Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tosca at Deutsche Oper Berlin (2025)
Sondra Radvanovsky’s Tosca is heartbreakingly human—playful, vulnerable, and losing her faith—breathing new soul into a timeless, tragic role.
Philip Zuschke
Lifelong opera stan projecting my sociological and queer perspective onto what’s playing on Berlin‘s big and small classical stages.
Komische Oper Berlin
Die Perlen der Cleopatra at Komische Oper Berlin
A glitter-soaked, high-camp spectacle full of extravagant costumes, cheeky humor, and irresistible tunes—operetta at its most outrageous and entertaining.
Philharmonie Berlin
Der Ring ohne Worte with Tarmo Peltokoski and DSO Berlin
An orchestral program moving from ghostly textures and whispered tones to richly woven Romantic drama, delivered with striking clarity and emotional depth.
Komische Oper Berlin
Don Giovanni/Requiem at Komische Oper Berlin
A hallucinatory journey through guilt, lust, and liberation—set in a liminal world where spirits linger, identities blur, and music becomes a final act of grace.
Staatsballett Berlin
Winterreise by Staatsballett Berlin
A genre-blurring production where postmodern soundscapes, haunting choreography, and fragments of tradition collide in an unsettling, unforgettable winter journey.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Aida at Deutsche Oper Berlin
A haunting, immersive Aida where memory eclipses reality and love unravels in silence—Verdi reimagined as an intimate, fractured contemporary drama.
Elbphilharmonie
Mahler 2 at Elbphilharmonie with the Budapest Festival Orchestra
Mahler’s Resurrection soared under Iván Fischer—an overwhelming, soul-stirring performance that left the Elbphilharmonie on its feet in awe.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Tannhäuser at Deutsche Oper Berlin (2025)
A richly traditional production that opens into a sharp meditation on conformity, desire, and the cost of stepping outside of social norm.
Komische Oper Berlin
Echnaton (Akhnaten) at Komische Oper Berlin
A hypnotic fever dream of ritual, power, and collapse—where minimalist music, dazzling visuals, and mythic symbolism explore what happens when change is forced faster than a society can absorb.
Staatsoper Berlin
Parsifal at Staatsoper Berlin
In Tcherniakov’s haunting production, a decaying ritual unfolds in a ruined chapel. A lost outsider, a cursed woman, and a broken brotherhood navigate guilt, grace, and belief in this starkly intimate post-apocalyptic vision.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elektra at Deutsche Oper Berlin
A haunting, sand-filled descent into grief, obsession, and the weight of inherited trauma—where even wealth or pearls of wisdom won’t save you from being slowly pulled under.
Staatsoper Berlin
Premiere of Norma at Staatsoper Berlin
A chilling new Norma at Staatsoper Berlin sets Bellini’s classic in a fascist-era factory, exploring art, resistance, and power. With AI-generated imagery and bold visuals, Barkhatov’s staging draws urgent parallels between past authoritarianism and today’s crises.