Matthias Pintscher’s first opera in 20 years invites audiences to find their own meaning in a macabre 19th-century tale. By Jeffrey Arlo Brown Christian Thielemann’s inaugural new production as the ...

When communism fell throughout the former Soviet Union in the late 1980s, and with it the hated Wall that had divided Berlin, that historic event did far more than merely propel Berlin down a brave ...

The Berlin State Opera, one of the most important opera houses in the world, has a new maestro. Christian Thielemann will succeed Daniel Barenboim, who stepped down in January for health reasons.

2004-03-08 04:00:00 PDT Berlin-- From the start of the prolonged offstage drama that has been convulsing Berlin's opera world since the late 1990s, two inescapable and contradictory realities seemed ...

AFP — World-renowned conductor Daniel Barenboim has had his contract with Berlin’s State Opera extended until 2027, the city said Tuesday, despite several musicians complaining about his bullying.

In September, opera company chief Kirsten Harns ignited a nationwide furor by cancelling four planned performances of Idomeneo, after police officials warned her that director Hans Neuenfels's ...

After endorsing marriage equality, Ireland surprised Germany for the second time last week by showing it can also do opera. The Wexford Festival Opera was given an enthusiastic reception in Berlin on ...