In the heart of the desert, three fugitive criminals establish the city of Mahagonny. This ‘paradise city’ has its own rules for living life, fueled by the wealth of men passing through from the Gold Coast. Eating, loving, boxing, and drinking are the order of the day. However, this idyllic utopia soon begins to falter, as natural disasters, excesses, violence, and corruption push the city to its breaking point.

Rise and Fall of the City of Maha­gonny

Schiller Theater

After bringing Dmitri Shostakovich’s early opera The Nose to life in a wonderfully grotesque staging, Barrie Kosky now turns his attention to a far more radical work by the Russian composer: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, a dark tale of sex and violence featuring one of opera’s most fascinating female characters.

La­dy Mac­beth of Mtsensk

Nils Holgersson is flying away with the geese! In this children’s opera by Elena Kats-Chernin and Susanne Felicitas Wolf, our shrunken hero scampers through plenty of adventures alongside his friend Martin, a domestic goose, and turns out to be bigger than he thought in the end!

Caspar Krieger

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 6, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny · Komische Oper Berlin

Jan 31 - Mar 14, 2026

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk · Komische Oper Berlin

Apr 2 - May 20, 2026

Nils Holgersson’s Wondrous Adventures · Komische Oper Berlin

Past events

Dec 6, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny · Komische Oper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

The Shabby One in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Shostakovich

Komische Oper Berlin

Jack O'Brien in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Weill

Komische Oper Berlin

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Cas­par Krie­ger

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 6, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Rise and Fall of the City of Maha­gonny · Komische Oper Berlin

Jan 31 - Mar 14, 2026

La­dy Mac­beth of Mtsensk · Komische Oper Berlin

Apr 2 - May 20, 2026

Nils Hol­gers­son’s Won­drous Ad­ven­tures · Komische Oper Berlin

Past events

Dec 6, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026

Rise and Fall of the City of Maha­gonny · Komische Oper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

The Shabby One in Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Shostakovich

Komische Oper Berlin

Jack O'Brien in Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Weill

Komische Oper Berlin

About

Cas­par Krie­ger hasn't added a bio

Caspar Krieger

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny · Komische Oper Berlin

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk · Komische Oper Berlin

Nils Holgersson’s Wondrous Adventures · Komische Oper Berlin

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny · Komische Oper Berlin

Caspar Krieger hasn't added a bio