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Premiere - Die Ausflüge des Herrn Brouček
In his satirical opera Die Ausflüge des Herrn Brouček, Leoš Janáček succeeded in further developing his advanced musical language and enriching it with ambiguous comedy. Simon Rattle takes over the musical direction, while Robert Carsen directs.
to 4th april
Verdi's rarely performed opera Simon Boccanegra
The composer has designed and created a musical drama with high-profile characters and concise solo, duet and ensemble scenes, generally in dark colors. The revised 1881 version of Simon Boccanegra performed at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden is a work of pointed musical expression and great emotion.
from 21st march
Abonnementkonzert VI with Christian Thielemann
The program includes Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 6, a work that is often somewhat overshadowed by its neighbors, but has its own individual qualities and a certain “individuality”. The symphony is preceded by Sebastian im Traum by Hans Werner Henze, a composition written in 2004 for large orchestra based on the poem of the same name by Georg Trakl.
at 24th & 25th march
Festtage 2025
From April 11 to 21, 2025, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden invites you to the Festtage 2025 around Easter, featuring a whole series of world-class soloists: Vincenzo Bellini's Norma celebrates its premiere in a production by Vasily Barkhatov and with Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the title role. Richard Wagner's Parsifal, directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov, is performed again after seven years, for the first time with Elīna Garanča as Kundry. Anne-Sophie Mutter and Jeanine De Bique perform in the Festtage concert with the Staatskapelle Berlin under the musical direction of Simone Young. Joyce DiDonato also gives her second lieder recital at the Staatsoper.
from 11th april
Puccini's opera drama Tosca
With a stringent dramaturgy and pronounced realism, Puccini created one of his most rugged and dramatic works - a milestone in opera history. In Alvis Hermanis' production, the singers move through a psychologically dense narrative.
from 25th april 2025