In the limelight: Dagmar Manzel and Max Hopp! She plays: operetta diva Manon Cavallini, her suitor Raoul, and the father of her daughter Lucy. He plays: that same Lucy, all five of Cavallini’s lovers, and Lucy’s gallant to boot. In additional roles: Dagmar Manzel and Max Hopp! A breathless tour de force, with the orchestra under Adam Benzwi’s baton igniting a fireworks display of marches, waltzes, and chansons, all from the pen of Oscar Straus.

A Woman Who Knows What She Wants!

Schiller Theater

Engelbert Humperdinck’s celebrated fairy-tale opera for the whole family has returned to the stage of the Komische Oper Berlin! In this new production by Dagmar Manzel, the story of the siblings lost in the forest burgeons with fresh new life, full of childlike imagination, poetic wit, and plenty of magic.

Dagmar Manzel

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 23, 2025 - Jan 24, 2026

A Woman Who Knows What She Wants! · Komische Oper Berlin

Feb 21 - May 15, 2026

Hansel and Gretel · Komische Oper Berlin

Future and recently performed repertoire

Raoul/Manon/Lucy's father/etc. in A Woman Who Knows What She Wants by Straus

Komische Oper Berlin

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