Guided tours offer a chance to take a peek behind the scenes. Here, the gigantic stage sets await their moment in the spotlight, or you can step onto the Main Stage yourself, where opera singers belt out their arias. The Deutsche Oper Berlin is an exciting place full of possibilities, with plenty to discover. On a guided tour, school classes or nursery groups gain an insight into our opera house, can look into the orchestra pit and learn how stage technicians, the props department and other teams prepare for a performance.

Duration
School classes approx. 60–90 minutes
Nursery groups approx. 30 minutes

Cost
Free of charge when combined with a performance visit,
otherwise €3.00 per person

 

Opera workshops are the perfect way for everyone to prepare for a visit to the opera. Who is in love with whom? Does the story end happily or in death? What was the directorial team thinking when they staged it? And what does a visit to the opera actually involve? We offer pre- or post-performance workshops for selected productions, which school groups can book free of charge in conjunction with a visit to the opera. Not only are pupils introduced to the plot of the opera, but they also engage playfully with the theatrical language, the staging and the music. The workshop takes place at the opera house or at the school, subject to individual arrangement.

We also offer workshops to prepare for or follow up on visits to the children’s operas Around the World in 80 Days and Hamed & Sherifa.

Duration
approx. 90 mins, free of charge

Cost of attending a performance
Morning school performances: €8.00 per pupil
Evening performances: €10.00 per pupil

Visits to rehearsals on the Main Stage or in the orchestra rehearsal hall provide a particularly vivid and immediate insight into the work of musicians at an opera house. During visits to rehearsals on the Main Stage, the orchestra can be observed in the orchestra pit whilst the singers rehearse alongside them on stage. For classes and courses with a particular interest in music, a visit to the orchestra rehearsal room is ideal for experiencing the orchestra’s rehearsal work up close. During the visit, pupils learn more about the unique aspects and challenges of a musician’s career at a major opera house.

Dates by individual arrangement, free of charge

 

In the instrument presentation «Four Wins» four musicians from our orchestra introduce their instruments, play excerpts from well-known operas and invite the children to have a go at playing the instruments themselves. There is plenty to discover and learn about the profession of an opera orchestra musician. Two string instruments, a woodwind instrument and a brass instrument will be featured.

Duration
approx. 80–90 mins.

Cost
€5.00 per person

 

In «Krawumm», we’ll be introducing a selection of instruments played by the percussionists in our orchestra. There are more than you might think! Of course, the children will also get to have a go at the timpani themselves or try out a few other instruments from the percussion section. They’ll also learn more about what it’s like to be a percussionist in the opera.

Duration
60 mins

Cost
€5.00 per person

For anyone wishing to incorporate music and drama into schools and nurseries, we offer training workshops in which we introduce and try out music theatre teaching methods together. In addition to mixed groups comprising teaching staff, specialist training courses and nursery teams, we also offer private workshops.

Costs and dates
By direct arrangement for a minimum of 15 people