Statistics Aug 2023 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. read more
Statistics Aug 2022 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. read more
Statistics Jun 2023 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. read more
Statistics Jun 2023 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. read more
Statistics Jun 2023 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. read more
Statistics Jun 2023 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. read more
Thematic portal 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. read more
Statistics Mar 2021 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%. read more
Topography Publicly Funded Orchestras Types of orchestras and magnitudes of positions: the map presents locations of the ensembles as well as mergers and disbandments since 1990. read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution The Sound of Bronkow Music Festival K&F Records Katharinenstr. 11-13, 01099 Dresden read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution Eastside Festival Das Pop- & Wave-Open Air PLUSWELT PROMOTION Marlowring 8, 22525 Hamburg read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution Feuertanz Festival Mittelalterrock-Festival Concertbüro Franken GmbH Singerstr. 26, 90443 Nürnberg read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution Wild Tunes Festival Umsonst & Draußen Bamberg Bamberger Festivals e.V. Bamberger Straße 12, 96049 Bamberg read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution Berthold Seliger Büro für Musik, Texte & Strategien Mahlower Str. 24 / Aufgang C III., 12049 Berlin read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution Landesjugendzupforchester Thüringen Thüringer Landesmusikakademie Sondershausen e.V. Lohberg 11, 99706 Sondershausen read more
Externer Bildverweis Institution Shamrock Castle Celtic & New Folk Festival Concertbüro Franken - Ballreich, Harasim & Glöckler GmbH Singerstraße 26, 90443 Nürnberg read more