In his libretto Serhiy Zhadan sketches in vivid language the dramatic effect on the human individual of war, displacement and flight. With the existential challenges posed by Russian-Ukrainian relations as his point of departure. In this fourth collaboration between the Deutsche Oper and the Munich Biennale Austrian composer Bernhard Gander has set Serhiy Zhadan’s text to music and worked with director Alize Zandwijk and soloists of the Ensemble Modern and Deutsche Oper Berlin to produce an original work of musical theatre.

Like almost all of Schreker's operas, this one also poses the question of the relationship between fantasy and reality: soulmates Els and Elis chase after different treasures. But even the possession of all the gold jewellery does not satisfy either of their desires. And so this Schreker opera is once again about longing itself, which the composer calls the real "treasure". Conductor: Marc Albrecht; Director: Christof Loy; With Elisabet Strid and Daniel Johansson, among others.

In its mixture of Viennese folk theatre, Masonic mystery and fairy tale, this opera is probably the most frequently performed in the German-speaking world and, in Günter Krämer's colourfully pictorial production, a favourite with our audiences.

The rebellion of Sicily against its French occupiers in 1282, known as the "Sicilian Vespers", could easily be linked to Verdi's present and the conquest and colonisation of Algeria that began in 1830. This reference forms the starting point for the production of the French director Olivier Py, who extends the historical focus into the 1950s. Conductor: Enrique Mazzola; With Michael Volle, Hulkar Sabirova, Valentyn Dytiuk, Patrick Guetti a. o.