Patrons - Deutsche Oper Berlin
Dear friends of opera!
With its very diverse and wonderful members who feel closely connected to the house, the Friends of Deutsche Oper Berlin have been supporting Berlin's largest and most modern opera house for decades. Bringing these "fans" of the house together across the generations is an exciting and honourable task, with the aim of strengthening Deutsche Oper Berlin for the future as one of the leading international houses in music theatre. It is a great pleasure to see what an integrative force the association can unleash through our members and our managing director Ulrike Sweetwood. Join us!
Sincerely, Heike Maria von Joest,
Chairwoman of Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper Berlin e.V.
Welcome
Dr. Kilian Jay von Seldeneck
First deputy, on the board since 2016
Dr. Philipp Semmer
2nd deputy, on the board since 2008
Klaus Siegers
Treasurer, on the board since 2017
Sophie Prinzessin von Preußen
on the board since 2019
Theodora Schnauck-Betow
on the board since 2024
Prof. Dr. Axel Fischer
on the board since 2019
Prof. Dr. Karsten E. Dreinhöfer
on the board since 2024
Experience more together
We love opera!
Whether annual stage dinner, mountain festival, joint trip and other events: The Förderkreis lives its community of cultural enthusiasts and opera fans.
Production funding
With the financial aid of the Förderkreis, ambitious productions can be realised.
The best examples of the Förderkreis's sustained commitment are outstanding opera productions such as A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Ted Huffman, DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN by Stefan Herheim, DER SCHATZGRÄBER by Christof Loy or now, for the season finale DIE MEISTERSINGER directed by Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito and Anna Viebrock. But also "perennial favourites" such as Mozart's DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE, which has been successfully performed in Günter Krämer's production season after season for over 20 years, were created with the kind support of Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper Berlin e. V.
Be close to your opera house!
Stroll around at the opera!
The invitation of the Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper to the first Wandel Oper! was taken up by 125 guests. The new format to kick off the 24/25 season took guests to hidden places in the opera house after a dinner together, where musical surprises awaited them. Current and former scholarship holders performed there, along with the students of the orchestra academy, who are also supported by the Förderkreis's Talent Circle: they performed in the props of the FLEDERMAUS, at the SLEEPING BEAUTY gate or on the opened barber's cart from IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA. The guests, who experienced the evening divided into three groups, were thrilled and hope for the next Wandel Oper in 2025!
Travelling together!
Viva la cultura et la vita
It is certainly one of the most beautiful experiences for opera enthusiasts to take a boat through evening Venice almost to the opera house and to be a guest there in the venerable Teatro La Fenice. The 33 members of the Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper Berlin experienced Giuseppe Verdi's LA TRAVIATA (staged by Robert Carsen) at the legendary Teatro La Fenice in Venice on the 20th anniversary of the opera house's reconstruction. It was a bit uncertain whether the OTELLO evening would take place, as the premiere had already been cancelled in Venice due to a strike by the orchestra members. But the members of the support group were lucky and also experienced the last production of the current artistic director Fortunato Ortombina, who will take up his official post at the Teatro alla Scala in a few days. With glorious weather and a pre-Christmas atmosphere, Venice truly presented itself as La Serenissima to the 33 members of the support group!
Our next funded performances
Become part of an exclusive circle!
Would you like to become a member of the Förderkreis?
Our office manager, Ulrike Sweetwood, will be happy to help you. Contact us on +49 (0)30 343 84 240 or by email. You can also use our web form to register.
