The story of a hungry mouse who sneaks into a chef's kitchen invites children aged 3 and up to participate and sing along. Also featured are an elf who speaks with violin notes and a keen assistant who makes all the kitchen objects ring. Only together with them and the children does the mouse finally manage to soften the chef's heart.

Kitchen Opera

Halle Opera House

A traveling journeyman, through his flute playing and with the help of a musical mechanism built by Master Florian, prevents a rather decadent princess from being lynched by her own people.

The Music Box and the Princess

Opera Café

One must imagine Gioacchino Rossini as a hard-working man. In 1810, at just 18 years old, he wrote his first opera. By the age of 20, he was considered Italy's most sought-after opera composer; by his 22nd birthday, he had written 13 operas and was known far beyond Italy's borders. "The Barber of Seville" remains his undisputed masterpiece and rightly belongs to the core operatic repertoire.

The Barber of Seville

The celebrated star singer Sylva Varescu and the construction magnate's son Edwin are a couple who shouldn't be together. Their class prejudices, societal expectations, and fear of scandal are too great. But amidst grand staircases, waltzes, and champagne-fueled revelry, a dance on the edge of a volcano begins: full of joie de vivre, contradictions, and melancholy.

The Csárdás Princess

Andreas Beinhauer takes on the role of the witty bird seller, who guides the audience through Mozart's most famous opera in this version. In Foyer 2 of the opera house, the children are right in the thick of the action and are drawn into the performance by Papageno – whether as a tree or a snake, forest animals, or Papagena and Papageno's children. It's a vibrant and colorful spectacle, musically superb. A wonderful opportunity for preschool children to experience musical theatre for the first time.

Papageno plays the magic flute

Bühnen Halle

Orpheus and Eurydice agree: their marriage is over. While he is only interested in his music, she seeks adventure – and promptly ends up in the arms of Pluto, the god of the underworld. He seizes the opportunity and whisks her away to the realm of the dead.

Orpheus in the Underworld

Works by Guillaume Dufay, Michael Praetorius, Giovanni Gabrieli and others. Central Germany was in a state of upheaval around 1500: in addition to society, politics and the economy, painting, sculpture and architecture were also changing. In this exciting time before the Reformation and the Peasants' War, a new style emerged: the Early Renaissance.

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Events

Upcoming events

Feb 17 - Jun 23, 2026

Papageno plays the magic flute · Staatskapelle Halle

Apr 1 - May 24, 2026

The Music Box and the Princess · Staatskapelle Halle

Apr 7 - Jun 20, 2026

Kitchen Opera · Staatskapelle Halle

Past events

Apr 7 - Jun 20, 2026

Kitchen Opera · Staatskapelle Halle

Apr 1 - May 24, 2026

The Music Box and the Princess · Staatskapelle Halle

Future and recently performed repertoire

Fiorello in The Barber of Seville by Rossini

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Orpheus in Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach

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Tamino/Monostatos in The Magic Flute by Mozart

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Bonuses in The Csárdás Princess by Kalmán

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The Fourth Man | Fourth and Ninth Citizens in Das Spielwerk und die Prinzessin by Schreker

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