Staatsopernchor

The Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (Staatsopernchor) is one of the leading opera choirs, nationwide as well as globally. The Choir was founded as early as 1742, when the Opera House was inaugurated. Since then the Choir has been an intrinsic part of opera and concert life. Today, this institution features about 84 full­time members. The classic opera repertory and rarely performed works are in the focus of the choir as well as the great symphonic literature with choir, mostly in collaboration with Staatskapelle Berlin. Recently the choir performed Rossini’s “Petite Messe solennelle”, Haydn’s “The Creation”, Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius”, and Brahms’ “A German Requiem” In the field of opera the Staatsopernchor is active in works by Mozart, Wagner, Verdi and Puccini as well as in Baroque and contemporary works. Many recordings with Daniel Barenboim document the elevated status of the Staatsopernchor. Between 1998 and 2013 Chorus Master Eberhard Friedrich has stood at the helm of the Staatsopernchor. Under his direction the choir was honoured by the “Opernwelt” Journal Critics’ Award as “Choir of the Year 2004”. In 2009 the Staatsopernchor awarded the European Choir Prize from the Europäische Kulturstiftung. From the beginning of the 2013/14 season, Martin Wright was appointed as the new chorus director who was responsible for the choir parts e. g. in Wagner’s great operas and musical dramas, in Beethoven’s “Fidelio”, Berlioz’ “La damnation de Faust”, Verdi’s “Macbeth”, Cherubini’s “Medea”, Rameau’s “Hippolyte et Aricie”, and the world premiere of the new version of Widmann’s “Babylon”.

Upcoming events with Staatsopernchor

April

  • Family Performance

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

May

Die schweigsame Frau

Richard Strauss
Duration: approx. 3:40 hrs including two intervals

Cast

Die schweigsame Frau

Richard Strauss
Duration: approx. 3:40 hrs including two intervals

Cast

Die schweigsame Frau

Richard Strauss
Duration: approx. 3:40 hrs including two intervals

Cast

Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:00 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:00 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

Die schweigsame Frau

Richard Strauss
Duration: approx. 3:40 hrs including two intervals

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Die schweigsame Frau

Richard Strauss
Duration: approx. 3:40 hrs including two intervals

Cast

June

Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including one interval after act two

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Nabucco

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 2:40 hrs including one interval

Cast

Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including one interval after act two

Cast

  • Family Performance

Sym­pho­nie­kon­zert VIII

François-Xavier Roth, Renaud Capuçon
Duration: approx. 2 hrs including one interval

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Violinkonzert e-Moll op. 64

Maurice Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé (Ballett in drei Teilen)

  • Family Performance

Sym­pho­nie­kon­zert VIII

François-Xavier Roth, Renaud Capuçon
Duration: approx. 2 hrs including one interval

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Violinkonzert e-Moll op. 64

Maurice Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé (Ballett in drei Teilen)

Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including one interval after act two

Cast

Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including one interval after act two

Cast

Pelléas et Mélisande

Drame lyrique in five acts by Claude Debussy
Duration: approx. 3:15 h including one interval after act three

Cast

Pelléas et Mélisande

Drame lyrique in five acts by Claude Debussy
Duration: approx. 3:15 h including one interval after act three

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Don Carlo

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including one interval after act two

Cast

July

Pelléas et Mélisande

Drame lyrique in five acts by Claude Debussy
Duration: approx. 3:15 h including one interval after act three

Cast

  • Family Performance

Samson et Dalila

Camille Saint-Saëns
Duration: approx. 2:40 hrs, including one interval after act two

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Pelléas et Mélisande

Drame lyrique in five acts by Claude Debussy
Duration: approx. 3:15 h including one interval after act three

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Samson et Dalila

Camille Saint-Saëns
Duration: approx. 2:40 hrs, including one interval after act two

Cast

September

  • For the last time this season

Samson et Dalila

Camille Saint-Saëns
Duration: approx. 2:40 hrs, including one interval after act two

Cast

October

Le nozze di Figaro

Commedia per musica in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:25 hrs including one interval

Cast

Le nozze di Figaro

Commedia per musica in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:25 hrs including one interval

Cast

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

Le nozze di Figaro

Commedia per musica in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:25 hrs including one interval

Cast

Le nozze di Figaro

Commedia per musica in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:25 hrs including one interval

Cast

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • Family Performance,
  • For the last time this season

L’elisir d’amore

Gaetano Donizetti
Duration: approx. 2:30 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • Family Performance

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini
Duration: approx. 2:50 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

November

  • Family Performance

Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:00 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

December

January 2027

Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:00 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

February 2027

March 2027

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including two intervals

Cast

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including two intervals

Cast

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including two intervals

Cast

  • For the last time this season

La traviata

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 2:40 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • Family Performance,
  • For the last time this season

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Jacques Offenbach
Duration: approx. 3:30 hrs including two intervals

Cast

  • Festtage 2027,
  • For the last time this season

Tannhäuser

Richard Wagner
Duration: approx. 4:25 hrs including two intervals after act one and two

Cast

  • Festtage 2027

Festtage-Konzert Staatskapelle Berlin

Christian Thielemann, Julia Kleiter, Patricia Nolz, Klaus Florian Vogt, René Pape

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphonie No. 9 d-Moll op. 125

April 2027

May 2027

  • Premiere

Königskinder

Engelbert Humperdinck

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Rigoletto

Giuseppe Verdi
Duration: approx. 2:40 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • Family Performance

Die Zauberflöte

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Duration: approx. 3:00 hrs including one interval after act one

Cast

  • For the last time this season

Königskinder

Engelbert Humperdinck

Cast

  • Premiere

La forza del destino

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

La forza del destino

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

La forza del destino

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

June 2027

La forza del destino

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

  • For the last time this season

La forza del destino

Giuseppe Verdi

Cast

July 2027