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Patrons - Membership - Deutsche Oper Berlin

The Deutsche Oper Berlin is the opera house for all Berliners and its allure extends far beyond the city itself. The opera boasts an impressive ensemble, world-famous guest soloists, a multiple-award-winning chorus and an outstanding orchestra of international repute. It is the largest, most modern and most highly frequented opera house in Berlin. Its guiding principles include fostering the evolution of musical theatre, promoting exceptional young talent and maintaining a broad range of options for children and teenagers.

 

The Society of Friends and Patrons of the Deutsche Oper Berlin offers its members a wealth of musical-theatre experiences as an expression of gratitude for their generosity. The annual membership fees are set out below. For married couples and people in civil partnerships the respective partner need only pay half of the annual fee. We issue receipts for tax-deduction purposes for all donations and membership fees.

As an active member you can provide the Deutsche Oper Berlin with financial and intangible assistance. Your membership helps to support ...

 

one-of-a-kind staged events and brand-new productions

the work of top-quality singers

up-and-coming artists via grants

the funding of outstanding one-off projects

 

Membership registration form

Your benefits as a Young Friend / Friend

Backstage viewings (selected tours, sitting in on rehearsals, jours fixes)

Dress rehearsals (exclusive for members)

Invitation to receptions during premiere intervals

Preferential ticket purchases without booking fee

Latest news from the opera house (background info)

Deutsche Oper Berlin publications posted to your address

Introduction to the new season by our Artistic Director

Opportunity to attend annual opera dinner

Trips accompanying Deutsche Oper artists on tour or to guest performances

Inclusion in roll of names in annual season preview and on website

 

Your annual contribution amount

Young Friend (aged 30 or younger): annual fee € 50,00

Young Friend (aged 35 or younger): annual fee € 150,00

Friend (individual): annual fee € 300,00

Friend (couple): annual fee € 450,00

Our Supporters enjoy all benefits accruing to Friends. In addition we offer you ...

Inclusion in roll of names in selected opera publications and on Society website

Events organised jointly with other Friends societies (theatre, museum, etc.)

 

Your annual contribution amount

Individual: annual fee € 600,00

Couple: annual fee € 900,00

Our Partners enjoy all benefits accruing to Supporters. In addition we offer you ...

The “Oper Plus” package: free parking, programmes, opera glasses and exclusive cloakroom service

Invitation, with companion, to receptions during premiere intervals

Pre-arranged attendance, with companion, at exclusive events with the Artistic Director, the General Music Director or an Artist of the Season

Inclusion on panel of Partners’ names in foyer

 

We also offer individual arrangements to our patrons and patrons. Please contact us personally.

 

Your annual contribution amount

Individual: annual fee € 2.000,00

Couple: annual fee € 3.000,00

Our Patrons enjoy all benefits accruing to Partners. In addition we offer you ...
 

The “Oper Plus Premium” package: on top of the “Oper Plus” package Patrons benefit from a premier shuttle service and an exclusive introduction to selected works by the Artistic Director or a head dramaturg

Attendance at exclusive events with the Artistic Director, the General Music Director or an Artist of the Season; tours through the opera house with your guests

An evening at the opera with your guests in the Artistic Director’s box and a reception during an interval in the company of a member of the house management

 

We also offer individual arrangements to our patrons and patrons. Please contact us personally.

 

Your annual contribution amount

Annual fee: from € 5.000,00

We now also welcome families as Society members. In addition to the advantages of the relevant subscription tier we offer you ...

Trial membership of Opera Mice (6–10 yrs) (3 attendances) or a workshop option for teenagers

One family tour per season for the whole family

Sit in on a rehearsal with the family

Children’s birthday party (expenses paid)

Regular notification of teenager activities organised by Deutsche Oper Berlin

 

Your annual contribution amount

Families include single parents with children. Two adults and one child (subscription tier: Friends): annual fee € 500,00

The fee of the relevant tier plus € 50,00 for 1st child / plus € 30,00 for each additional child.

 

Regular notification of teenager activities organised by Deutsche Oper Berlin

As a corporate member of our Society you are part of a circle of high-calibre companies, institutions and personages that support and promote the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Our aim is to form a community of business leaders and personalities from the world of science, culture and politics with a view to initiating a productive interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, thereby reinforcing the Deutsche Oper Berlin as a cultural hub of the German capital. Our basic package contains a raft of options that benefit your company, clients and staff and familiarise you with the opera house.

We offer this form of membership as entry-level corporate partnership with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, so this option is also always available, on prior arrangement, for selected staff and customers. This list of options is not exhaustive; we want to cater to your individual wishes. Please contact us if you would like to discuss your ideas.

 

Backstage viewings (selected tours, sitting in on rehearsals, attendance at dress rehearsals)

Preferential ticket purchases without booking fee

Latest news from the opera house (background info)

Deutsche Oper Berlin publications posted to your address

A mention as corporate partner in specific house publications and inclusion on panel of Partners’ names in foyer

Introduction to the new season by our Artistic Director

Attendance, with guests, at annual opera dinner

Invitation to receptions during premiere intervals

Attendance at exclusive events with the Artistic Director, the General Music Director or other artists

 

Your annual contribution amount

Annual fee: from € 5.000,00

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03
DEC

Adventskalender in der Tischlerei: Das 3. Fensterchen

Today in the Tischlerei: ‘Christmas Carols’
with Thomas Cilluffo (tenor) and Chris Reynolds (piano)
5:00 p.m. / Tischlerei
Duration: approx. 25 minutes / Free admission

In the 1940s, a new era of Christmas songs began in the United States: hits like ‘White Christmas’, ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’ and ‘Let it snow!’ succeeded in translating the contemplative Advent mood into a popular style that suited the modern lifestyle. Today, they have established themselves as classics that are an integral part of the Christmas season. The tenor Thomas Cilluffo presents some of these world-famous melodies, along with classic Christmas songs from different countries and eras. Our solo repetiteur Chris Reynolds accompanies him on the grand piano.

During the 2022/23 season, Cilluffo made his European debut at both the Teatro Regio Torino and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he initially enriched the ensemble as a scholarship holder of the Opera Foundation New York. He has been a member of the ensemble here at the house since the 2024/25 season and has appeared in roles such as The Mouth that Speaks Great Words / ANTICRUST, Count Elemer / ARABELLA, Fatty / THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY , Pong / TURANDOT, Malcolm / MACBETH, Arturo / LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Monostatos / DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE or as a guest in the big New Year's Concert of the BigBand ‘Swingin’25’.
In recent years, Thomas Cilluffo has been highly successful in prestigious competitions, winning first place in the Premiere Opera Foundation International Singing Competition in 2022, among others. He was a finalist in the George London Foundation Competition in 2022, the Gerda Lissner Opera Competition in 2022 and the Gerda Lissner Song Competition in 2021. His roles also include Belfiore / LA FINTA GIARDINIERA , Almaviva / IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA, Spoletta / TOSCA, the Witch / HÄNSEL UND GRETEL, Adolfo Pirelli / SWEENEY TODD, Don Ottavio / DON GIOVANNI, Puck / A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM and the title role in ROMÉO ET JULIETTE at opera houses such as Portland Opera, Pittsburgh Festival Opera and Opera Colorado. Thomas Cilluffo received his BM/MM from the University of Michigan, where he studied with tenor George Shirley.