Bayerische Staatsoper | 2026–27 Season Overview

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30 April 2026

Munich / Germany

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Bayerische Staatsoper continues its large-scale repertory system in the 2026–27 season, combining new productions, major revivals, and full operatic cycles, including the continuation of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen. The season balances 19th-century repertoire with 20th and contemporary works, reinforcing Munich’s position as one of Europe’s most influential opera houses.

Repertoire & Schedule

Opera

New productions

  • Siegfried — Wagner – October 2026
  • Maria Stuarda — Donizetti – December 2026
  • Doctor Atomic — John Adams – February 2027
  • Mazeppa — Tchaikovsky – March 2027
  • Werther — Massenet  – May 2027
  • Death in Venice — Britten) – July 2027
  • Götterdämmerung — Wagner – June 2027

Repertoire

  • Das Rheingold — Wagner
  • Die Walküre — Wagner
  • Tristan und Isolde — Wagner
  • Parsifal — Wagner
  • Der Rosenkavalier — R. Strauss
  • Salome — R. Strauss
  • Eugene Onegin — Tchaikovsky
  • La traviata — Verdi
  • Rigoletto — Verdi
  • Tosca — Puccini
  • Madama Butterfly — Puccini
  • Le nozze di Figaro — Mozart
  • Don Giovanni — Mozart
  • and more...

Ballet

  • Carpathia – Der Mythos der Untoten — Edward Clug (new production)
  • Orpheus und Eurydike — Pina Bausch (dance opera, new production)
  • Bavarian State Ballet (mixed programme across season)
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