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Premiere - Fin de partie
Hungarian composer György Kurtág has been working on Samuel Beckett's Endgame for more than half a century. In 2018, his opera Fin de partie was finally performed for the first time at La Scala in Milan. Now it will be performed for the first time at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden as the first premiere of 2025 in a production by Johannes Erath.
to 2nd february
Der Rosenkavalier - Strauss' comedic opera
After the archaic, dramatic one-act operas Salome and Elektra, Richard Strauss was looking for a lighter, more light-hearted subject matter in the style of Mozart's operatic comedies for his next opera. André Heller's magnificent production offers lively character direction and a multi-faceted stage design.
to 1st february
The tragedy Elektra by Richard Strauss
After the archaic, dramatic one-act operas Salome and Elektra, Richard Strauss was looking for a lighter, more light-hearted subject matter in the style of Mozart's operatic comedies for his next opera. André Heller's magnificent production offers lively character direction and a multi-faceted stage design.
from 26th january
Jürgen Flimm's production of Le nozze di Figaro
Mozart was particularly interested in music theater, both opera seria and opera buffa. Figaro, already a success during his lifetime, has become a prime example of a “musical comedy”. Flimm's production brings Mozart's comedic masterpiece to life by giving the characters space to open up their emotional worlds, articulate their desires and inclinations and sharpen and resolve conflicts in the relaxed atmosphere of the countryside near the sea.
from 27th january
Antonín Dvořák's fairytale opera Rusalka
Antonín Dvořák's opulently dazzling score, which became his first operatic success, is a true masterpiece and opens up a wide range of possible interpretations.Kornél Mundruzcó's new production from the 2024/25 season is a woman's emotional drama and at the same time a modern fairy tale that raises questions about identity and physicality.
from 9th february
Der Freischütz für Kinder - an opera to joinen
With the emotional music of Carl Maria von Weber's famous opera, director Kai Anne Schuhmacher tells a contemporary version of the story. This hands-on opera is a special way for children aged eight and over to immerse themselves in the fascinating world of opera.
Premiere at 14th february