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Up-to-date reports and information from our experts & current working professionals in the German opera system…
80 YEARS AGO TODAY
Berlin has made it a holiday but not all of Germany. As you can see from the newspaper it was also a Thursday. My aunt
MayDay!
I went to see Norma at the Berlin Staatsoper Unter den Linden and couldn’t take the bus from the Brandenburger Tor (Gate) station, where my
Casting: Before & After Easter-‘zeit’
Before Easter, theaters begin to slow down in business as the holiday approaches. However, after Easter theaters get serious about finalizing casting for next season.
The Importance of Unions in the German Theatre System
I once had an Operndirektor who said “Theaters make the coffee, and the singers are the coffee beans”. Grind ‘em up and throw ‘em out.
Bronchitis Tips and Tricks
One of our OperGermany devotees is managing a budding career in Germany, running back and forth from a Stückvertrag – a role in a production,
Hot Off The Presses
This will directly affect any singer who gets a guest contract in a German opera house! It happened yesterday, March 7. The Theater Worker’s Union