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Operas most frequently performed in Germany

Mozart's ‘The Magic Flute’ was Germany's most performed opera of the 2021-22 season. Overall, peformance figures stabilised after COVID-19 breakout.

Operettas most frequently performed in Germany

‘The Merry Widow’ by Franz Lehár and Johann Strauss's ‘Die Fledermaus’ were Germany's most performed operettas of the 2021-22 season.

Concerts and attendance of publicly financed orchestras

The 2020-21 season data document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on orchestra operations. Concert and attendance figures declined significantly.

Events and attendance at publicly financed music theatres

With only 3,205 opera, operetta, musical and dance performances and 685,000 visits to these events, the consequences of the pandemic on theatre operations in the 2020-21 season are profound.

Staff at publicly financed music theatres

At German theatres, non-permanent artistic staff was strongly affected by the pandemic. Figures of other staff groups only slightely decreased.

Expenses of publicly financed theatres (music and spoken theatres)

The total expenses of publicly financed theatres in Germany amounted to approximately 3.2 billion euros in 2020. 68.5 % of the expenditure was for staff.

Music Theatre and Concert

Theaters, concert halls, orchestras and festivals form one of the densest musical landscapes in the world. In addition to the publicly funded institutions, there are hundreds of independent ensembles and private organisers.

Gender ratios in professional orchestras

In Germany's 129 publicly funded orchestras, four out of ten musicians are female. In section leader and soloist positions of highly remunerated orchestras, the share of women is only 22%.