Opera and Opera Colorado. Thomas Cilluffo received his BM/MM from the University of Michigan, where he studied with tenor George Shirley.