The Staatsoper Unter den Linden has announced its 2024-25 season.

Premieres

Luca Salsi and Anna Netrebko team up for Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Ivan Magrì, Marina Prudenskaya, and René Pape join them. Anastasia Bartoli also performs. Bertrand de Billy conducts the new production by Emma Dante.

Performance Dates: Oct. 2-26, 2024

Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” receives a new production featuring multiple casts. Aida Garifullina and Nino Machaidze share the role of Juliette, while Amitai Pati, Long Long, and Juan Diego Flórez sing Roméo. Marina Prudenskaya, Katharina Kammerloher, Ema Nikolovska, Corinna Scheurle, Jaka Mihelač, and Nicolas Testé also star in Mariame Clément’s new production. Stefano Montanari and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct.

Performance Dates: Nov. 10, 2024-June 21, 2025

György Kurtág’s “Fin de Partie” will be conducted by Alexander Soddy and directed by Johannes Erath. The production will star Stephan Rügamer, Dalia Schaechter, Laurent Naouri, and Bo Skovhus.

Performance Dates: Jan. 12-Feb. 2, 2025

Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz für Kinder” will be directed by Kai Anne Schuhmacher. Elias Corrinth conducts a cast that includes Sonja Herranen, Serafina Starke, Andrés Moreno García, Friedrich Hamel, Manuel Winckhler, and Dionysios Avgerinos.

Performance Dates: Feb. 14-23, 2025

Leoš Janáček’s “Die Ausflüge des Herrn Brouček” will be conducted by Simon Rattle and directed by Robert Carsen. The cast will include Peter Hoare, Aleš Briscein, Gyula Orendt, Lucy Crowe, Carles Pachon, Clara Nadeshdin, Natalia Skrycka, Taehan Kim, Arttu Kataja, Stephan Rügamer, and Linard Vrielink.

Performance Dates: March 16-April 3, 2025

Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Irina Lungu sing the title role of Bellini’s “Norma” with Dmitry Korchak, Elmina Hasan, and Riccardo Fassi. Francesco Lanzillotta conducts the new production by Vasily Barkhatov.

Performance Dates: April 13-29, 2025

Bernard Foccroulle’s “Cassandra” will star Katarina Bradić, Jessica Niles, Susan Bickley, Sarah Defrise, Valdemar Villadsen, Joshua Hopkins, Gidon Saks, Sandrine Mairesse, and Lisa Willems. Anja Bihlmaier conducts the production by Marie-Eve Signeyrole.

Performance Dates: June 20-July 11, 2025

Peter Rose, Iris Vermillion, Samuel Hasselhorn, Siyabonga Maqungo, Brenda Rae, Evelin Novak, Rebecka Wallroth, Dionysios Avgerinos, Manuel Winckhler, and Friedrich Hamel star in Strauss’ “Die schweigsame Frau.” Christian Thielemann conducts the production by Jan Philipp Gloger.

Performance Dates: July 19-24, 2025

Repertoire

Zubin Mehta, Giuseppe Mentuccia, and Nicola Luisotti conduct Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Lise Davidsen, Ailyn Pérez, Aleksandra Kurzak, Freddie De Tommaso, Vittorio Grigolo, Michael Fabiano, Gerald Finley, Roman Burdenko, and Lucio Gallo.

Performance Dates: Sept. 6, 2024-May 6, 2025

Siyabonga Maqungo, Giulio Mastrototaro, Tara Erraught, Jongmin Park, and Gyula Orendt feature in Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” Leonardo Sini conducts.

Performance Dates: Sept. 7-Oct. 1, 2024

Sondra Radvanovsky and Anna Samuil lead Puccini’s “Turandot” alongside Riccardo Massi, Brian Jagde, René Pape, Grigory Shkarupa, Elena Stikhina, and Evelin Novak. Keri-Lynn Wilson and Giuseppe Mentuccia conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 14-Oct. 31, 2024

Robert Jindra conducts Janáček’s’ “The Makropoulos Case” with Dorothea Röschmann, Aleš Briscein, Stephan Rügamer, Natalia Skrycka, and Adam Plachetka starring.

Performance Dates: Oct. 11-Nov. 18, 2024

Constantin Trinks conducts Strauss’ “Die Frau ohne Schatten” starring Andreas Schager, Camilla Nylund, Michaela Schuster, Lauri Vasar, and Elena Pankratova.

Performance Dates: Oct. 27-Nov. 9, 2024

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will star René Pape, Friedrich Hamel, Patrick Zielke, Bogdan Volkov, Siyabonga Maqungo, Andrés Moreno García, Serena Sáenz, Evelin Novak, Gabriela Scherer, Carles Pachon, Roman Trekel, Kathryn Lewek, Regina Koncz, and Caroline Wettergreen. Eva Ollikainen and Giuseppe Mentuccia alternate at the pit.

Performance Dates: Nov. 14, 2024-Jan. 4, 2025

Alexander Soddy conducts Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” with Christopher Maltman, Christof Fischesser, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Klaus Florian Vogt, Siyabonga Maqungo, and Katharina Kammerloher headlining.

Performance Dates: Dec. 1-22, 2024

Gaëlle Arquez, Ivan Gyngazov, Łukasz Goliński, and Clara Nadeshdin star in Bizet’s “Carmen.” Valentin Uryupin conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2024-Jan. 5, 2025

Diana Damrau, David Steffens, Emily D’Angelo, Roman Trekel, and Regula Mühlemann star in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Axel Kober conducting.

Performance Dates: Jan. 19-Feb. 1, 2025

Simone Young conducts Strauss’ “Elektra” with Evelyn Herlitzius, Iréne Theorin, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Stephan Rügamer, and Lauri Vasar headlining.

Performance Dates: Jan. 26-Feb. 14, 2025

Gyula Orendt, Evelin Novak, Maria Kokareva, Riccardo Fassi, and Rebecka Wallroth lead Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Finnegan Downie Dear conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 27-Feb. 21, 2025

Dvořák’s “Rusalka” will star Christiane Karg, Brian Jagde, Pavol Breslik, Anna Samuil, Jongmin Park, and Anna Kissjudit. Tomáš Hanus conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 9-27, 2025

Carlo Montanaro conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Maria Agresta, Natalia Skrycka, Katharina Kammerloher, Adam Smith, and Carles Pachon in the cast.

Performance Dates: Feb. 20-March 9, 2025

Mozart’s “Idomeneo” will star Rolando Villazón, Emily D’Angelo, Serena Sáenz, Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, and Gonzalo Quinchahual. Alessandro De Marchi conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 28-March 14, 2025

Ludovic Tézier sings the title role of Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” alongside Elena Stikhina, Marko Mimica, Fabio Sartori, and Alfredo Daza.

Performance Dates: March 21-April 4, 2025

Andreas Schager stars in Wagner’s “Parsifal” with Tómas Tómasson, Elīna Garanča, Lauri Vasar, and René Pape. Philippe Jordan conducts.

Performance Dates: April 12-20, 2025

Juliana Grigoryan, Anthony León, Gyula Orendt, and David Wakeham perform in Bizet’s “Les pêcheurs de perles.” Giedrė Šlekytė conducts.

Performance Dates: April 27-May 7, 2025

Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” will star James Rutherford, Falk Struckmann, Clara Nadeshdin, Andreas Schager, Anna Kissjudit, and Siyabonga Maqungo. Pablo Heras-Casado conducts.

Performance Dates: May 4-16, 2025

Anna Netrebko, George Petean, Riccardo Fassi, Agnieszka Rehlis, and Yusif Eyvazov headline in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Alexander Soddy conducting.

Performance Dates: May 15-28, 2025

Giedrė Šlekytė conducts “Sacre.”

Performance Dates: June 6-15, 2025

Jeanine De Bique, Bogdan Volkov, George Petean, and Amartuvshin Enkhbat are featured in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Jérémie Rhorer conducts.

Performance Dates: July 4-23, 2025

Concerts

Susanna Mälkki conducts a program of music by Saairaho and Mahler. Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Eric Cutler, and Verneri Pohjola star.

Performance Dates: Sept. 2 & 4, 2024

Thomas Guggeis conducts Julia Kleiter and Simon Keenlyside in a program of music by Zemlinsky, Strauss, and Stravinsky.

Performance Dates: Dec. 16 & 17, 2024

Simone Young conducts Anne-Sophie Mutter and Jeanine De Bique in music by Mahler and Boulez.

Performance Date: April 19, 2025

Christian Thielemann and Erin Morley team up for a program of works by Liszt and Strauss.

Performance Dates: July 5 & 6, 2024

Liederband

Domènech Terradellas’ “Merope” will be conducted by Francesco Corti and will star Emőke Baráth, Pia Francesca Vitale, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Valerio Contaldo, Sunhae Im, Margherita Maria Sala, and Matthew Newlin.

Performance Dates: Feb. 25, 2025

Sonya Yoncheva sings works by Claudio Monteverdi, Francesco Cavalli, and Henry Purcell. Leonardo García Alarcón conducts Cappella Mediterranea.

Performance Date: Sept. 8, 2024

Camilla Nylund and Helmut Deutsch perform music by Richard Strauss, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Alexander Zemlinsky, and Gustav Mahler.

Performance Date: Oct. 3, 2024

Joyce DiDonato and Maxim Emelyanychev perform Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise.”

Performance Date: April 11, 2025

Elīna Garanča and Malcolm Martineau perform works byRichard Strauss, Henri Duparc, and Sergej Rachmaninow.

Performance Date: June 2, 2025