The Komische Oper Berlin has announced its 2025-26 season.

Premieres

The children’s opera “Con­rad or The fac­to­ry-made boy” by Samuel Penderbayne will star Mengqi Zhang, An­dre­ja Schnei­der, Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer, Ul­rike Hel­zel, Jo­han­nes Dunz, and Jun­oh Lee­. An­ne Hin­rich­sen conducts the production by Ruth Brau­er-­Kvam.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10-Dec. 26, 2025

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James Gaffigan conducts a new production of Strauss’ “Salome.” The cast includes Matthias Wohlbrecht, Ka­ro­li­na Gu­mos, Ni­cole Che­va­lier, Gün­ter Pa­pen­dell, and Agus­tín Gó­mez.

Performance Dates: Nov. 22, 2025-Jan. 3, 2026

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“In Fris­co, all Hell’s bro­ken out” will be presented in time for the New Year. The production will star Alexander von Hugo, So­phi­a Eus­kir­chen, and Christoph Marti. Kai­ Tie­tje conducts. 

Performance Dates: Dec. 21 & 30, 2025

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James Gaf­figan conducts Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” with Bar­rie Kos­ky directing. Dmit­ry Ul­ya­nov, Elmar Gilbertsson, Am­bur Bra­id, Sean Panikkar, and Mir­ka Wag­ner.

Performance Dates: Jan. 31-March 14, 2026

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Handel’s “Belshazzar” will star Agus­tín Gó­mez, Soraya Mafi, Su­san Zar­ra­bi, Ray Chenez, and Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer. Ge­orge Pe­trou conducts the pridution by Her­bert Fri­tsch.

Performance Dates: March 28-May 8, 2026

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Johannes Kalitzke conducts Olga Neuwirth’s “Orlando” in a new production by Ewelina Marciniak. Ema Nikolovska, Eric Jurenas, Ka­ro­li­na Gu­mos, Ul­rike Hel­zel, Anna Nekhames, Gün­ter Pa­pen­dell, Andrew Harris, An­drew Dick­in­son, and Jens Lar­sen star.

Performance Dates: May 16-June 6, 2026

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“Mocha Hits and Milk Bar Dreams” will star Ma­ria-Da­na­é Ban­sen, Mir­ka Wag­ner, Jo­han­nes Dunz, Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer, and Ni­co Ho­lo­nics.  Adam Ben­zwi conducts.

Performance Dates: June 14-July 5, 2026

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Revivals

“La Cage aux Folles” opens the season with Peter Bording, Tom­ Erik­ Lie, Da­niel­ Da­nie­la Oje­da­ Yru­reta, Nicky Wuch­inger, Pau­li­na Plu­cin­ski, Chris­toph Späth, Re­bek­ka Burck­hardt, Angelika Milster, Die­mut Wau­er, and Sha­ne Dick­son. Koen Schoots conducts.

A second cast includes Peter Renz, Ste­fan Kurt, Antonia Kalinowski, and An­dre­ja Schnei­der.

Performance Dates: Oct. 17, 2025-Jan. 17, 2026

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The season will showcase “… und mit morgen könnt ihr mich!” featuring Ka­tha­rine Mehr­ling and Mi­cha­el Fer­nan­dez. Kai­ Tie­tje conducts.

Performance Dates: Nov. 8-Dec. 20, 2025

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Kurt Weill’s “Rise and Fall of the City of Maha­gonny” will star Ger­ard Schnei­der, Ariana Lucas, Iv­an Tur­šić, Jens Lar­sen, Nad­ja Mchan­taf, Cas­par Krie­ger, Hu­bert Za­piór, Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer, and Tho­ma Ja­ron­-Wutz. Alexander Joel conducts. 

Performance Dates: Dec. 6, 2025-Jan 4, 2026

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Mozart’s “Don Gio­vanni/­Re­qui­em” will star Kyle Miller, Kse­niia Pro­shi­na, Agus­tín Gó­mez, Andrew Harris, Bru­no de Sá, Tommaso Barea, Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer, Pen­ny So­fro­nia­dou, Vir­gin­ie Ver­rez, Su­san Zar­ra­bi, Norbert Stöß, Var­vara Shmy­kova, and Fernando Suels Mendoza. Hu­bert Za­piór also stars as Don Giovanni. Oleksandr Yankevych conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 19, 2025-Jan 18, 2026

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Dag­mar Man­zel and Max Hopp lead Oscar Straus’ “A Woman Who Knows What She Wants!” with Adam Ben­zwi conducting.

Performance Dates: Dec. 23, 2025-Jan 24, 2026

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Hu­bert Za­piór, Pen­ny So­fro­nia­dou, Ra­chael Wil­son, Oleksiy Palchykov, Ul­rike Hel­zel, and Bogdan Taloş lead Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin.” James Gaffigan conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 16-Feb. 1, 2026

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Max Hopp, Ma­ria-Da­na­é Ban­sen, Phi­lipp Mei­er­hö­fer, Susanne Häusler, Tom­ Erik­ Lie, Jo­han­nes Dunz, Ul­rike Hel­zel, and Má­té Gye­nei star in “My Fair Lady.” Pe­ter Chris­tian Feigel conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 7-March 21, 2026

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Gün­ter Pa­pen­dell, Mir­ka Wag­ner, Elisa­beth Wrede, Pen­ny So­fro­nia­dou, Su­san Zar­ra­bi, Al­ma Sa­dé, Iv­an Tur­šić, and Ju­lia Schaf­fen­rath star in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” Yura Yang and James Gaffigan conduct.

Performance Dates: Feb. 21-May 15, 2026

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Shostakovich’s “The Nose” will star Mark McNeill, Gün­ter Pa­pen­dell, Jens Lar­sen, Ja­mes Kry­shak, Iv­an Tur­šić, Tho­ma Ja­ron­-Wutz, Ul­rike Helzel, Mir­ka Wag­ner, and Ka­ro­li­na Gu­mos. James Gaffigan conducts.

Performance Dates: March 15-April 6, 2026

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“Nils Hol­gers­son’s Won­drous Ad­ven­tures” will star Cas­par Krie­ger, Tho­ma Ja­ron­-Wutz, Syl­via­ Re­na Zieg­ler, Jo­han­nes Dunz, Al­ma Sa­dé, Grace Held­ridge, Mir­ka Wag­ner, Jun­oh Lee­, and Hans Grö­ning. Olivia Clarke conducts.

Performance Dates: April 2-May 20, 2026

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Kse­niia Pro­shi­na, Andrei Bondarenko, and José Simerilla Romero star in Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Andrea Sanguineti conducts.

Performance Dates: April 18-May 17, 2026