Festakt der Bühnen

Curtain up: The festive reopening

Events and tickets

View from the stage into the auditorium of the Opera House at Offenbachplatz with rising rows of seats with light blue upholstery, several curved balconies, and warm wood paneling.

Close-up detail of the distinctive wood paneling in the auditorium interior of the Cologne Opera at Offenbachplatz. The grain of the wood is clearly visible and appears vivid, while the warm tones give the space an elegant and inviting atmosphere.

Description

Opera and Schauspiel Köln celebrate their return to their original homes at Offenbachplatz with a grand festive gala.

The programme for citizens and invited guests is presented jointly by Opera and Schauspiel on the opera stage.

The lineup includes the Cologne Opera ensemble as the artistic heart of the opera house, which is finally shining in all its beauty once again, the Gürzenich Orchestra under the direction of General Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada, and, as a special guest, star soprano Diana Damrau.

Starting 29 June 2026, tickets can be purchased and registrations for the raffle can be submitted.

Participants

Musikalische Leitung

Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Moderation

Bettina Böttinger

Chorleitung

Rustam Samedov

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cast

als Gast

Diana Damrau

Solist*innen

Ferhat Baday / Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa / Insik Choi / Wesley Harrison / Emily Hindrichs / Benjamin Höppner / Dmitry Ivanchey / Anna Kelly / Young Woo Kim / Martin Koch / Alina König Rannenberg / Laura Kriese / Geonmuk Lim / Tobias Lusser / Hasti Molavian / Giulia Montanari / Maike Raschke / Regina Richter / Claudia Rohrbach / Simon Rummel / KS Dalia Schaechter / Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger / Lucas Singer / Paula Carbonell Spörk / KS Miljenko Turk / Lana Sophie Westendorf

Chor

Chor der Oper Köln

Orchester

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

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Events and tickets

September 2026

24 / 09

Festakt der Bühnen

Thu, 7.00 PM to 10.00 PM, Opernhaus

Curtain up: The festive reopening

Ticket sale and registrations for the raffle starts 29 June 2026.

More info and cast

Supported by Kuratorium of the Cologne Opera

Curtain up: The festive reopening

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