The Opera Tattler
Reviews of Performances and their Audiences
Category: Deutsche Oper Berlin
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Dietmar Schwarz, the Operndirektor at Theater Basel, is to become the Intendant of Deutsche Oper Berlin with the 2012-2013 season. The current Intendantin, Kristen Harms, is leaving her post in the Summer of 2011, so the post will be filled in the interim by the Generalmusikdirektor, the Kaufmännischen Geschäftsführer and the Operndirektor. Press Release (Auf…
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September 13 2008- July 2 2009: TurandotSeptember 14 2008- March 22 2009: Der fliegende HolländerSeptember 15-27 2008: RigolettoSeptember 20 2008: L'Amico FritzSeptember 21 2008- May 2 2009: Die ZauberflöteSeptember 30- October 8 2008: Pique DameOctober 1-5 2008: The NoseOctober 2-7 2008: ChowanschtschinaOctober 3 2008 – February 15 2009: Der RosenkavalierOctober 22-31 2008: Manon LescautOctober 30-…
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So far I've only gone to hear Don Carlo at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, which was not as amusing as it could have been, despite featuring quite a lot of nudity during the auto da fé scene. One cannot complain too much, as René Pape is singing Filippo II. I also took several photographs…
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Donald Runnicles, the current music director at San Francisco Opera, will become the next general music director at Deutsche Oper Berlin, starting August 1, 2009. Press Release (In German) | Biography | Official Site
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Deutsche Oper Berlin apparently lost the heads of Muhammad, Jesus, Buddha and Neptune from the controversial Idomeneo production. Nevertheless, the revival went ahead today with newly created heads. BBC Article | AP Article
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The Hans Neuenfels production of Idomeneo at Deutsche Oper Berlin has been rescheduled for December 18th and 29th of this year. At the moment, cast has not been announced. Deutsche Oper Berlin Statement| IHT Article
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Deutsche Oper Berlin decided to reschedule Idomeneo for two performances before the end of the year. All this controversy certainly is suspect, perhaps it is true that no publicity is bad publicity. I suppose if I were running an opera house in a city with two other major competitors, I might try a few stunts…
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When I heard that a Mozart opera had been removed from the 2006-2007 Deutsche Oper Berlin season because it might upset Muslims, I immediately thought the offending opera was Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio). My initial feeling was that it was a misunderstanding, as Abduction does involve conflict between Christians…
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Deutsche Oper Berlin’s current production of Der fliegende Holländer premiered 27. March 1997. The music was nice, something in between normal opera and music drama. The production was fairly nondescript, though many scrims and curtains were used. There was a noisy rotating platform that served as the Dutchman’s ship at times. There were a lot…
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Last Friday I attended Rossini’s Semiramide at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The libretto is based on Voltaire’s play, the opera itself was written in 33 days and premiered at La Fenice on 3. February 1823. This production premiered 24. May 2003. Alberto Zedda, a specialist in Baroque opera, conducted well. The music throughout was incredibly…
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