The Berliner Kammeroper was a Berlin opera company with changing venues, founded in 1981 by Henry Akina and .
Around seventy works of music theatre, mostly rarely or previously unperformed, from various genres were developed, including proper
chamber opera Chamber opera is a designation for operas written to be performed with a chamber ensemble rather than a full orchestra. Early 20th-century operas of this type include Paul Hindemith's ''Cardillac'' (1926). Earlier small-scale operas such as Pergoles ...
as well as pre-classical opera and contemporary repertoire. Since 2004, the Berliner Kammeroper has concentrated on the development of contemporary chamber operas and world
premiere
A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition.
A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its first ...
s. All productions were Berlin premieres. Many productions were developed as domestic and foreign co-productions or went on tour.
From 1996 to 2002 Brynmor Jones was
artistic director
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and from 2002 to 2012 the artistic direction was held by . In 2012/13, the management team consisted of Katharina Tarján (dramaturgy/public relations) and Karin Lindner (production management). In 2013, the performances were discontinued.
The productions were shown in various Berlin venues, including the
Konzerthaus Berlin
The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from ...
, the
Admiralspalast
The Admiralspalast (German for ''admiral palace'') is a 1,756-seat theatre on Friedrichstraße in the Mitte district of Berlin, Germany. Opened in 1910, it is one of the few preserved variety venues of the pre-World War II era in the city.
As a ...
, the , the former , the Hansa-Theater and predominantly the
Hebbel-Theater
The Hebbel-Theater (Hebbel Theatre) is a historic theatre building for plays in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany. It has been a venue of the company Hebbel am Ufer (HAU) from 2003.
The theatre, with approximately 800 seats, was built by Oskar Kaufmann i ...
.
Further reading
* Peter Meisel: ''10 Jahre Berliner Kammeroper''.
''10 Jahre Berliner Kammeroper''
on WorldCat Edition Hentrich, Berlin 1991, .
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Opera houses in Germany
Musical groups from Berlin
German opera companies