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Giuseppe Verdi: „Macbeth“
23 [premiere], 27, 30 November; 4, 8 December 2024; 11, 19, 25 January 2025
In 1847, Verdi set Shakespeare's dark story of nebulous prophecies and bloody power struggles in the Scottish royal family to music: he condensed the plot and intensified the dramatic tension. A maelstrom is created, drawing the characters towards their grisly end – perfect material for the visually stunning stage director Marie-Ève Signeyrole... Under the direction of Enrique Mazzola, Roman Burdenko / Thomas Lehman, Marko Mimica / Byung Gil Kim, Felicia Moore and Attilio Glaser / Andrei Danilov, among others, will be singing and acting.
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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.
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.
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.
Our next performances
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.
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.
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: Sir Donald Runnicles / 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.
22 [2x], 28 November 2024
The Fairy Tale of the Magic Fute (5+)
Tamino falls in love with Pamina, whom he is only allowed to marry if they pass difficult tests. Through the "fair sound" of the Magic Flute, they both succeed in overcoming fire and water. Papageno and Papagena also find each other through the magic of music. And so that the opera in this version only lasts 70 minutes and is thus over half shorter than its big sister, a narrator summarises the events ... Conductor: Friedrich Praetorius; Director: Gerlinde Pelkowski; With Jörg Schörner, Alexandra Oomens, Hye-Young Moon, Chance Jonas-O'Toole / Kangyoon Shine Lee, Andrew Harris, Markus Brück, Sua Jo a. o.
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.
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
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.’
to DER ZWERG – on 1, 7, 10 December 2024
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.
on IMMMERMEEEHR – from 16 November
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.
Open letter from the Theatre and Orchestra Organisation Berlin
Protect Berlin's cultural scene in the budget crisis
The drastic savings targets for the cultural sector of 110 to 150 million euros for 2025 – and a comparable sum for 2026 – would be tantamount to a clear-cutting of Berlin's culture. The Landesverband Berlin des Bühnenvereins has therefore written an open letter to the governing mayor Wegner and senators Evers and Chialo. As an association of opera and concert houses, orchestras, spoken theatre, revue and cabaret in Berlin, we call on the Senate to focus on the social and economic importance of culture in the upcoming deliberations on the consolidation of the overall state budget. The volume of savings achieved in the city's smallest departmental budget is in blatant disproportion to the immense damage, for which a high price will continue to be paid for decades to come. We appeal to you: Do not undermine Berlin's culture. Berlin lives from its culture. Culture shapes society and creates quality of life. It is the decisive location factor for Berlin. Every euro spent on culture is an investment that pays off many times over. In ideal, social and economic terms. Please support our petition with your signature. We thank you in advance for your support and hope to welcome you (again) soon – with best regards, Dietmar Schwarz und Thomas Fehrle
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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.
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.
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.
