Name: Rendezvous at half past seven
Start: 2026-05-22T19:30:00
Location: German Oper am Rhein

The Deutsche Oper am Rhein is set to offer an exciting season filled with enriching masterclasses, immersive operas, and engaging musicals. Highlights include musical masterclasses featuring esteemed artists like Peter Berne and Edith Wiens, captivating performances by the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, and the compelling storytelling of musicals such as 'Anatevka' and 'The Bat'. Dive into a world where tradition meets innovation, and experience the magic of opera and symphony in the heart of Germany.

Opera & Symphony: A Season of Artistic Brilliance at Deutsche Oper am Rhein

The Deutsche Oper am Rhein is back with a spectacular lineup of events that promise to captivate audiences. From the in-depth training offered in the Masterclasses to the grand musical narratives of 'Ana­tevka' and 'Nabucco,' this season is set to explore the beauty and complexity of opera and musical theatre. With performances like 'The Bat' and the eclectic 'Comedian Harmonists – Best of', each event offers a unique blend of storytelling, music, and performance artistry. Join us as we dive deep into this season's artistic offerings.

A Season of Cultural Splendor at Deutsche Oper am Rhein

The Deutsche Oper am Rhein presents an enthralling season of events that promise to captivate audiences with their diverse offerings. From insightful masterclasses and intimate song matinees to grand operatic productions and innovative musical evenings, each event is designed to showcase the extraordinary talents of artists and provide audiences with unforgettable experiences. Join us as we explore the highlights of this season, featuring iconic works such as 'Nabucco', 'The Magic Flute', and a delightful 'Dance à la carte'.

Dive into the Cultural Tapestry of Deutsche Oper am Rhein: A Season of Masterclasses, Operas, and Musical Delights

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Tradition is meant to be flipped upside down - this is the view of milkman Tevje's three daughters, who would rather take their luck into their own hands than rely on the expertise of a matchmaker Jente. They drive their father to despair and shake up his world; a world in which not only the laws of the family are challenged, but the entire existence in the shtetl is so endangered that escaping and exile become a reality. Jerry Bock contrasts the melancholy of forlornness with a life-affirming verve.

Ana­tevka

Theater Duisburg

German Oper am Rhein

Many a good date has started at the bar: you get to know each other better while talking about music and the world before things get more intense.

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Two peoples find themselves in the barbaric grip of war after Nabucco and his troops attack Jerusalem. The Babylonian ruler and Zaccaria, the leader of the Hebrews, do not budge an inch from their opposing viewpoints in this profound conflict, while the daily grind of war continues to bring new suffering to both peoples. The seemingly hopeless conflict does not even stop at their own families: Zaccaria holds Nabucco's favorite daughter Fenena hostage, while she has long since changed sides out of love for Ismaele and lives among the enemy people. Nabucco's other daughter, Abigaille, envies her sister's happiness and her father's throne and forges disastrous plans...

Nabucco

While the grimy back yards of the Weimar Republic were filled with unemployed singers practicing their skills in the hope of earning enough for a warm meal, night after night the revue theatres of the Kurfürstendamm would present glittering golden dreams to an audience of millions hungry for entertainment. Amid the glitz of the roaring 1920s, the fame of the Comedian Harmonists burned especially brightly: modelled on the American vocal quartet The Revelers, the six-strong ensemble made up of Ari Leschnikoff, Erich Abraham-Collin, Harry Frommermann, Roman Cycowski, Robert Biberti and pianist Erwin Bootz thrilled German audiences with mixture of sassy and entertaining lyrics set to the latest music and sung in perfect close harmony. With hits such as “Veronika, der Lenz ist da”, “Ein Freund, ein guter Freund” and “Wochenend und Sonnenschein” they conquered the concert halls of Europe at record speed and thanks to the modern mass medium of gramophone records they soon became a fixture in living rooms across Germany.

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of

Count Almaviva walks on suitor's feet. The object of his latest desire: Susanna, his wife's chambermaid and fiancée of his valet Figaro. Shortly before the wedding, the young couple has to use all their ingenuity to avoid Susanna's erotic advances from her aristocratic employer - turbulence is inevitable!

The Marriage of Figaro

The choreographer duo Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich explore the perpetual motion and transience of time. Under the title “Moto perpetuo” - perpetual motion - they develop their own physical language, which emerges from intuition together with the dancers in interaction with stage elements and light, inspired by the symmetries and circular movements in the music of Philip Glass.

Kalei­dos­kop

“What is the price of paradise and who has to pay for it?” asks Belgian choreographer Stina Quagebeur in her new creation "Omelas", which is based on a dystopian short story by Ursula K. Le Guin. Intuitive and urgent, in a composition of organ sound and orchestral force, abstract and narrative at the same time, she creates a journey at the pulse of today.

Orgel­Passion

There's a lot going on in the schoolyard. A storm is brewing. Otto is being bullied by girls, attacked and struck by a yellow lightning bolt. Hannah, Natan and Aziza rush to help their friend. But things get stranger and stranger: a pancake stand appears out of nowhere, a hat too, and then there's the hitchhiker who can make time freeze. What does all this have to do with that parallel world, the floating land, where the super villains are up to no good? The world seems to have gone off the rails. Luckily, the four friends suddenly have superpowers: Hannah's superpower is melody, she can fly high when she sings high. Natan's superpower is harmony and he can multiply. Aziza is incredibly dynamic and fast as lightning. And Otto has the best sense of rhythm and a special connection to explosions. It's high time for superheroes! Only together can they tell good from evil and save the blue pig. The blue pig? Wait...Where did that come from?

The Blue Sow

The three sailors Gabey, Chip and Ozzie have twenty-four hours ashore in New York. And they don't need to be told twice, because the big city doesn't come calling every day! In the city of great expectations, they soon find themselves on the subway, where Ivy smiles down from a poster as “Miss Subway of the Month” and has Gabey's head spinning. It immediately becomes clear to him that he has to find this woman in the urban jungle. Whatever may come! And so begins a fast-paced journey through the city, that never sleeps, but instead holds so many delights in store that each of the three men is soon chasing his own adventure...

On the Town

Even a rich prince can be quite poor sometimes. The noble Don Ramiro finds out about this when his search for a bride takes him to the house of the notoriously penniless Don Magnifico. His daughters don't give the visitor, disguised as a simple servant, a second glance. It's a good thing that Ramiro finds a sympathetic heart in the unloved stepsister Angelina, known as Cenerentola... Gioachino Rossini composed some of his most beautiful melodies for his turbulent musical theater version of the charming “Cinderella”. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's legendary production, which has been enchanting audiences since 1974, is as effervescently cheerful as Rossini's light-hearted score.

Cinderella

The impoverished southern belle Blanche DuBois has experienced the downfall of her wealthy family and numerous setbacks and now seeks refuge with her younger sister in New Orleans. In a cramped and aggressive environment, she loses touch with reality, driven by an all-consuming longing and the belief that she is truly special. This tragic story of loss, love and violence awarded American writer Tennessee Williams the coveted Pulitzer Prize in 1948.

End­station Sehn­sucht

Balkis, the Queen of Sheba and fiancée of King Soliman, visits her spouse-to-be in Jerusalem. Here she is introduced to the builder Adoniram, who is to construct a miraculous building for Soliman. She is impressed by his craftsmanship and the two fall in love. When she leaves the unloved ruler for his sake, Adoniram becomes the victim of a murderous intrigue and Balkis can only swear eternal fidelity to him beyond death.

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