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© Peter Kaaden
This evening brings together two key works by the choreographer William Forsythe, which conceive of ballet not exclusively as a kinesthetic event but as a product of aggregated semiotic fields. In the enigmatic duet Of Any If And (1995), the stage becomes... moreabout: William Forsythe II
© Nancy Jesse
With its immense richness of musical colour, this is arguably Handel's most famous opera. The fact that the plot draws on a well-known love story – the liaison between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, overshadowed by intrigue and civil war – was and is conducive... moreabout: Giulio Cesare in Egitto
© Peter Kaaden
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. Since Hoffmann’s 1816 story and the later ballet adaptation by Marius Petipa... moreabout: The Nutcracker
© Thomas Aurin
Thirty years ago, Lortzing's works were still part of the repertoire, but now they have almost completely disappeared from the programme. This also applies to ZAR UND ZIMMERMANN. Yet the story of Tsar Peter the Great is undoubtedly one of the most successful... moreabout: Tsar and Carpenter
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The multi-award-winning ballet Nureyev, choreographed by Yuri Possokhov, composed by Ilya Demutsky and staged by visionary director Kirill Serebrennikov, premiered in December 2017 at Moscow’s world-famous Bolshoi Theatre. Even before its debut, the work... moreabout: Nureyev
© Bettina Stöß
This work by Puccini is probably the most famous of all artist operas and at the same time a portrait of a group of young people who live for the moment without considering the consequences of their actions. Götz Friedrich's magnificent production reflects... moreabout: La bohème
© Yan Revazov
Edward Clug’s staging of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, set to music specially composed by Milko Lazar, merges dream and reality on stage. Shakespeare’s comedy intertwines several storylines: Two couples flee from a world of rigid societal norms... moreabout: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary is considered a masterpiece of French realism and a pioneering work of literary modernity. Flaubert devoted five years to writing this work, which was published in 1856 and caused a scandal due to its unflinching... moreabout: Bovary
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© 2016, Thomas Aurin
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... moreabout: The Abduction from the Seraglio
© 2023, Marcus Lieberenz
This oratorio tells the story of the last days in the life of Jesus Christ. Exactly three hundred years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach set the Gospel text to music: The premiere was held on Good Friday in 1727. Benedikt von Peter’s production takes the inherent... moreabout: St Matthew Passion
© 2022, Bettina Stöß
At its premiere in Turin in 1896, La bohème was met with scepticism. Only after further performances in several Italian cities did it achieve the success that quickly brought Puccini and his librettist international fame. With their first collaboration,... moreabout: La bohème
© 2025, Thomas Aurin
We are surrounded by views. Drone footage, dashcam feeds, the infinite scroll images that work, that process, that convert the living world into legible, trainable material. Harun Farocki called these operational images: pictures made not to be seen but... moreabout: Late Night: operative image
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Who are we when no one is watching, who do we want to be? How can we become what we claim to be? «Heroes, (if) just for one day»? In a captivating dance performance, a journey through strange worlds unfolds—and one‘s own self. A group of travelers moves... moreabout: HELDEN
© 2015, Bettina Stöß
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... moreabout: Elektra
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