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Presenter and show star Götz Alsmann invites the Dortmund audience to a festive opera and operetta gala that focuses entirely on composers named Strauss: And there are, as we know, many of them in music history! The Strauss family, including father Johann (1804 - 1849) and his sons Johann (1825 - 1899), Josef (1827 - 1870) and Eduard (1835 - 1916), formed a veritable dynasty of composers. The best known of this group - famous as the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss (son) - will celebrate three anniversaries in the calendar years 2024 and 2025: the 125th anniversary of his death (June 3, 2024), his 200th birthday (October 25, 2025) and the 150th anniversary of the premiere of his probably most famous stage work Die Fledermaus (April 3, 2024), the "Queen of Operettas".

Summertime is musical time. Before the Dortmund Opera goes into its annual summer break and the musical season begins again on the country's major open-air stages, we invite our audience to a festive musical gala in the opera house.

The curtain rises and – wheat is harvested on the open stage! Star choreographer Alexander Ekman was inspired by the customs of his Nordic homeland to create a world-famous dance work of art.

This season, the JugendTanzTheaterBallettDortmund is dealing with the connecting elements of different faiths. Using the universal language of dance, choreographer Justo Moret creates images that are associated with the discussion of the concept of faith:

At the beginning of his 21st and final season with the Dortmund Ballet, ballet director Xin Peng Wang is once again inviting you to an overwhelming celebration of the art of dance. For this occasion, the Dortmund Ballet and the NRW Junior Ballet will once again share the stage in the opera house with international greats of the ballet world. Star guests from all over the world will once again be guests in the Ruhr metropolis.