Holidays at last: check into a beautiful hotel and unwind – ideally with a view of the water. But no: at the hotel “Weißes Rössl” (“The White Horse Inn”) on the shores of the lake “Wolfgangsee”, things are going haywire. Farewell relaxation! The inn is completely packed, work and personal life become indistinguishable, and both staff and guests are wildly in love, which, due to mix-ups and secrets, keeps ending in chaos. After layoffs, dismissals and tears, however, a few things can be clarified – both professionally and privately. The next holiday is bound to follow!

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The White Horse Inn

Musikalische Komödie

»Die Fledermaus« is considered the ultimate operetta, full of waltzes, polkas, who-with-whom, champagne, mistaken identity, masquerading and fraternization. How refreshing it is that Gabriel von Eisenstein, eager to have some quick fun with young ladies before he goes to prison, is repaid tit-for-tat by his wife Rosalinde: with her old vocal coach Alfred. Only a tenor could be so audacious! Adele, the maid, has high aspirations, but first she attends the ball as Miss Olga in the dress of her gracious lady. And this is how all the lovable characters, who are not too concerned with the truth, converge at the ball of Prince Orlofsky. He is young, rich, bored – such a retaliatory action by Dr. Falke is just what he needs. The latter has a score to settle with Eisenstein: "This is the way the bat takes revenge!" Orlofsky's ball becomes a stage. And in the end they all meet again in prison. Here Herr von Eisenstein learns who his close pal, the Chevalier Chagrin, really is and what the doppelganger in his dressing gown is all about. Eisenstein's acquittal is celebrated with champagne, because after all, he alone was to blame, was he not?

The bat

Explaining his orchestral arrangement of Brahms's First Piano Quartet, Arnold Schoenberg told a music critic: "1. I love the piece. 2. It is rarely played. 3. It is always played very poorly because the better the pianist, the louder he plays, and you can't hear anything from the strings." In the end, Schoenberg created a new soundscape that develops a completely unique appeal without denying its origins. Complemented by Brahms's own arrangement of the Liebeslieder Waltzes and Richard Strauss's setting of Goethe's Op. 14, this program is conducted by Giuseppe Mengoli, one of the most versatile young conductors of our time.

Lieben Sie Brahms?

Gewandhaus

Congress Centrum Suhl

Whether Undine, Rusalka, or Ariel, mermaids have historically been all the rage in children's literature – and the present is no exception. These creatures – half-human, half-animal – that move between worlds provide endless fascination. After Peter and the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals, The Little Mermaid is one of the most performed orchestral works for children in the German-speaking world.

The Little Mermaid

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The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

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The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

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The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

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The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Lortzing's popular play opera features many of his signature themes, including craftsmanship, love and comical mix-ups, as well as a humorous yet critical view of the bourgeoisie and the nobility.

The Armourer

George Frideric Handel composed his Messiah, which tells the Christian story of salvation in three parts, between 1741 and 1742. Mozart's version was written for a performance in Vienna in 1789; he adapted Handel's composition to suit contemporary audiences' tastes, ensuring its greater success. He replaced the English text with a German translation and altered the instrumentation to better reflect contemporary sound ideals. He incorporated the latest developments in playing technique and instrument making, and employed the newly invented clarinets. Mozart left the composition untouched—a sign of his respect for the master from Halle/Saale.

Mozarts Messias

Theater Erfurt

A Russian tsar, a small-town mayor, a shipyard worker, and three foreign diplomats meet in the time of Peter I. In the middle of it all, Marie fights with heart and mind for her groom. Like many of Lortzing's other operas, Zar und Zimmermann premiered in Leipzig. One of the Musical Comedy's artistic goals is to cultivate Lortzing's works, in order to keep the composer alive and well in the musical city of Leipzig.

Tsar and Carpenter

Two Peters. One Peter rules a country and needs a break from it. The other Peter is also in hiding and is madly in love. The two meet in a shipyard and are mistaken for each other. Will they be recognized? And will they find what they want in the end? With »The Little Tsar«, written and narrated by Juri Tetzlaff, young audiences aged 6 and over are given access to Albert Lortzing's story and music to »Tsar and Carpenter«.

The Little Tsar

Music paints images, bodies tell stories. In "Silhouettes," choral sound and movement merge into a performance between light and darkness. Voices and gestures create fleeting images that linger in space and time—sometimes delicate and shimmering, sometimes powerful and mysterious. What remains when the light fades? What hides in the shadows? The MDR Children's Choir and eight members of the MDR Radio Choir musically explore the spaces between the visible and the invisible.

Silhouetten

Schaubühne Lindenfels

She was Argentina's "spiritual leader", a "saint". Eva »Evita« Perón was very inf luential and, above all, she caused a stir. But now she is gone: Evita, who died of cancer at the age of 33, has become a legend. The nation is in mourning, and Che looks back on her life: how a love affair with a tango singer brought her to the big city of Buenos Aires at the age of fifteen, where she met influential figures, including Juan Perón. She helped him to the presidency and used her voice in the fight against poverty and for the Argentine people, until one day her strength waned ...

Evita

Three generations: Smetana, the father of the Czech national style, laid the foundation with the cycle "My Fatherland" in 1879. With full originality, he incorporated his folk music inspirations into it, and with sensitive instrumentation, he translated the poetry and power of his models into music. Leoš Janáček, primarily an opera composer, composed little for the concert hall—no wonder, then, that suites emerged from his popular stage works. Vitēzlav Novák, a student of Dvořák, followed in Smetana's footsteps with his symphonic poem, creating a voluptuous tonal painting of his beloved mountains.

Mein Vaterland

5th Academic Concert 2025/26

Together with Livelyrix e. V., the successful poetry slam series will be continued at the Musical Comedy: The best poets in the country, accompanied by a band made up of members of the Musical Comedy, will once again perform some specialties this season.

Poetry Slam

Success and longevity do not necessarily have to go hand in hand in the music business. In an industry of fast songs, only the most consistent careers are counted in decades and when 40 years of continuity have been accumulated, any successor is probably.

Kastelruther Spatzen

Is he supposed to be the new earl? The nobility is shocked because Bill Snibson does not fit into their ranks and their idea of ​​a British gentleman. The young man from London's working-class district of Lambeth is the son of an earl whose marriage was not in keeping with his rank, and whose title he is now unexpectedly to inherit - but only under the condition that he proves himself "worthy and fit". The sister of the deceased, the Duchess of Dene, takes care of him and tries to make a perfect gentleman out of him. While Bill's girlfriend Sally is shunted off to the village inn, Lady Jacqueline Carstone does everything she can to win over the heir and with him the title. On the day of the decision, Bill surprises her with an appearance as an impeccable gentleman. But when Sally suddenly appears with friends from Lambeth, Bill vacillates between his old life and his new wealth. Which will he choose?

Me and My Girl

For 35 years, Die Prinzen have reigned supreme in the German pop scene – with their unmistakable sound, witty lyrics, and hits that have long since become part of the country's musical DNA. Six million records sold, numerous gold and platinum records, and two Echo Awards impressively demonstrate: This band is not just a cult phenomenon, they are pop royalty.

The Princes – SYMPHONICA 2026 – All the hits with the Thuringia Philharmonic

Philharmonic Essen

Tempodrom

Cologne Philharmonie

Philharmonie Essen

Gewandhaus Leipzig

On four Wednesday evenings, art and music come together in the distinctive atmosphere of the Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig. Musicians from the Orchestra and Chorus of the Musical Comedy present varied programs, in different musical constellations, resulting in a unique sound experience. The audience is invited to experience this interplay of space, sound, and image with all their senses.

Echoes in the Museum

Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts

In a bar in the middle of the night. The party reached its peak hours ago – time to go home, right? No, the party is just getting started! Somewhere between sunset and dawn, an electrifying, surreal and nostalgic atmosphere unfolds, led by the entertainer Frank – is it Frank Sinatra himself? The party guests experience a variety of situations through the Sinatra songs performed that night, from show acts to romantic memories, from intoxication to arguments.

Strangers in the Night

Musical essays are unusual, yet the connection between music and rhetoric already exists in works of earlier centuries. Barber brings the American essay genre into a one-movement orchestral form that, while not programmatic, is nevertheless rooted in a non-musical idea. Brahms's symphonic debut, which only saw the light of day in 1876 after decades of preparation and subtly represents a reaction to the national unification of Germany, appears to have a very similar structure.

Variations

This concert combines diverse approaches to compositions for wind ensembles to create an ambitious sound experience. Franz Danzi's primary intention was to establish a love for the genre among music lovers of his time. Beethoven's Septet (as a chamber music solitaire), despite its status as an occasional composition, had an unintentional influence on subsequent generations. And in Maurice Ravel's Autobiographical Sketch, he notes that the Homage des Tombeau is "directed less to Couperin alone than to French music of the 18th century."

Events in Leipzig

The White Horse Inn

Oper Leipzig

The bat

Oper Leipzig

Lieben Sie Brahms?

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

The Little Mermaid

Oper Leipzig

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The Armourer

Oper Leipzig

Mozarts Messias

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Tsar and Carpenter

Oper Leipzig

The Little Tsar

Oper Leipzig

Silhouetten

MDR Children's Choir

Evita

Oper Leipzig

Mein Vaterland

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

5th Academic Concert 2025...

Akademisches Orchester Leipzig

Poetry Slam

Oper Leipzig

Kastelruther Spatzen

Gewandhausorchester

Me and My Girl

Oper Leipzig

The Princes – SYMPHONICA ...

Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha-Eisenach

Echoes in the Museum

Oper Leipzig

Strangers in the Night

Oper Leipzig

Variations

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Windspiel

MDR-Sinfonieorchester