While the grimy back yards of the Weimar Republic were filled with unemployed singers practicing their skills in the hope of earning enough for a warm meal, night after night the revue theatres of the Kurfürstendamm would present glittering golden dreams to an audience of millions hungry for entertainment. Amid the glitz of the roaring 1920s, the fame of the Comedian Harmonists burned especially brightly: modelled on the American vocal quartet The Revelers, the six-strong ensemble made up of Ari Leschnikoff, Erich Abraham-Collin, Harry Frommermann, Roman Cycowski, Robert Biberti and pianist Erwin Bootz thrilled German audiences with mixture of sassy and entertaining lyrics set to the latest music and sung in perfect close harmony. With hits such as “Veronika, der Lenz ist da”, “Ein Freund, ein guter Freund” and “Wochenend und Sonnenschein” they conquered the concert halls of Europe at record speed and thanks to the modern mass medium of gramophone records they soon became a fixture in living rooms across Germany.

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of

German Oper am Rhein

Tell me, Pinocchio, what are you saying? You've seen people turn into donkeys? You sat in the belly of a whale? And you've met the blue fairy, who is the very best anyway? You're teasing us! Don't you know that lies have short legs? Uh... Pinocchio, wait a minute! That can't be true! You made up all these stories!

Pinoc­chio

A chalk circle, a child in the centre. Each child's arm is pulled by a woman who claims to be the mother. "The right mother will have the right strength," says Prince Pao - it will be the one who lets go of her child so as not to tear it apart. By the time Haitang is able to hold her child in her arms again, she has an odyssey of injustice under her belt. Abandoned, sold, mistreated, slandered and convicted of murder, it is nothing short of a miracle that justice unexpectedly receives strong intercession here.

Der Kreidekreis

Count Almaviva walks on suitor's feet. The object of his latest desire: Susanna, his wife's chambermaid and fiancée of his valet Figaro. Shortly before the wedding, the young couple has to use all their ingenuity to avoid Susanna's erotic advances from her aristocratic employer - turbulence is inevitable!

Sander de Jong

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 30 - Dec 16, 2025

Pinocchio · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Jan 25 - May 24, 2026

The Marriage of Figaro · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Past events

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Oct 30 - Dec 16, 2025

Pinocchio · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Future and recently performed repertoire

Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

1. Kuli in Der Kreidekreis by Zemlinsky

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Cat / Dog in Pinocchio by Schötz

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

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Sander de Jong

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 30 - Dec 16, 2025

Pinoc­chio · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Jan 25 - May 24, 2026

The Marriage of Figaro · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Past events

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Oct 30 - Dec 16, 2025

Pinoc­chio · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Future and recently performed repertoire

Don Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

1. Kuli in Der Kreidekreis by Zemlinsky

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Cat / Dog in Pinoc­chio by Schötz

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

About

Sander de Jong hasn't added a bio

Pinocchio · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Pinocchio · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Cat / Dog in Pinocchio by Schötz