A deep blue, sparkling starry sky with a crescent moon overhead, upon which the star-flaming Queen of the Night floats effortlessly in – yes, this stage set is an icon, a true classic like "The Magic Flute" itself. It was designed by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in 1815 for a Berlin performance. Around ten years later, he and Peter Cremer designed the new theater building for the Theater Aachen. The famous sets from Schinkel's "Magic Flute" became a source of inspiration for Aachen artist Tim Berresheim, who, with exuberant imagination and computer-aided art, further developed the mystically twisted worlds between vining nature, temples, and starry skies. Together with director Geertje Boeden and costume designer Sarah Antonia Rung, he explores the riddles of this magical fairytale opera: Does good and evil exist? Who can Tamino, Papageno, and Pamina trust on their journey? Equipped with magical instruments that can bring peace to the world and with great hope of finding love along the way, the three attempt to overcome the power games of their parents' generation. A multi-layered, visually stunning "Magic Flute" in a version for school classes and the whole family.

The Magic Flute

Theater Aachen

London, 1912. In front of the Opera House, linguist Professor Higgins notices flower seller Eliza Doolittle, who chatters away in a rough "Cockney" dialect. Fascinated and horrified, Higgins bets that his linguistic methods can transform Eliza into a "gentlewoman" in just a few months. She is to demonstrate her skills at the Ascot races and the Diplomatic Ball. The question remains, however, who is "educating" whom. For the emancipated Eliza also turns Higgins' life upside down.

My Fair Lady

Can we live completely free and still remain responsible? »La Bohème« – much more than a touching tale of love and art – tackles this existential question.

Bohemia

oratorio concert

St. Michael Aachen

We are guests at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall and are celebrating the new year there with a very special double portion of Beethoven: "All men become brothers" promises the overwhelming finale of his Ninth, the famous setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" for four soloists, choir and orchestra. Before that, a work by our Composer in Focus Philipp Maintz is on the program. Maintz, a native of Aachen, was inspired to write his short orchestral piece "red china green house" by the conversation books of the deaf Beethoven. He describes the underlying mood as "bright, light, summery - and a little mischievous" - a promising start to the new year!

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New Year's Concert Cologne

Museum Ludwig

The New Year's concert with choral jubilation awakens hope for peaceful coexistence among all people. Friedrich Schiller wrote his poem "Ode to Joy", which soon occupied Beethoven. It is exactly 200 years since the German premiere of the 9th Symphony, in which Beethoven champions the great and sublime, took place in Aachen. It is not without reason that this theme of the final movement became the European anthem.

"Joy, beautiful spark of the gods"

The joy of human connection has probably never been sung about more beautifully than in Beethoven's Ninth. The New Year can hardly start in a more atmospheric way than with this famous, top-class piece.

Joy, beautiful spark of the gods

Eurogress Aachen

Kölner Philharmonie

We are celebrating the new year with a very special double portion of Beethoven: "All men will become brothers" promises the overwhelming finale of his Ninth, the famous setting of Schiller's "Ode to Joy" for four soloists, choir and orchestra. Before that, a work by our Composer in Focus Philipp Maintz is on the program. Maintz, a native of Aachen, was inspired to write his short orchestral piece red china green house by the conversation books of the deaf Beethoven. He describes the underlying mood as "bright, light, summery - and a little mischievous" - a promising start to the new year!

New Year's Concert

Parkhotel Quellenhof Aachen - Premiumhotel Aachen

The famous decorations of Schinkel’s »The Magic Flute« were source of inspiration for artist Tim Berresheim, who uses exuberant imagination and digital art to further develop the mystical, twisted worlds.

"Jodde Honger" - in this spirit, we present you with aural delights in this concert. Verdi's "Nabucco" overture opens the evening with an exquisite specialty of musical theater. William Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast", the musical setting of a biblical banquet, takes you into a world of opulent sounds and rousing choirs. The evening is rounded off with Tchaikovsky's powerful Symphony No. 4, which offers musical enjoyment with emotional depth and masterful melodies. The Aachen Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of its General Music Director Christopher Ward, performs together with the Aachen Theater Choir, the "Tonart" choir and baritone Ronan Collett, who lends his voice to Walton's composition.

3rd Symphony Concert

The horror story of the bloodthirsty barber from Stephen Sondheim’s »black operetta« tells of the protest against political despotism, corruption and greed for profit with pointed poignancy.

Sweeney Todd

Every year, the Aachen Symphony Orchestra and General Music Director Christopher Ward invite the audience to open-air concerts in a late summer
atmosphere in the Aachen Kurpark.

Ronan Collett

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 28, 2025 - Jul 9, 2026

My Fair Lady · Theater Aachen

Past events

Oct 12, 2025 - Jan 31, 2026

The Magic Flute · Theater Aachen

Sep 28, 2025 - Jul 9, 2026

My Fair Lady · Theater Aachen

Future and recently performed repertoire

Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady by Loewe

Theater Aachen

Marcello in La bohème by Puccini

Theater Aachen

Speaker / 1st Priest in The Magic Flute by Mozart

Theater Aachen

Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd by Sondheim

Theater Aachen

Singer in Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven

Kölner Philharmonie

Singer in red china green house by Maintz

Kölner Philharmonie

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