An ambitious local politician is talked into building a spaceport by an oligarch – to help his city - and perhaps himself - achieve new greatness. And yet Gabriel von Eisenstein actually has other problems: He is due to start a prison sentence tomorrow for disorderly conduct. But why face reality? Eisenstein prefers to follow the advice of his friend Dr. Falke and have a good time before starting his prison sentence - and thus falls into a net of intrigue in which quite a few honorable personalities stand to lose their good reputation.

The bat

German Oper am Rhein

Men are crazy! While the violinist Orpheus immerses himself in his work and escapes into an affair to distract himself from his unfulfilled marriage to his wife Eurydice, the underworld god Pluto takes a liking to her and steals her into his realm – Orpheus is happy to be rid of her! Later, the guardian Styx and the chief god of Olympus, Jupiter, see their chance with Eurydice. And the women? Well, Jupiter’s wife Juno immediately blames her husband for everything, and Eurydice has fun elsewhere until she becomes the plaything of the suitors. At least public opinion is stepping up to the plate and putting the gentlemen in their place. But Eurydice is fed up anyway and would rather have a drink with the Bacchantes. Cheers!

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Orpheus in der Unterwelt

Musikalische Komödie

She was Argentina’s »spiritual leader«, a »saint«. Eva »Evita« Perón was very inf luential and, above all, she caused a stir. But now she is gone: Evita, who died of cancer at the age of 33, has become a legend. The nation is in mourning, and Che looks back on her life: how a love affair with a tango singer brought her to the big city of Buenos Aires at the age of fifteen, where she met inf luential figures, including Juan Perón. She helped him to the presidency and used her voice in the fight against poverty and for the Argentine people, until one day her strength waned ...

Evita

The young widow Selma has sworn off men, and together with her friends, founded the “Lose the Man” club. But a prank turns into confusion: who's marrying whom? Who's the man - and who's the woman? This entertaining operetta is an unknown gem from the pen of the man who wrote “The Merry Widow” and “Land des Smiles”.

The Fool's Marriage

Tevye the milkman is poor in terms of money, but rich in terms of women: five daughters! Three of them of marriageable age. But it soon becomes clear that the young women's dreams do not conform to either the plans of the matchmaker, Yente, or those of their father, who dreams so avidly of "If I were a rich man". In this cult musical, which premiered on Broadway in 1964 and won nine Tony Awards, riveting dance scenes and full-scale show numbers underscore moments of a father whose dreams and hopes resonate deeply.

Fiddler on the Roof

A Russian tsar, a small-town mayor, a shipyard worker, and three foreign diplomats meet in the time of Peter I. In the middle of it all, Marie fights with heart and mind for her groom. Like many of Lortzing's other operas, Zar und Zimmermann premiered in Leipzig. One of the Musikalische Komödie’s artistic goals is to cultivate Lortzing’s works, in order to keep the composer alive and well in the musical city of Leipzig.

Tsar and Carpenter

In order to protect herself from the onslaught of potential marriage candidates, beautiful Countess Mariza fakes an engagement with Zsupán, a landowner from Warasdin, magnanimously inviting all of local newspapers to their engagement party. But when Zsupán suddenly appears in the flesh before Mariza, the chaos is complete. With Gräfin Mariza, Kálmán managed to repeat the recipe for success he first used for Die Csárdásfürstin.

Countess Mariza

The Cheshire Cat. The Mad Hatter. Lewis Carroll’s tale of adventure is full of whimsical, fantastical creatures. And it all begins with the White Rabbit: Alice follows him down a rabbit hole, and arrives in a curious land ­teeming with peculiar beings and the most absurd places. In no time at all, she joins a bizarre tea party and plays ­croquet with the Queen of Hearts. But most puzzling of all is Alice herself. As she bravely takes on Wonderland’s ­challenges, she is forced to answer the question: »Who in the world am I?«

Alice im Wunderland

Every woman has a secret. But woe betide her if it suddenly turns up on her doorstep. Hanna and Rolf have been married for 40 years, have a daughter together and are celebrating their K-Day today. In other words, the day on which they f irst got to know each other. Because that is more unique. And it is on this day that someone is singing from afar for all to hear: »Ti amo«? It’s Matteo. And after all these years, he just can’'t get Hanna out of his mind. Recently divorced, he knocks on the door and says: »Hello again?« Will Hanna now leave Rolf, go to Venice with Matteo and celebrate the life she has always dreamed of ? Could this be the beginning of the rest of her life

Hello! Again?

At a train station, somewhere in Germany, businessman Max Habermann is waiting – handsome (he’s well aware of it), on the verge of a burn-out (he’s unaware of it yet), pompous and condescending to everyone else. Where on earth is the train that is supposed to take him to the airport? Main thing is to get far away fast! The business meeting is waiting. When the announcement is made that there will be no more trains for the time being due to an approaching storm, the likeable guy on the platform completely loses it ...

Delayed to Happiness - A Winter Revue

Carmen is the personification of the ill-fated woman. Mirko Mahr uses the sensual language of dance to retell Carmen’s pure provocation against society as a timeless myth to an adolescent audience.

Carmen

The soloists, ballet, chorus and orchestra of the Musical Comedy welcome you with highlights of the new season.

On the Saturday before the gala, the exhibition “From the new operetta theater to the Musical Comedy” by the Friends of the Musical Comedy, will be officially opened at 5.30 pm.

Mirko Mahr

Events

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Oct 18, 2025 - Jan 23, 2026

The bat · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Past events

Oct 18, 2025 - Jan 23, 2026

The bat · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

May 24 - Jun 28, 2025

Orpheus in der Unterwelt · Oper Leipzig

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