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Der Ring des Nibelungen

A myth, an epic tale, a family saga, perhaps all of these things together – that is Richard Wagner's Ring tetralogy. Like a universe, it unfolds a panorama of characters, situations and events that are almost impossible to comprehend in their abundance and intertwined complexity. Christian Thielemann, who already conducted the Staatskapelle at the acclaimed premieres in October 2022, will now conduct Richard Wagner's monumental work as General Music Director of the Staatsoper.

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Verdis La Traviata

The last work in the so-called ‘Trilogia populare’, La Traviata premiered in 1853 and was first performed at the Haus Unter den Linden in 1860. After initial scepticism, it quickly became an internationally successful opera. Dieter Dorn's production presents Violetta as a woman who is doomed from the outset but rebels against her fate. In the end, she simply disappears, as if she had vanished into thin air.

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from 2 September

Così fan tutte

After Le nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, Mozart and Da Ponte collaborated for the third time in 1789/90 on Così fan tutte. For the first time, the Viennese court poet created a subject entirely from his own imagination. Mozart found numerous points of reference for the original composition of arias, duets, trios and other ensemble pieces, right up to the two grand finales.

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from 11 October

Symphoniekonzert II

The second symphony concert of the concert season is dedicated to composers of the 19th century. Under the baton of Nathalie Stutzmann, the Staatskapelle Berlin will perform Mikhail Glinka's Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila and Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 will be performed together with pianist Lise de la Salle.

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20 & 21 October

Dido & Aeneas

Henry Purcell composed only one ‘real’ opera in 1689, a work of exceptional melodic inventiveness. The story of the hero and the Carthaginian queen, so impressively told in Virgil's epic Aeneid, found its echo in music that was no less powerful. Singing, acting and dancing combine to create a special form of theatre.

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from 18 October

Gounods Roméo et Juliette

They are the most famous lovers in the world. Among the numerous musical adaptations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Charles Gounod's Roméo et Juliette is one of the most frequently performed. In her production, director Mariame Clément focuses on the youth of the title characters.

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from 26 October

Chowanscht­schina

In Chowanschtschina  (“The Khovansky Affair”), Modest Mussorgsky was not concerned with recreating political events and brutal power games in detail, but rather with depicting “the past in the present” in a vast collage of historical documents – a kind of meditation on history using the medium of opera. Claus Guth stages Mussorgsky's stage work, which remained unfinished but was completed with the help of Stravinsky and Shostakovich.

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from 2 November