At the MiR, this unique architectural masterpiece, we want to bring people together. Those discovering it for the first time and those rediscovering it. Opera fans and musical theatre connoisseurs. People of all ages. Those who know every nook and cranny of the foyers, as well as those who are discovering for the first time what lies behind the impressive glass façade. With musical theatre in all its forms, and the knowledge that this is a place where entertaining moments can arise just as easily as moving, unsettling or polarising ones. And with a warm invitation to you – to everyone who wants to experience such moments with us.
Utopian musical theatre based on the works of Yves Klein and Werner Ruhnau, by Kommando Himmelfahrt
We’re rolling out the blue carpet for you! To mark the new management’s first season opening, the MiR is celebrating the city, Gelsenkirchen Blue and itself with an extraordinary world premiere.
Oper von Alban Berg
Wozzeck schaut auf – denn vom Boden der Gesellschaft bleibt nur der sehnsüchtige Blick nach oben. Fast obsessiv betrachtet er die Menschen um sich herum, die all das zu haben scheinen, wovon er nur träumen kann. Eingezwängt zwischen Vorgesetzten, die ihn drangsalieren, getrieben von einem Gefühl der Minderwertigkeit und einer beständigen Angst, seine Partnerin Marie könnte ihn betrügen, scheint Wozzeck wie ein menschliches Pulverfass, das geradezu zwangsläufig irgendwann explodieren wird.
Oper von Giacomo Puccini
Tosca singt. Die Auftritte der Sängerin werden frenetisch gefeiert. Und Tosca liebt. Abseits der Bühne genießt sie die adrenalinsatte Beziehung zum Maler Cavaradossi. Doch als dieser einem flüchtigen politischen Gefangenen zu Hilfe kommt und so selbst in die Fänge des berüchtigten Polizeichefs Scarpia gerät, wird Toscas Weltbild erschüttert...
Musical von Douglas Bernstein, Francesca Blumenthal, Michael Brown, Barry Creydon u.a.
Fotos von blendend weißen Stränden oder hippen Cafés in schicken Metropolen – in Zeiten der sozialen Medien liegt die Illusion des perfekten Urlaubs so nahe wie nie. Und trotzdem kennt jede*r die kleinen und großen Katastrophen, die sich unterwegs ereignen können...
The NRW Opera Studio has a track record of success, as evidenced by the numerous engagements secured by its graduates to date.
Four renowned opera houses – Dortmund Opera, the Aalto Music Theatre in Essen, the Musiktheater im Revier and Wuppertal Opera – work together to help particularly talented young singers and accompanists make the transition from their studies to a professional career.
The members of the Opernstudio NRW develop a broad repertoire ranging from early Baroque to contemporary music, from opera, operetta and musicals to concert and art song. An important part of the NRW Opera Studio is the series of masterclasses led by renowned tutors such as Helen and Klaus Donath, Lothar Odinius, George Petrou, Helmut Deutsch, Claudia Barainksy, Ann Murray, Roman Trekel, Edith Wiens, Bo Skovhus, Johannes Martin Kränzle and Roberto Rizzi-Brignoli. The experience that the Opera Studio members gain through working with outstanding directors, coaches, conductors and orchestras ensures they have excellent career prospects.
At the end of each season, the young artists collaborate on a joint project: a concert programme performed with an orchestra at the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen.
The Opera Studio has been designed exclusively for a maximum of eight young singers and two accompanists who have completed a university degree, and consistently receives numerous applications from all over the world.
The NRW Opera Studio is funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia through the Ministry of Culture and Science.
