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Advent calendar 2024

Like cinnamon and biscuits, the musical Advent calendar is an integral part of the festive season. In line with the motto ‘brevity is the soul of wit’, we will once again be presenting a varied programme in the foyers or in the Tischlerei from Monday to Friday from 5 p.m. in December, sweetening our wait for the big celebration. From the introduction of the new scholarship holders who enrich the vocal ensemble, to readings and a visit from Santa Claus, there is something for everyone. Come and meet our artists up close! Because an advent calendar is of course also filled on weekends and Christmas Eve, you will find online raffles on our homepage on Saturdays and Sundays as well as on 23 and 24 December.
Advent calendar 2024
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on MACBETH – opening on 23 November 2024

Felicia Moore takes on the role of Lady Macbeth

Felicia Moore has been celebrated as a ‘lustrous, commanding soprano’ by the New York Times, and as ‘a genuine dramatic youth soprano of exciting potential (and present accomplishment)’ by Opera News. She is a powerful and innovative artist who has already worked with Alan Gilbert, Sir Donald Runnicles, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Susanna Mälkki and Ryan Wigglesworth, among others. Last season she made her house debut here in the revival of Stefan Herheim's RING cycle, where she appeared in DIE WALKÜRE as Gerhilde, in GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG as Third Norn and Gutrune. Now she takes over the role of Lady Macbeth from Anastasia Bartoli for the premiere and the performances in November and December.
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on MACBETH – opening on 23 November 2024

Seven questions for... Roman Burdenko

‘The odd thing about Macbeth is that there are times I hate him – but then I come round to liking him again. He’s generally more likeable than his wife, Lady Macbeth. When she goes mad, I sense that she’s not a good person, whereas he’s always on the cusp of doing good. Trouble is, he’s also always on the cusp of doing the opposite’ – said Roman Burdenko when asked where his sympathies lie with Macbeth. The Russian baritone is well known here at the theatre, having already excelled in many roles, including as Charles Gerard in ANDREA CHENIER, in the title role of RIGOLETTO, as Baron Scarpia in TOSCA and as Don Carlo di Vargas in LA FORZA DEL DESTINO. Now he returns to our house in the title role of Verdi's MACBETH. Read in the blog what Burdenko has to say about Verdi's genius for telling stories, or read everything important on our MACBETH page.
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Macbeth
on MACBETH – opening on 23 November 2024

The Realist

Marie-Ève Signeyrole is one of the most sought-after opera directors in Europe today. In November, she will be staging Verdi's MACBETH here. Originally at home in both film and opera, her interest and attention are now increasingly focused on musical theatre. ‘When I stage MACBETH today, it is in relation to the world as I perceive it at the moment. This immediacy suits me.’ Signeyrole's productions are indeed characterised by a very close relationship to the present: her works deal with the complexity of living, loving and acting in a world shaken by wars, climate change, flight and expulsion in such an alert way that reality and the reality of the stage sometimes face each other as in a mirror. Read an essay about the director in the blog and visit MACBETH from 23 November 2024.
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Macbeth
16 [2×], 17, 19, 23, 24 [2×], 25, 29, 30; Nov. 1, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 18, 21 [2×], 27, 30. Dec. 2024

immmermeeehr (8+)

What are children's worries? And how can children deal with and overcome their problems? The text for IMMMERMEEEHR (More and more ), a musical theatre piece about how children deal with everyday stress, pressure to perform, domestic worries and memories of war and flight, was created together with children. The piece was also created for and with the children's choir of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
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14, 18 December 2024

Lucia di Lammermoor

A historicised staging forms the backdrop for Lucia's tragedy, which is negotiated as a pledge of military alliances. Her heart belongs to Edgardo, the mortal enemy of her brother Enrico, who has other plans for his sister. With its nostalgic atmosphere, Filippo Sanjust's production is a classic in the repertoire ... Conductor: Ivan Repušić; Director: Filippo Sanjust; With Markus Brück, Adela Zaharia, Long Long, Thomas Cilluffo, Gerard Farreras / Byung-Gil Kim a. o.
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6, 9, 11, 29, 31 December 2024

La bohème

Puccini’s rendition in opera form of »Scenes of Bohemian Life« is the best-known opera portraying the lives of artists and at the same time a depiction of a group of young people drifting through life with no consideration of the consequences. Götz Friedrich’s opulent production reflects the gleam and grime of Belle Époque Paris … Conductor: Friedrich Praetorius; Director: Götz Friedrich; With Andrei Danilov / Attilio Glaser, Kyle Miller / Philipp Jekal, Dean Murphy / Geon Kim, Patrick Guetti / Byung Gil Kim, Aida Pascu / Elena Tsallagova, Alexandra Oomens / Nina Solodovnikova a.o.
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13, 20, 26 [2x], 28 December 2024

Hänsel und Gretel

The Grimm fairy tale is well-known, Humperdinck's score oscillates between children's song and late romantic, opulent Wagnerian sound. Andreas Homoki's lovingly child-friendly production of the Christmas opera classic has been in the theatre's repertoire for over 25 years and continues to inspire children, parents and grandparents for the world of musical theatre ... Conductor: Friedrich Praetorius; Director: Andreas Homoki; With Artur Garbas / Markus Brück , Maria Motolygina, Karis Tucker / Katrin Wundsam, Meechot Marrero / Nina Solodovnikova, Burkhard Ulrich / Patrick Cook, Sua Jo and others.
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19, 22, 23 December 2024; 4, 5 January 2025

The Cunning Little Vixen

This cheerful, melancholy work about a cunning vixen is not called a "Czech Midsummer Night's Dream" for nothing. The figures of the animal and human worlds are closely interwoven here to create an allegory about the cycle of life and death. In this late work, Janáček composed an impressionistic soundscape of subtly orchestrated short scenes and episodes, orchestral preludes and transformations, and Katharina Thalbach's detailed staging emphasises the enchanting character of this work ... Conductor: Marko Letonja; Director: Katharina Thalbach; With Derek Welton / Geon Kim, Jared Werlein, Meechot Marrero / Alexandra Oomens, Arianna Manganello / Martina Baroni and others.
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1, 7, 10 December 2024

Der Zwerg

A vain, superficial princess – a dwarf artist: the protagonists could hardly be more different, but the story only develops into a tragedy when the dwarf, who is unaware of his appearance, misinterprets the mockery of court society as homage and the princess's coquetry as proof of love... Conductor: Sir Donald Runnicles; Director: Tobias Kratzer; With Elena Tsallagova, David Butt Philip, Mick Morris Mehnert, Adelle Eslinger-Runnicles, Evgeny Nikiforov and others
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to DER ZWERG – on 1, 7, 10 December 2024

Elena Tsallagova – My feel-good location

Elena Tsallagova shines as the Infanta in DER ZWERG. She finds inspiration in Glyndebourne: ‘This place is close to my heart. I travel so much for work that I rarely live here continuously, but whenever I find the time, I walk through the park and find peace. When I walk over the gently undulating hills, I am happy. In this mood, I am focused and receptive to new things: I rehearsed all my roles here, walking through the landscape or sitting on one of the many park benches with the sheet music in front of me. I also learnt the part of the Infanta in Zemlinsky's DER ZWERG here.’
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Six questions for ... David Butt Philip

‘The cruelty of the opera is that the dwarf is unaware of his small stature. There is something universal about this self-deception – in the age of social media, it is very topical. Our perception of ourselves and how we are seen by others is drifting further and further apart,’ says tenor David Butt Philip, who takes on the title role in Zemlinsky's DER ZWERG. He is joined by Mick Morris Mehnert, Elena Tsallagova, Olga Bezsmertna and Philipp Jekal in Tobias Kratzer's staging. Sir Donald Runnicles conducts.
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Ready, steady, g-opera

"The standard format is as follows: a grown-up writes an opera for kids, the children’s chorus has a role, and it may include a part for a young soloist – but the children’s participation is limited to the stage action and they have no involvement in the creation of the work. This time we wanted an opera that revolved entirely around the youngsters and in which they were the leading players, a work that brought their own issues to the stage – not the things that adults thought were important to them. Not many operas do that. In fact, I can’t think of a single one that does - so we commissioned a children’s opera that we wanted to watch." Christian Lindhorst tells the story of the happy birth of our brand new children's opera in the blog.
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Immmermeeehr
For collecting more than 100,000 signatures for our petition

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts

On 25 November 2024, the petition ‘Protect Berlin's culture in the budget crisis’ was handed over to Senator for Culture Joe Chialo in the Berlin House of Representatives by the initiators of the German Stage Association, Berlin State Association. With over 100,000 signatures, a clear signal is being sent against the planned cuts in the cultural sector. ‘The numerous people who have joined us and signed the petition are firmly opposed to the cultural future of Berlin being put at risk by high and ill-conceived savings,’ said Thomas Fehrle, our managing director and board member of the German Stage Association, Berlin regional association. We thank you all for your support, your signature and your love and commitment to culture.
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16 February 1928 – 27 October 2024

In memory of Edzard Reuter

When the new director Götz Friedrich initiated the founding of a support group for the Deutsche Oper Berlin soon after taking office, Edzard Reuter was one of the first prominent figures he was able to recruit for the project. It was to become a lasting relationship. Reuter belonged to a generation of German industrialists for whom the encouragement of culture was a matter of course and who knew about the social and societal function of opera and theatre. His commitment to the culture of his native city of Berlin and in particular to the Deutsche Oper remained important to him even after he had left the city and accepted the position of head of the Daimler-Benz Group. The Deutsche Oper Berlin mourns the loss of a generous patron of the arts and will honour his memory.
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Now available on DVD / Blu-ray

Rued Langgaard: Antikrist

The Antichrist makes his entrance into a godless world. Sent by Lucifer into the world, he adopts many guises. Mankind is tested and tempted by pride, lust, lies, despondency and hatred in an “all-against-all altercation”. Langgaard’s opera is suffused with fin de siècle atmosphere and pessimism, denouncing the vices of the modern age: egotism, arrogance, frivolity. Langgaard, though, was also an optimist, convinced of the transformative power of art and the importance of music as a thread connecting people to the godhead. ANTIKRIST has now been released on DVD and Blu-ray. Conducted by Stephan Zilias, the production by Ersan Mondtag features Thomas Lehman, Jonas Grundner-Culemann, Valeriia Savinskaia, Irene Roberts, Clemens Bieber, Maire Therese Carmack, Flurina Stucki, AJ Glueckert, Andrew Dickinson and Joel Allison.
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21 September 1944 – 3 October 2024

In memoriam Gottfried Pilz

Gottfried Pilz once revealed that his work was not about decoration, but about revealing what was behind a wall, what lay beyond the boundaries. And in fact, each of the stage designs that Pilz created over the course of his long career reflects this examination of the essence and message of the underlying work. Eighteen productions are associated with Pilz at Deutsche Oper Berlin, in addition to his collaboration with Götz Friedrich (DER ROSENKAVALIER, UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, BORIS GODUNOW, AMAHL) and John Dew ( THE HUGENOTS, FAUST), his work with Günter Krämer (DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES, AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY) is particularly worthy of mention. He passed away unexpectedly last Thursday. We mourn the loss of one of the greats in his field and will honour his memory and his work.
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DEC

Adventsverlosung: Das 7. Fensterchen

Today we are giving away an unforgettable family Christmas classic: Engelbert Humperdinck's HÄNSEL UND GRETEL on 26 December 2024 at 2:00 p.m. for four people. If you would like to take part in the draw for four tickets, please send an e-mail to advent@deutscheoperberlin.de today with the subject line ‘The 7th window’.

Although HÄNSEL UND GRETEL is actually set in spring – it's strawberry season –, this opera is a Christmas classic for young and old alike. And so Humperdinck's ‘children's Christmas pageant’ is once again scheduled this December in Andreas Homoki's imaginative production: are they naughty or just playful, the two children Hansel and Gretel? In any case, the broom they are supposed to bind breaks, the stocking that is already half-knitted dissolves into squiggly yarn. And then the milk pot falls to the floor. So the mother sends the two children into the forest to collect strawberries. Unexpectedly, they escape the confines and poverty of the broom-maker's house and find themselves in an enchanted forest that transforms everything instantly: their clothes are suddenly much more colourful, birds sing sweetly in the iridescent light, strawberries and flowers grow in abundance, lovable clowns rock them to gentle dreams... If only the witch weren't there.

For over 100 years, Humperdinck's HÄNSEL UND GRETEL has been one of the most popular operas for the whole family. Andreas Homoki tells the story in a child-friendly and straightforward way. Together with his set and costume designer Wolfgang Gussmann, he counteracts the opulence of the music with a lightness and poetic imagery that reaches its magical climax in the night scenes in the forest.



Closing date: 7 December 2024. The winners will be informed by email on 9 December 2024. The tickets will be sent to you as Ticketdirect. No right of appeal to the courts.