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The early flowering of opera: a fragrant L’Orfeo at Schwetzingen

Markus Bothe’s Botticelli-inspired production fuses tableau vivant aesthetics with Jörg Halubek’s surgical musical precision, offering a peerless, vivid tribute to the fragrant dawn of opera.
An unforgettable Good Friday Parsifal in Mannheim
The 1957 production of Parsifal, with its traditional staging and dreamy imageries, was a perfect backdrop to showcase Wagner's celebration of stage play with music on Good Friday.
“Auf nach Mahagonny" in Mannheim!
A modern Mahagonny rises and falls in Mannheim, brought to life by a great cast of singer-actors and a conductor (Benjamin Reiners) and orchestra who celebrate Weill's catchy score.
Polished Mahagonny: Weill and Brecht's satire remains as relevant as ever
Nationaltheater Mannheim's new production of Brecht and Weill's collaboration is a true company achievement and a thrilling evening of music and theatre.
Electric Elektra in Mannheim
A classic production of Strauss' searing operatic depiction of the House of Atreus is revived with a particularly accomplished cast and musical direction.
Der Golem: ecstatic première in Mannheim
The première of Bernhard Langs *Der Golem* leads through a frenzied night of occult stories.
