Name: Swingin` 25
Start: 2025-07-13T19:30:00
Location: Deutsche Oper Berlin

The Deutsche Oper Berlin is set to present a dazzling array of operatic and musical theater performances in the 2024/25 season, drawing audiences into a world of timeless music and compelling storytelling. Featuring iconic productions like 'Carmen,' 'The Magic Flute,' 'La Traviata,' and more, this season promises a rich tapestry of genres and narratives. With a talented ensemble of artists and an emphasis on both classical and contemporary themes, the Deutsche Oper Berlin continues to be a beacon of cultural excellence and innovation.

Opera Highlights at Deutsche Oper Berlin: A Season of Diverse Narratives

Step into the world of Deutsche Oper Berlin, where timeless tales and musical masterpieces converge in a spectacular series of events. From the passionate allure of Carmen to the enigmatic realms of The Magic Flute, these performances promise to captivate audiences with their rich narratives and exceptional artistry. Join us as we delve into the highlights of this operatic season, celebrating the creative genius of composers and performers alike within the historic walls of this Berlin opera house.

A Symphony of Stories: Exploring Iconic Operas and Ballets at Deutsche Oper Berlin

The Deutsche Oper Berlin's 2024/25 season promises a rich tapestry of performances that explore the depths of human emotion and societal themes through opera and ballet. From Bizet's captivating 'Carmen' to Mozart's enigmatic 'The Magic Flute', the season showcases timeless classics interpreted by talented artists. Highlights include Verdi's 'La traviata', Wagner's 'Tannhäuser', and the delightful chaos of Rossini's 'The Barber of Seville'. Adding to the mix are the magical 'The Nutcracker' ballet and a jazz-infused New Year's gala 'Swingin' 25'. Join us in exploring these vibrant events and their cultural significance.

Opera Odyssey: Unveiling the Heart of Deutsche Oper Berlin's 2024/25 Season

The 2024/25 season at Deutsche Oper Berlin promises an array of diverse performances that are bound to capture the imaginations and hearts of audiences. Set in the heart of Berlin, this season offers a blend of timeless operas, insightful lectures, and engaging ballets, featuring works by Bizet, Mozart, Verdi, and more. With a lineup including 'Carmen', 'The Magic Flute', 'La traviata', and other remarkable events, the season is a celebration of music, culture, and artistic expression. Join us as we delve into the performances, explore the talents of world-renowned artists, and immerse ourselves in the vibrant atmosphere of Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Discover the Musical Wonders at Deutsche Oper Berlin: A Season of Enriching Performances

Berlin is renowned for its vibrant cultural scene, with Deutsche Oper Berlin at its heart, offering a spectacular lineup of performances. From the passionate tale of 'Carmen', the whimsical journey of 'The Magic Flute', to the tragic romance of 'La traviata', the opera house presents a diverse range of operatic experiences. Adding to the excitement are jazz-filled 'Swingin` 25' and insightful 'Opera Lectures'. Join us as we delve into the artistry, stories, and talents that make these events truly unforgettable.

A Night at the Opera: Unveiling the Drama, Music, and Magic of Deutsche Oper Berlin

Deutsche Oper Berlin's 2025 season is set to captivate audiences with an eclectic blend of traditional opera, innovative performances, and educational insights. From Mozart's enigmatic 'The Magic Flute' to the avant-garde 'Lash' by Rebecca Saunders, the season promises to engage both the heart and mind. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of opera, jazz, and beyond, where each performance offers a unique narrative brought to life by talented artists and creative minds.

Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Deutsche Oper Berlin's 2025 Season

Thomas Cilluffo

Padraic Rowan

Manfred Honetschläger

Jeff Cascaro

Pe Werner

Amber Schoop

Deutsche Oper Berlin

With The Magic Flute, Mozart wanted to write a piece for everyone – the blend of Viennese folk theater, Singspiel, and Italian opera makes it a favourite with audiences to this day. There's something for every taste, from catchy songs and arias to humorous spoken dialogue and fairytale elements. Günter Krämer’s production creates two contrasting worlds: the realm of the Queen of the Night and the temple of the Sun King. Between them travels Prince Tamino, accompanied by the bird catcher Papageno. On their adventurous journey, they traverse primeval forests inhabited by lions, rhinoceroses and snakes. Mozart’s opera imaginatively invites reflection on good and evil, dreams, fears and love. The lovingly crafted, partly mechanical set design creates stage magic. Renowned Mozart interpreter Tomáš Netopil conducts the Deutsche Oper Berlin orchestra. Our ensemble of soloists will enchant with their joy in acting and singing.

The Magic Flute

With The Flying Dutchman, controversial theatre director Milo Rau is tackling the work and Richard Wagner’s oeuvre for the first time, using the Romantic opera as a starting point for a journey into the political depths of the Federal Republic of Germany. The story centres on a cursed sailor who can only be delivered through the faithfulness of a woman, and who finds in Senta an obsessively determined ally. Taking Wagner’s ideologically camouflaged preoccupation with Ahasverus, the motif of the Wandering Jew, his anti-Semitism and redemption cult as a basis, Rau turns his gaze toward the long post-war history of guilt, memory and the search for reconciliation. What does it mean to be a fan of Wagner after the Holocaust? Is there redemption for Wagner, any deliverance from German guilt? The production searches for the answers to these questions via the unredeemed Dutchman of the title, like a road trip movie through German culture and history after 1945 as well as the emotionally charged German-Israeli relations up to the present day. The Dutchman appears as a national metaphor, a figure who is constantly failing to overcome his own history. Through this, Rau ventures a step into painful corners of the discourse without promising any answers that can be easily swallowed. With a documentarian narration style and the tools of musical theatre, the score becomes a space for reflecting on reception and accountability. The music of Wagner’s ghostly opera is coupled with the energetic narration of young conductor Giedrė Šlekytė, who is giving her Wagner debut at Deutsche Oper Berlin with this production. Tomasz Konieczny, who has a wealth of experience in the role, will portray this new Dutchman. At his side will be Aušrinė Stundytė, internationally celebrated for her radical portrayals of women and who will be debuting her portrayal of Senta.

The Flying Dutchman

Sounds like those Richard Strauss unleashed in Elektra with a gigantic orchestra were unprecedented until the opera’s premiere in 1909. And the radicalism and expressive ferocity of Elektra have lost none of their power to this day. The archaic subject matter both terrifies and fascinates: Elektra, an infinitely lonely young woman, is kept alive solely by the thought of avenging her mother’s murder of her father, Agamemnon. When her father is avenged and her brother Orestes has killed their mother and her lover, Elektra dances an ecstatic dance, at the climax of which she collapses dead. This is a roller coaster of an opera. Ricarda Merbeth, one of the most important Wagner and Strauss interpreters of our time, takes on the title role, while the charismatic Okka von der Damerau makes her debut as Clytemnestra. The Slovak conductor Juraj Valčuha, for years one of the most influential guest conductors at Deutsche Oper Berlin, conducts the monumental work.

Elektra

Max loves to read. Now a book written over 150 years ago has captivated him: In 80 Tagen um die Welt by Jules Verne, known in English as Around the World in 80 Days. Not even Max’s girlfriend Josi can keep him from his reading, even though she feels he can’t escape into his own world in his attic forever. After all, reality is exciting enough, he should go with her to the important demonstration! Yet Max gets so lost in his book that the characters suddenly come to life and he takes on a key role in the story: Phileas Fogg, the eccentric English gentleman, takes on Max as his servant. Fogg has spent half of his assets to circumnavigate the world in 80 days. Nowadays that would be no problem, but it was a huge undertaking 150 years ago. Max, now named Passepartout, joins Fogg on an adventure into the past, visiting the Egyptian pyramids, India, Hong Kong and ultimately America. Sometimes they travel by train, other times by ship, even by elephant… Yet Detective Fix, who believes Fogg to be a wanted bank robber, is hot on their trail. Fortunately, Fogg is aided not just by Max a.k.a. Passepartout, but also by the very clever Aouda, who ensures that the constantly cool and collected Fogg suddenly shows emotions… This world-famous story that has often found itself on the big screen inspired English composer Jonathan Dove to craft a score that crosses the globe. Peter Lund wrote the libretto and is directing the piece. The result is a fast-paced family opera that takes a new, tongue-in-cheek perspective of a fascinating tale. We are looking forward to presenting a new opera for the whole family on the big stage at Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Around the World in 80 Days

What does the Big Bang of jazz sound like? A musical and scientific journey through the history of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to today. 90 minutes between astrophysics and improvisation. World premiere!

Jazz & Lyrics II: The Jazziversum

Together with the CTM Festival, Unlimited invites you to Berghain, where Bára Gísladóttir is presenting her one-hour solo work Silva on contrabass. The work combines influences from a range of genres, from experimental music and heavy metal to noise, drone, techno and electronic. «Each sound in Silva comes from a contrabass,» says Gísladóttir. «The sounds were processed to different degrees and layered to create a mass of sound. Deep drones create thick, dark, almost oily layers, while the higher overtones surround the bleak centre like ascending, smoky yet light fog.»

Silva

Berghain | Panorama Bar

Christian Spuck’s new production places E.T.A. Hoffmann’s literary original at its center, emphasizing the tension between childhood innocence and the awakening of self-awareness.

The Nutcracker

Confrontation or inspiration? Where do traditions meet, and where do they clash? An evening of musical encounters, overlaps, cores – and appropriation. With works by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Antonín Dvořák, Béla Bartók and Hilda Paredes.

2nd Tischlerei concert – Culture Clash

Mozart’s singspiel The Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) may at first glance appear fairytale-like and almost a bit naive. And the plot surrounding Konstanze, who has been abducted by pirates and is now trapped in the harem of Bassa Selim, seems to only confirm this. But Mozart’s music transcends the boundaries of the singspiel. It transforms the characters, who seem bound to the «Turkish opera» so popular in the 18th century but usually quite simplistic, into profoundly human characters exposed to extreme situations and experiencing conflicting emotions. For Mozart, the inner conflicts of his characters were more important than the external plot, and his music explores them in a psychologically profound way. The Argentinian-Spanish author and director Rodrigo García has transposed the story to the present day and rewritten the dialogue. With the French-British conductor Stephanie Childress, one of the most interesting young musicians of our time makes her debut at Deutsche Oper Berlin. In addition, the premiere Konstanze returns to Bismarckstrasse with Kathryn Lewek.

The Abduction from the Seraglio

Cage and Stockhausen meet in a scenic concert in the historic hall of Hamburg Central Station. In the extensive installation We Make Years Out of Hours by Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelytė, the Zafraan Ensemble – as a satellite of the musical theatre Music of Changes – works with singers from the opera ensemble to weave two of the composers’ works together: Cage’s Hymns and Variations (1979) uses the random thinning of religious hymns to illustrate the path «from something to nothing and back again,» while Stockhausen’s instrumental piece Stop (1965) generates an intense, physical experience of presence and energy from abruptly interrupted sound events. Based on these pieces, the installation itself becomes a score. Perception moves to the centre, the boundaries of listening are shifted – for both composers, the most important exercise for the salvation of humanity.

Music of Many

Contemporary Art National Gallery

For the first time since 1842, Mozart’s clavichord is leaving Salzburg. His own instrument where he composed, dreamed and doubted. Between humming sewing machines in costume, the music from Papageno to the poor Violet suddenly becomes real, as though Mozart only just left the room.

Serenades I: Mozart's clavichord

David Simic, long-time director and choreographer of our Children's Ballet Company, presents his latest creation this holiday season: Alice in Wonderland, based on Lewis Carroll's famous classic. How on earth did it happen that a brave girl named Alice fell down a rabbit hole… and fell and fell and fell. Upon arriving in a fantastical and highly bizarre parallel world, she encounters the talking White Rabbit again, meets the Cheshire Cat, and takes part in a very strange tea party with the March Hare and the Mad Hatter. There is also the Queen of Hearts, whose constant shrieking of «Off with their heads!» strikes sheer terror into her court of playing cards. So far, so good, but just imagine a main character who constantly changes size—from as tiny as a thumbnail to as huge as a room. David Simic has already proven his boundless imagination with ballet adaptations of The Nutcracker and Peter Pan, and his ability to unite children and young people aged 6 to 18 on stage in his choreographies is always a very special quality of these productions. Now look forward to this children’s ballet premiere featuring music by Léo Delibes, Jacques Offenbach, Ferdinand Hérold, and Gioachino Rossini, and let yourself be swept away into a whimsical world—or is there something «behind the mirrors» after all?

Children' s ballet – Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

The Big Band of the Deutsche Oper invites you to a lively New Year's Gala! With renowned jazz giants such as Pe Werner, Jeff Cascaro, Amber Schoop, as well as a number of versatile ensemble members from the Deutsche Oper Berlin, including Padraic Rowan and Thomas Cilluffo, under the baton of Manfred Honetschläger, you can start the new year in a good mood. The unique cabaret artist Piet Klocke will be commenting on and moderating titles such as ‘Mack the Knife’, the ‘September’ song or film hits like ‘Gran Torino’.

Swingin` 25

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