Singer

At the age of almost 80, Giuseppe Verdi, who had already achieved mythical status, once again achieved sensational success with this opera. Using the brilliant libretto of the much younger Arrigo Boito as a starting point, he created a masterpiece of comic opera after five decades of tragic works. Although it is based on the same material as Otto Nicolai’s The Merry Wives of Windsor, Verdi succeeded in writing a distinct, subversive version of the comedy.

Falstaff

Bebelplatz

The most famous lovers ever: virtually mythical figures, Romeo and Juliette from Shakespeare’s eponymous drama have dominated world literature ever since its premiere in 1597. Among the many musical settings of the work, Charles Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette is one of the most performed. It was a triumphant success already at its premiere as part of the 1867 Paris Exposition. Gounod focuses particularly on the emotional life of the two lovers, for whom he composes no fewer than four love duets. At the same time, he also explores the social context of their forbidden love in the form of powerful choral tableaux and a large fight scene between the enemy families. In this production, director Mariame Clément will place the focus on the youth of the title characters, presenting them not as an exaggerated ideal of a couple, but as young people of today who find their way to another despite all odds.

Roméo et Juliette

Violetta Valéry is a noble courtesan in Paris who has "strayed from the path of virtue" and leads a life that oscillates between splendour and misery. For her everything is a game – even love – until Alfredo Germont awakens true feelings in her. But this rare happiness only lasts fleetingly for Violetta, who suffers from tuberculosis, and who is first publicly humiliated before passing away.

La traviata

Several times a year, the Apollo Hall is transformed into a Lied Salon and a performance space for choral music. Soloists from the State Opera ensemble and members of the International Opera Studio cultivate the genre of art song in all its richness and diversity, while the various choral ensembles based at the opera house develop and perform their own programs.

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Song recital Katharina Kammerloher

Apollosaal

When Richard Wagner developed his initial ideas for Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in the mid-1840s, he had no intention of writing a monumental "festive opera". The work was intended to be a facile comedy, a jovial and humorous satyr play to place alongside his Tannhäuser, since – like Tannhäuser – reflections on art and artists are its focus. More than two decades later, he had a musical score that was one of the most extensive and multi-layered of his entire repertoire, and that aroused controversy.

The Mastersingers of Nuremberg

The Viennese aristocracy are no strangers to family feuds: boorish Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau interrupts the morning tête-à-tête between his cousin, the Marschallin, and her young lover Octavian, to ask for her help with his wedding plans, which are steered more by financial gain than love. Ochs does not suspect that Octavian himself, who is chosen to deliver the engagement rose, will eventually fall in love with the bride.

Der Rosenkavalier

Few operas have more to say about remaining true (to yourself) in matters of art and love than Ariadne auf Naxos: should you cling to the one you love unconditionally, or remain open to new loves?

Mezzo-soprano

Katharina Kammerloher

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 20 - Dec 7, 2025

Falstaff · Staatsoper Berlin

Mar 28 - Apr 5, 2026

Der Rosenkavalier · Staatsoper Berlin

17 - 23 Apr, 2026

Ariadne auf Naxos · Staatsoper Berlin

Past events

Nov 20 - Dec 7, 2025

Falstaff · Staatsoper Berlin

Oct 26 - Nov 6, 2025

Roméo et Juliette · Staatsoper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

Annina in La traviata by Verdi

Staatsoper Berlin

Gertrude in Roméo et Juliette by Gounod

Staatsoper Berlin

Der Komponist in Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss

Staatsoper Berlin

Annina in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss

Staatsoper Berlin

Mrs. Meg Page in Falstaff by Verdi

Staatsoper Berlin

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