World Premiere of Lash – Acts of Love at Deutsche Oper Berlin
A surreal meditation on loss and memory, Lash lingers in the echo of a vanished presence—fractured voices, flickering images, and the intimate textures of a body learning to live again.
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Les Vêpres Siciliennes at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Olivier Py’s production grapples with empire and violence, but its chaotic staging at times drowns out Verdi’s emotional and musical clarity.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Winterreise by Staatsballett Berlin
A genre-blurring production where postmodern soundscapes, haunting choreography, and fragments of tradition collide in an unsettling, unforgettable winter journey.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Staatsballett Berlin
Swan Lake by Staatsballett Berlin
The Staatsballett Berlin’s Swan Lake captivates with grandeur and drama, reimagining the classic as a tale of power, obsession, and fate. Hauntingly beautiful and richly layered, it’s a mesmerizing take on a beloved masterpiece.
Staatsoper Stuttgart
Rusalka at Staatsoper Stuttgart
A bold reimagining of RUSALKA, this production transforms Dvořák’s opera into a dazzling celebration of drag and queer resilience. Blurring boundaries between worlds, it challenges norms, subverts tragedy, and reflects our own relationship with identity, beauty, and belonging.
Staatsballett Berlin
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Staatsballett Berlin
This production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Staatsballett Berlin breathes fresh life into Shakespeare’s classic, blending contemporary aesthetics with timeless themes of love, power, and transformation.
Philharmonie Berlin
"Berlin ‒ Berlin": Jazz at the Philharmonie Berlin
The program's music became an affirmation: of creativity, of community, and of the city’s promise that so much remains possible—and that so much is at stake.
Philharmonie Berlin
International Women's Day at the Berlin Phil with Joana Mallwitz and Anna Vinnitskaya
This program, led by one of the most exciting conductors of our time, is a brilliant reminder that classical music, far from being detached from the world, can be one of its sharpest reflections.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Ab in den Ring! at Deutsche Oper Berlin (Tischlerei)
Tutti d*amore succeeds in repurposing a century-old operetta for a contemporary audience while making a strong case for operetta as a modern vehicle for social commentary.
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Die Frau ohne Schatten at Deutsche Oper Berlin
By stripping away the fairy tale, Kratzer reveals something far more human: the complexities of relationships, the weight of expectation, and the courage it takes to carve one’s own path.
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Der fliegende Holländer at Deutsche Oper Berlin
Spuck’s HOLLÄNDER strips away excess and focuses on the psychological and emotional turmoil at the opera’s core. The production’s minimalism enhances rather than diminishes the drama, drawing the audience into a world where obsession, fate, and redemption blur together.
Staatsoper Berlin
Merope (concertante) at Staatsoper Berlin
This concertante performance offered a glimpse into how operas were staged in the mid-18th century, a stark contrast to the productions we are accustomed to today.