Empty chairs in the Nationaltheater

SUMMER HIATUS

We are currently on summer hiatus, but we'll be back starting September 15, 2026. We wish you a great summer!

 

 

OPERA FOR ALL: BMW CLASSICS CONCERT

OPERA FOR ALL: BMW CLASSICS CONCERT

The 2026/27 season kicks off with Opera for All: BMW Classics Concert in the BMW Park. Under the musical direction of Antonino Fogliani, Diana Damrau and Benjamin Bernheim will join forces with the Bayerische Staatsorchester and the Bayerische Staatsballett to create a special evening. The program will feature works by John Adams, Jules Massenet, Giacomo Puccini, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, and others, as well as choreography by Edward Clug and Marius Petipa.

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UNICREDIT OPENING FESTIVAL

UNICREDIT OPENING FESTIVAL

The new season kicks off with a celebration for everyone: On Saturday, September 19, 2026, the Bayerische Staatsoper will open its doors for the UniCredit Opening Festival. A large sing-along concert on the steps of the Nationaltheater kicks off a diverse program featuring behind-the-scenes tours, concerts, dance performances, workshops, and hands-on activities for the whole family. Following the performance of Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera La Cenerentola, we’ll bring the day to a lively close with jazz and Broadway music.

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SEASON 2026/27

SEASON 2026/27

“Thus the dynasty of the gods perished like a dying breath”: These words from the final scene of Richard Wagner’s Götterdämmerung serve as the poetic theme of our new season. Learn more about this in our season overview and browse through our program, which features ten opera premieres, two ballet premieres, a ballet gala, numerous concerts, a diverse selection of repertoire performances, and Der Ring des Nibelungen.

 

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News from the schedule

Apollon Foyers

Every friday 11.00 am until 5.00 pm

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15.09. Tuesday
tickets
16.09. Wednesday
07:00 pm | BMW Park
Oper für alle: BMW Classics Konzert
Concert
tickets
17.09. Thursday
07:00 pm | Nationaltheater
Stage dinner
Extra
19.09. Saturday
11:00 am | Nationaltheater
UniCredit Opening Festival
Extra
19.09. Saturday
11:30 am | Ballett-Probenhaus Platzl 7
Ballett-Kurzführungen
Ballett
19.09. Saturday
12:15 pm | Ballett-Probenhaus Platzl 7
Ballett-Kurzführungen
Ballett
19.09. Saturday
01:00 pm | Ballett-Probenhaus Platzl 7
Ballett-Kurzführungen
Ballett
19.09. Saturday
01:45 pm | Ballett-Probenhaus Platzl 7
Ballett-Kurzführungen
Ballett

Premieres 2026/27

Motive black and red
SIEGFRIED
Motive black, blue, red
MARIA STUARDA
Motive pink, purple, black
DOCTOR ATOMIC
Motive green, blue, black
MAZEPPA
Motive grey, black, orange
WERTHER
Motive grey, black, white, red, orange
GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG
Motive blue, white, black
DEATH IN VENICE
LIBERTY
LIBERTY
DIE KREIDE IM MUND DES WOLFS
DIE KREIDE IM MUND DES WOLFS
KOMA / IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA
KOMA / IL COMBATTIMENTO DI TANCREDI E CLORINDA

Festivals 2026/27

UNICREDIT OPENING FESTIVAL
UNICREDIT OPENING FESTIVAL
BALLET FESTIVAL WEEK
BALLET FESTIVAL WEEK
JA, MAI
JA, MAI
MUNICH OPERA FESTIVAL
MUNICH OPERA FESTIVAL
OPERA FOR ALL
OPERA FOR ALL

THE SEASON 25/26

WHAT IS APOLLON?

Apollon is an initiative of the Bayerische Staatsoper. Apollon aims to develop and open up spaces that provide a platform for artistic impulses in various forms to deal with the human condition...

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House & People

The Bayerische Staatsoper and the landscaped Max-Joseph-Platz
BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER
Musicians of the Bayerischen Staatsorchesters
BAYERISCHES STAATSORCHESTER
Singers of the Bayerischen Staatsopernchors
BAYERISCHER STAATSOPERNCHOR
Rehearsal room of the Bayerischen Staatsballetts
BAYERISCHES STAATSBALLETT