Bayerische Staatsoper

Tosca, Giacomo Puccini Bayerische Staatsoper München 09.04.2026 Personen: Marco Armiliato (Dirigat), Kornél Mundruczó (Inszenierung), Monika Pomale (Bühne und Kostüme), Felice Ross (Licht), Rūdolfs Baltinš (Video), Franz Obermair (Chor), Kata Wéber und Malte Karstig (Dramaturgie) Stimmen: Ailyn Pérez (Floria Tosca), Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Mario Cavaradossi), Ludovic Tézier (Baron Scarpia), Roman Chabaranok (Cesare Angelotti), Martin Snell (Der Mesner), Tansel Akzeybek (Spolett

Elektra | Bayerische Staatsoper | 18.3.26 With the revival of Elektra in the staging by Herbert Wernicke, the Bavarian State Opera once again demonstrates how timeless an intelligent, radically reduced production can be. Created in 1997, this interpretation still feels strikingly contemporary today—precisely because of its uncompromising focus on minimalism and acting. All the more radical, then, is Wernicke’s ending: Elektra does not die in an ecstatic dance, but chooses to

Faust | Bayerische Staatsoper | 16.2.26 With Charles Gounod’s new production of Faust , the Bavarian State Opera presents an impressively updated music theatre experience that reimagines a story well known in Germany from school days as a multi-layered study of temptation, guilt, and redemption. Lotte de Beer’s production approaches the material consciously through multiple historical lenses – from Goethe’s Urfaust  to Faust I and II , and ultimately to Gounod’s Romantic ope

Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi Bayerische Staatsoper München 7.03.2026 Die Premiere von Rigoletto am 7. März 2026 an der Bayerische Staatsoper hinterließ einen eher gemischten Eindruck. Musikalisch war es ein feiner, sorgfältig gestalteter Abend, der viel Wert auf Klangschönheit legte. Szenisch hingegen blieb vieles blass. Man hatte oft das Gefühl, dass die Produktion etwas über Macht, Begehren und Gewalt sagen möchte, es aber nicht wirklich zu Ende denkt.  Die Inszenierung von Ba

La Bohème, Giacomo Puccini Bayerische Staatsoper, München 17.12.2025 Yesterday, the Bavarian State Opera staged Puccini's legendary La Bohème in a marvelous production by Otto Schenk. A colorful, detailed, and thrilling production, especially in the second act, where the Café Momus is a true spectacle. Not only are the costumes, sets, and props incredible, but the cast chosen yesterday was also wonderful. Benjamin Bernheim came to Munich to temporarily set aside the French Ro

Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci, München, 6.11.2025 With a line-up featuring Elīna Garanča, Vittorio Grigolo, Yonghoon Lee and Ailyn Pérez, most major opera houses — Vienna, La Scala, or even the MET— would have sold out weeks in advance. The Bavarian State Opera, however, faced noticeably empty seats, a situation that has become increasingly common. It would be easy to attribute this solely to the house’s chronically unfocused marketing, which fails to build genuine anticipat