Deutsche Oper Berlin
La Bohème at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Beyond its bohemian charm, the opera is a classically beautiful yet tragic tale of love, jealousy, betrayal, emotional turmoil, reconciliation, and death.
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
Chicago at Komische Oper Berlin
The German localization is great. Not only is the translation great, but the show is noticeably adapted for a German audience, at times with local vernacular and sociocultural references. Who knew a thick Berlin accent could make murder sound so glamorous?
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Der Zwerg at Deutsche Oper Berlin
This ZWERG is not just a tragic story—it is an uncompromising reflection on how society’s gaze destroys the vulnerable. The production is a theatrical and emotional tour de force that leaves the audience reeling.
Staatsballett Berlin
Stars Like Moths / 2 Chapters Love by Staatsballett Berlin
Seeing two ballets by the same choreographer in different opera houses within a week is something that can only happen in Berlin. Culture here truly is the gift that keeps on giving!
Staatsoper Berlin
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg at Staatsoper Berlin
This production is a time capsule of 2010s Germany, brimming with the optimism and unity of a nation celebrating its post-reunification identity. Yet viewed through the lens of 2024, it also serves as a stark reminder of how fragile that optimism has proven.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Macbeth at Deutsche Oper Berlin
The production doesn’t shy away from brutality in its portrayal of the Macbeths’ relentless climb to power: the violence is disturbingly visceral.
Staatsballett Berlin
SAABA / Minus 16 by Staatsballett Berlin
In a very intimate moment, the ensemble's members introduce themselves to the audience one by one by sharing a fact–some basic, some quite moving, and some with great comical timing–about themselves.
Staatsoper Berlin
Excerpts from Tristan/Walküre at Staatsoper Berlin
Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, and René Pape gave a POWERFUL performance which, while not fully staged, was emotionally entirely convincing.
Staatsoper Berlin
Roméo et Juliette at Staatsoper Berlin
Instead of having two aristocratic families pitted against each other, this story becomes one of class conflict between wealthy upper classers and fringe-of-society street punks.
Philharmonie Berlin
Mahler 2 at Philharmonie Berlin
Listening to a recording is always different to seeing a piece live, and similar to different productions of the same opera, there is some creative license to performing a symphonic concert.
Staatsoper Berlin
Die Zauberflöte (Everding) at Staatsoper Berlin
The production's amalgamation of historical anchor and modern context is very fitting for the Staatsoper, which is also no longer the house that it was when Schinkel‘s Zauberflöte was first staged there.
Babylon Berlin
Metropolis at Babylon Berlin
This experience at BABYLON really emphasizes the historical connection between classical music and cinema scores. After all, Huppertz was a contemporary of Strauss and Mahler!