Deutsche Oper Berlin — Attraction in Berlin

Very Rude Service:

My sister and I were leaving Berlin soon and we wanted to find a place that we could fit into our busy schedule. We decided to go to Deutsche Oper since she had grown quite fond of that particular form of art. I, also having been an architecture major and been drilled on the Bauhaus movement did not mind seeing such a building. When we had arrived the venue was quite empty and there were very few employees around. All doors were open and no one was around to guide us through the building. So we decided to look around in the hopes that we could get a glimpse of what the place was all about. We walked around for a few minutes and then headed upstairs which was obviously the entrance to hall where an event was taking place. A female worker asked us for tickets and we told her that we just wanted to see the building and it would be nice if she could guide us towards the area that is open to the public. As we were walking around, male worker, possibly the manager, came up to us and scorned us as if we were some homeless that had randomly strolled into the building. We tried to explain and told him that we did not mean to intrude. But he rudely told us to get out and walked us outside as if he was trying to quarantine the building from a plague. He walked away as quickly as he had appeared as if our presence was incredibly bothersome to him. Needless to say our benign trip to the opera house turned into such a terrible ordeal and left us feeling bad about our trip to Berlin as a whole. I understand that there is a necessity to separate the paying patrons and ensure that their experience is not negatively affected by random onlookers. But there was absolutely no Indication that the opera house was closed to visitors and the way he treated us was beyond degrading. I highly doubt that I would ever want to attend an event at this venue or suggest it to anyone else...

First time in this opera house. Very good coat reception.. charming staff. No real guidance for newcomers to bar and food for intermission The seat identification was mysterious and even after it was explained.. I would have not found it! The bars were overflowing and impossible for me to queue. The auditorium was very good.. a good "feel" .. warm .. intimate despite it's grand size The box I took two seats in gave a perfect view and the seat was reasonably comfortable. . The lady with the box key was very strict . The orchestra for this performance of La Traviata was amongst the best I have heard and the conductor had the music just so... The soprano was first class and her personality as Violetta perfect.. the tenor warmed up to sing well and also gave a creditable performance as Alfredo .. the baritone was very strong and very well performed as his father. The chorus sang very well but the movement across the stage was not the best.. and this opera gives great opportunity for the chorus to impress with atmosphere and dance type moves The production was good in parts ..the large doors worked well but the gauze curtains were not a success and the desolation of the last scene was not achieved by making the doors hang off .. However the central couch motif throughout the Opera worked well and the characters moved well on the stage. A very good night out and a good...

Berlin hosts three opera stages: the comic opera or Komische Oper, the Staatsoper (reopened in the Mitte district and which had to move for several years to the west of Berlin within the walls of the Schiller Theater) and the Deutsche Oper Berlin (or DOB, West Berlin Opera). If the architecture remains contemporary and is strongly influenced by functionalism, the lyrical scene is at the forefront. I have been able to attend exceptional performances for ten years, in particular those featuring the stagings of Götz Friedrich, the famous director of the DOB, including The Mastersingers of Nuremberg or The Ring of the Nibelung. This opera in four performances (prologue and three days) better known as the tetralogy was given in 2017 in the staging of Götz Friedrich and is still contemporary. Beyond Wagner, the operas of Mozart, Italian masters are also given there, in particular through cycles: Puccini, Rossini, Verdi and many others. The orchestra has been conducted for many years by Runnicles. All this contributes to a total spectacle where singers, orchestra and staging delight us, amaze us at each...