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.

We are also delighted to announce two nominations for the International Opera Awards 2025: the Deutsche Oper Berlin has been nominated in the ‘Opera Company’ category and the world premiere of Rebecca Saunders / Ed Atkins LASH – ACTS OF LOVE in the ‘World Premiere’ category. The winners will be announced at the ceremony at the Greek National Opera in Athens on 13 November 2025.