Article Music Theatre Millions of people attend music theatre performances in Germany every year. Half of the over 11,000 events are opera performances, followed by dance, musicals and operettas. read more
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
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
Article Preferences and Publics Musical taste is linked to generational affiliation. Pop is currently the most popular genre, while there are indications of a declining trend in classical music. read more
Article Concert Halls Germany, a country with a rich and varied musical tradition, has a dense network of concert venues, including several exciting new buildings of recent vintage. read more
Article Independent Ensembles Independent ensembles are a major engine of innovation and creativity in musical life, but they often work under trying conditions. read more
Article Festspiele and Festivals Artistic experience or cultural event: musical festivals can be as varied in their ambitions as in their settings. Germany’s festival landscape is especially tight-knit and multifaceted. read more
Article Barrierefreiheit in Musiktheater und Konzertwesen Rollstuhlgerechte Zugänge gehören für Musiktheater und Konzerthäuser meist zum Standard. Zunehmend werden auch Vorstellungen mit Audiodeskription und Gebärdensprache angeboten. read more
Article Nachhaltigkeit in Theatern und Orchestern Energie und Mobilität gehören bei den Theatern und Orchestern in Deutschland zu den größten Emissionstreibern. Mit Leitfäden und Klimabilanzen möchten die Institutionen gegensteuern. read more
Article Frauen am Dirigierpult Nur wenige Frauen leiten ein öffentlich finanziertes Orchester, und oft stehen ihnen Vorurteile im Weg. Doch ein Wandel ist in Sicht. read more
Article Kleider zwischen Fräcken: Frauen im Orchester Bis vor wenigen Jahrzehnten gab es kaum Frauen auf den Konzertpodien. Heute sind es 39,6 Prozent der Orchestermitglieder. Sind Frauen auf dem Weg zur Gleichstellung? read more
Article Opernrepertoirebildung Wie hat sich das Repertoire, das heute die Spielpläne der Musiktheater bestimmt, im Laufe der Operngeschichte gebildet? Wirksam sind unter anderem gesellschaftliche Faktoren. read more