WORLD OPERA DAY

Under the theme »Opera Connects« we celebrate World Opera Day on October 25 - a day that highlights the beauty and diversity of this special genre around the world.

In keeping with this, we would like to introduce you to an initiative that is particularly close to our hearts: our performances with audio description. Alongside DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE and DIE FLEDERMAUS, we are delighted to be able to offer ASCHENBRÖDEL this season – our first ballet with audio description.

With this format, we aim to provide people with varying levels of visual ability with access to our productions that is as accessible as possible. And we hope to be able to expand our programme to include further productions very soon.

Our performances with audio description

Soloist Sophia Keiler, who can be seen on our stage here as Papagena, shows us how an opera performance with audio description works:

A young man is entwined by a large snake. Around him stand several actors and actresses in black costumes, including the three ladies of the Queen of the Night, who point their swords at the snake.