The Berlin stories
Madison Schindele surveys the endlessly diverse offerings of Berlin’s 2026-27 opera season.
Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden
1 piece since 2025.
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Thomas Guggeis conducts Adela Zaharia, Siyabonga Maqungo, and David Steffens in a live broadcast from Berlin
Streamed July 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Were you silent or were you silenced
A new production of Die schweigsame Frau at the Berlin Staatsoper has precious little to say.
Nabucco
Francesco Lanzilotta leads Ariunbaatar Ganbataar and Anastasia Bartoli in a live performance from Berlin
Streamed May 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Un ballo in maschera
Enrique Mazzola conducts a live performance from Berlin starring Charles Castronovo, Amartuvshin Enkhbat, Anna Netrebko, and Anna Kissjudit
Streamed March 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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You’re as cold as ice
A classic German fairytale gets a modern update at the Staatsoper Berlin.
Die schweigsame Frau
Christian Thielemann conducts a performance recorded this summer in Berlin
Streamed January 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Now I’m an old believer
Big voices overwhelm Claus Guth‘s toothless staging of Khovanshchina at the Berlin Staatsoper.
Roméo et Juliette
Juan Diego Flórez and Nino Machaidze lead a performance recorded in Berlin in June
Streamed September 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Die schweigsame Frau
Christian Thielemann conducts a live broadcast from Berlin
Norma
Rachel Willis-Sorensen sings the title role for the first time in a live performance from Berlin.
An der geliebter ‘ferne’
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).