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The Three Riddles
Premiere on 11 October 2025 — Further performances on 17 and 19 October
In a wild mix of fairy tale and social drama, road movie and grand opera, Detlev Glanert and Brigitte Dethier tell a funny, bizarre and slightly creepy story about two very different children who ultimately come together to stand up to the adult world and go their own way... For everyone aged 9 and above.
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For the last time on 24, 31 October; 14 November 2025
Francesca da Rimini
We see Francesca as a betrayed woman who rebels against powerful interests by living out her passionate love. Zandonai's opera revels in unbridled desire and intoxicating violence, with the rich colours of Impressionism and the directness of Verismo... Conductor: Iván López-Reynoso, Director: Christof Loy; with Sara Jakubiak, Ivan Inverardi, Rodrigo Garull, Thomas Cilluffo and others.
For the last time on 2 November 2025
Tannhäuser
Unable to decide between a sinful life and the worship of women as a chaste ideal, the hero perishes – not without first having denounced the double standards of society, which are responsible for this antagonism of women as saints or whores. Kirsten Harms brings this colourful world of knights to life, but also draws a line to the present. Conductor: Axel Kober; Director: Kirsten Harms; With Tobias Kehrer, Klaus Florian Vogt, Thomas Lehman, Camilla Nylund et al.
25, 30 October 2025
Carmen
Bizet described his opera as an "operetta with a bad ending" - and rightly so, because what is unique about CARMEN is the mixture of romantic opera, realistic drama and Offenbach operetta. Ole Anders Tandberg's production tells the story in powerful images that constantly alternate between shock, grotesqueness and great emotion ... Conductor: Anna Handler; Production: Ole Anders Tandberg; With Aleksandra Meteleva, Nina Solodovnikova, Andrei Danilov, Byung Gil Kim a. o.
7, 11, 15, 26 November 2025
Simon Boccanegra
Hardly any of Verdi's operas takes the question of the price individuals must pay for political power to such extremes as SIMON BOCCANEGRA. … Conductor: Paolo Arrivabeni; Director: Vasily Barkhatov; Featuring Etienne Dupuis, Nicole Car, Liang Li, Attilio Glaser, among others.
Premiere on 1 November 2025
Tristan und Isolde
No opulent mass scenes, but rather a language for the inner movements of the characters: director Michael Thalheimer reveals the conscious and unconscious in a remarkable way in his scenic minimalism. His acclaimed production from the Grand Théâtre de Genève is now coming to our opera house... Conductor: Sir Donald Runnicles; Director: Michael Thalheimer; Featuring Clay Hilley, Georg Zeppenfeld, Elisabeth Teige, Thomas Lehman, Irene Roberts and others.
“Director of the Year” – Opernwelt
Congratulations to Tobias Kratzer
We are delighted that Tobias Kratzer has been named “Director of the Year” in the annual critics' poll conducted by the trade magazine Opernwelt. “He knows how to win over an audience: Tobias Kratzer's productions offer a culinary experience with a dark undertone. This is also the case this season, with FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and RHEINGOLD in Munich. He is interested in the human, the all-too-human – and how this 'works' in a real or fictional present, in other words: what hardships of individual fate may result from it.” – Markus Thiel / Opernwelt. Congratulations to Tobias Kratzer.
17, 18 October at Wilma Shopping Centre
Kostümverkauf 2025
Sometimes opulent, sometimes delicate, colourfully feathered or graphically inspired – the costumes at the Deutsche Oper Berlin are as diverse as its productions. But even Berlin's largest opera house needs space for the costumes of upcoming premieres. Uniforms, tailcoats, dresses and hats are looking for a new home beyond the big stage. Visit us on 17 and 18 October in our shop in the basement of WILMA Shoppen, Wilmersdorfer Straße 46, 10627 Berlin.
Award ceremony on 10 November 2025
Aileen Schneider receives the Götz Friedrich Prize 2025
The Götz Friedrich Prize for the 2024/25 season goes to Aileen Schneider for her production of Aribert Reimann's MELUSINE at Oper Frankfurt (Bockenheimer Depot). The award ceremony for the prize, which is endowed with €5,000, will take place on 10 November 2025 at 8 p.m. in the Tischlerei at Deutsche Oper Berlin.
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Our Children's and Youth Programme
We at Junge Deutsche Oper want to give young people access to the world of music theatre and open up a world for you in which there is something for everyone to discover. Concert formats, opera and music theatre can be experienced on the main stage, in the Tischlerei and in the foyer as part of school and daycare or in your free time with your family.
An obituary
In memory of Franz Grundheber
Few singers master such a wide range of styles throughout their entire lives as Franz Grundheber did. Even in his old age, he presented a repertoire that ranged from the twelve-tone operas of classical modernism to Strauss and the great baritone roles of Verdi. He last appeared on our stage at the age of 72 as Scarpia in TOSCA. In Wagner's repertoire, Grundheber deliberately limited himself to what he himself called ‘bel canto roles’, including the Dutchman, which he first performed here in 1992 and most recently in 2009. He made his debut in 1974 as Silvio in PAGLIACCI. In the following years, he returned here several times as the title hero in LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. His unparalleled flexibility led him to Bismarckstraße more frequently in the 2000s, including as Amfortas, Barak and Amonasro. Franz Grundheber passed away in Hamburg on his 88th birthday. The Deutsche Oper Berlin mourns the loss of an exceptional singer and will honour his memory.
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Ottorino Respighi: La fiamma
Impressive singing and colossal tableaux accompany Ottorino Respighi's last great opera LA FIAMMA, a dark story of intrigue, power struggles and an affair between a stepmother and her son. Director Christof Loy brought this musical drama masterpiece back to the stage of the Deutsche Oper Berlin in September 2024. The production has now been released by the EuroArts label on 20 June 2025 as a Blu-ray and digital audio release. Conducted by Carlo Rizzi, the singers include Olesya Golovneva, Georgy Vasiliev, Ivan Inverardi, Martina Serafin and Doris Soffel.
Audition/casting on 13 October 2025
Seniors (m/f/d, 65+, amateurs and professionals) wanted as performers
For the music theater production ENDLICH (composition: Asia Ahmet-janova, direction: Franziska Angerer), in co-production with the Munich Biennale, Deutsche Oper Berlin is seeking lead performers aged 65 and over (m/f/d), both amateurs and professionals. The piece addresses in a playful and sensual way the human body in the process of aging, its transformations, physical limitations, as well as nudity in later life. As a member of a group of seven performers, you will be present on stage for the entire evening. We look forward to meeting you at an audition on 13 October 2025 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
