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Schedule - Deutsche Oper Berlin

Grand Opening of the Season 24/25

Feeling / Seeing / Hearing / Discovering

31
Saturday
August
14:00 - 18:00
0,00 €
Admission free!
Information about the work

Experience opera and ballet up close! Celebrate the opening of the 24/25 season with us

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31
Saturday
August
14:00 - 18:00
0,00 €
Admission free!
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Our programme in detail

Box office hall - opening at 1.00 pm
Information stands of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Staatsballett Berlin and Tanz ist KLASSE! - Here we will answer all your questions about the opening festival programme. Of course you can also acquire free tickets for the evening opening concert at our box office or buy your tickets for your next opera, ballet or concert evenings.

Cloakroom hall - opening from 1.30 pm
Meeting point for guided tours of the scenery magazine or the costume store, for the programmes of the Junge Deutsche Oper in the Orchestra Rehearsal Hall and Rehearsal Stage B, the Staatsballett Berlin in the Lower Ballet Hall and Studio III and the Kinder Ballett Kompanie Berlin in the Upper Ballet Hall.

Professions at the theatre - employees wanted! At the stand in the cloakroom hall, the Tischlerei trainees provide information about apprenticeships at the theatre.

Main stage
14.00 - 14.10 Welcome by Dietmar Schwarz and Christian Spuck
14.15 - 15.15 Public rehearsal of the Staatsballett Berlin BOVARY
15.25 - 16.00 Public rehearsal of the children's ballet company DER NUSSKNACKER
16.15 - 17.00 "Geteilte Pulte" - Joint concert by the Landesjugendorchester and the orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin
17.25 - 17.40 Short stage technology show
17.50 - 18.20 Sing-along chorus concert
19.00 - 21.00 Opening concert with ensemble soloists, chorus and orchestra

Götz-Friedrich-Platz
From 15.00 Painting the Junge Deutsche Oper flag together [from 4 years]
15.00 - 15.30 Hands-on activities by Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 0 years]
16.30 - 17.10 Hands-on activities by Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 0 years]
17.00 Joint hoisting of the Junge Deutsche Oper flag

Parquet foyer
14.10 - 14.40 Presentation of the scholarship holders in the ensemble
15.00 - 15.30 "On Broadway" - Jazz Combo feat. Atrin Madani
16.00 - 16.30 Hands-on activities by Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 0 years]
17.00 - 17.30 Insight, outlook, perspective - Dr Takt and Dr Leitton on the 24/25 season
18.00 - 18.30 A preview of LA FIAMMA with Konstantin Parnian and musical framing

Foyer 1st rank right
14.30 - 15.00 Highlights from the chamber music programme
15.30 - 16.00 Latin American sounds with the trio "Sonqo"
16.30 - 17.00 Minimal music: The 3rd string quartet by Philip Glass
17.30 - 18.00 From opera and concerto - transcriptions of famous melodies for cello quintet

Foyer 1st rank centre
Costume experience - photos in costume, upcycling your garment, sewing station, ironing show, mask station and much more.

Instrument-making workshop - you can make and design small instruments yourself from everyday materials. [from 4 years]

Tattoo station - knight, witch, ostrich ... Choose your favourite motif from the repertoire as a stick-on tattoo! [from 3 years]


Foyer 1st rank left
Opera parcours - Visit the scavenger hunt through the opera house! Can you solve all the puzzles? [from 5 years]

Sounding museum - What instruments are there? And what do they sound like? Find out in the Sounding Museum! [from 3 years]

Infopoint of the Junge Deutsche Oper - Here, the staff of the Junge Deutsche Oper will answer all your questions about the programme of the opening festival and all activities for children, teenagers, young adults, schools and daycare centres in the 2024/25 season.

Foyer 2nd rank left
Film lounge - excerpts from our latest DVD releases DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG and ANTIKRIST for you on a screen.

Restaurant Deutsche Oper
From coffee and cake to small and large dishes: Your physical well-being is taken care of!

Scenery magazine
Guided tours behind the scenes [from 10 years]
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor C
Participants: max. 30 people
Duration: 30 minutes

regularly between 14.25 and 17.25 - start every 15 minutes

Family tours behind the scenes [from 4 years]
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor E
Participants: max. 30 people
Duration: 30 minutes

regularly between 14.40 and 17.10 - start every 30 minutes

Costume department
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor D
Participants: max. 15 people
Duration: 45 minutes

Guided tours through the costume department
regularly between 14.20 and 17.05 - start every 15 minutes
in English at 14.35, 15.20, 15.50 and 16.20

Orchestra rehearsal hall - Junge Deutsche Oper Berlin
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor F
Participants: max. 70 people
Duration: 45 minutes

14.30 - 15.15 Rosa is awake: A conversation concert [harp, double bass, vibraphone, viola] [from 6 years]
15.30 - 16.15 Rosa is awake: A conversation concert [harp, double bass, vibraphone, viola] [from 6 years]
16.30 - 17.15 Instrument presentation "Krawumm" [timpani / drums] [from 6 years]

Rehearsal Stage B - Junge Deutsche Oper
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor F
Participants: max. 30 people
Duration: 45 minutes

14.15 - 15.00 Workshop with the Junge Deutsche Oper [from 4 years]
15.15 - 16.00 Workshop with the Junge Deutsche Oper [from 4 years]

Upper Ballet Hall - Children's ballet company
Meeting point: Cloakroom - corridor B
Participants: max. 25 people
Duration: 45 minutes

14.15 - 15.00 Children's ballet workshop DER NUSSKNACKER [7 - 12 years]
16.00 - 16.45 Children's ballet workshop DER NUSSKNACKER [7 - 12 years]
17.00 - 17.45 Youth's ballet workshop DER NUSSKNACKER [12 - 18 years]

Lower Ballet Hall - Tanz ist KLASSE!
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor A
Participants: max. 35 people
Duration: 45 minutes

14.30 - 15.15 Family dance workshop by and with Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 4 years]
16.00 - 16.45 Family dance workshop by and with Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 4 years]

State Ballet Studio III - Tanz ist KLASSE!
Meeting point: Cloakroom hall - corridor A
Participants: max. 40 people
Duration: 45 minutes

14.00 - 14.45 Family dance workshop by and with Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 4 years]
15.00 - 15.45 Family dance workshop by and with Tanz ist KLASSE! [from 4 years]

*** Subject to change without notice ***

The Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Staatsballett Berlin will kick off the new season on 31 August with an opening party. From 2 p.m., members of the company will present musical and scenic samples, invite you to dress up and dance, to enjoy chamber music and a technical show, workshops, guided tours and much more.

Finally, our opening concert with highlights from the 24/25 opera season will be performed at 7.00 p.m. Let us surprise and inspire you. Celebrate the new season with us and immerse yourself in the wonderful, diverse world of musical theatre.

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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.