Productions
NO start, NO story! And off we go into the 2025/26 season with new artistic direction and plenty of pop culture, glam, noise, social critique, musicals, and performances. Featuring Björk, Kat Frankie, Anthony Hüseyin, Philip Glass, Umm Kulthum, Club Gewalt, and many more. NO reset, NO surprise!
طرب / Tarab
طرب / Tarab
Still little known in the Western world, the singer Umm Kulthum – often referred to as the “Callas of Egypt” – is one of the greatest icons of classical Arabic music. Not only is she an example of a disadvantaged young woman who made it to the top within a patriarchally dominated artistic field, she also became a model of change and empowerment for women across the globe. Umm Kulthum’s influence, which helped inspire genuine social change and a sense of […]
To 05. July 2026.
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Der Kaiser von Atlantis
Ullmann’s one-act opera Der Kaiser von Atlantis did not get the chance to be performed in the Theresienstadt ghetto. Although both the composer and his librettist were murdered in Auschwitz, the documents relating to the piece were saved. As a result, the opera had its world premiere in Amsterdam in 1975 and, in 1989, a […]
To 01. July 2026.
Where is Umm Kulthum? Neukölln sings along
Where is Umm Kulthum? Neukölln sings along
“You are my life, whose dawn began with your light.” (from the song Enta Omry, “You are My Life”, by Umm Kulthum) For two days, the Passage of Neuköllner Oper will be transformed into Neukölln’s open-air living room – hosting a celebration dedicated to the musical and social legacy of the Egyptian singer and icon […]
To 05. July 2026.
