Conductor

Musical theater on the current state of affairs: As avatars of themselves, the exceptional artists Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek send two "vampires" on a journey around the world and observe the decline of humanity. But what kind of world is this, one that can only be saved by a monster named Gorgonzilla? Tobias Kratzer stages this brand-new political grotesque as a contemporary Grand Guignol.

Monster’s Paradise

Hamburg State Opera

Kay and Gerta's journey to the Snow Queen and into the depths of the human soul.

The Snow Queen

Semperoper Dresden

Death has many faces. Appearing as comforter, seducer, sadist. It shines in the dark and hides in the light.

Aribert Reimann’s L’invisible turned three Maeterlinck plays into a poetic meditation on the power of death: L’intruse shows a mother, struggling to survive childbirth. While most of her relatives fail to grasp the seriousness of the situation, her blind grandfather’s the only one to register the arrival of an invisible stranger. Intérieur starts with a young woman’s suicide. Two men, expected to break the news to her family, wonder whether it wouldn’t be kinder to hide the bitter truth. La mort de Tintagiles harks back to a dismal fairy tale: an old Queen lures her grandson Tintagiles back to her kingdom, to murder him. He puts up a fight, helped by his sisters, but vanishes without trace in his grandmother’s mysterious castle.

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L’invisible

Oper Frankfurt

A premiere as a stark warning against hatred and repression: The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were supposed to be a sporting festival in the name of peace. Instead, the catastrophe occurred, eleven Israeli athletes were killed by terrorists. The failure of the security forces and the way the Germans dealt with guilt still have an impact today. In the new opera, the lightness of the play is mixed with anxiety and chaos. The production removes the event from its distance and shows us the ghosts of history in powerful images. The sporting disciplines portrayed in the music and the wild jazz of the Steamboat Switzerland trio, which works together with the orchestra, loosen up the virtuoso time and rhythm structure. Corinna Harfouch is one of the most sought-after German actresses.

Echo 72

Opernplatz

Duke Ellington’s name is almost synonymous with the sound of the big band era. The Deutsche Oper Berlin’s Big Band pays him homage to mark his 125th anniversary: as well as his greatest hits, they will also play the world premiere of the Manfred Honetschläger’s suite “The Famous Duke”.

A Celebration for the „Duke“

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Olga Neuwirth is one of the outstanding composers of our time. Together with Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek, she is writing a new piece of music theater. They send two «vampires» – really avatars of themselves – on a journey around the world. They observe the decline of humanity while a tyrannical king and a self-conjuring sea monster fight for power.

Conductor

Titus Engel

Events

Upcoming events

1 - 19 Feb, 2026

Monster’s Paradise · Staatsoper Hamburg

Mar 8 - Apr 12, 2026

Monster's Paradise · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

1 - 19 Feb, 2026

Monster’s Paradise · Staatsoper Hamburg

Dec 7, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026

The Snow Queen · Semperoper Dresden

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Night Creature by Ellington

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Conductor in A Tone Parallel to Harlem by Ellington

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Conductor in The Snow Queen by Abrahamsen

Semperoper Dresden

Conductor in Monster's Paradise by Neuwirth

Opernhaus Zürich

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