New in Season 2026/27
Opera and Musical Theatre
Opera & Musical Theatre· For an international audience· 15+
Europera 5
Opera by John Cage
First night 3 October 2026
Opera & Musical Theatre· For children and families· 3+
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business
Opera for Children by Elisabeth Naske
First night 4 October 2026
Winter in Schwetzingen
Opera & Musical Theatre· 14+
Agrippina
Opera by Georg Friedrich Händel
First night 21 November 2026
Opera & Musical Theatre· 14+
Sweeney Todd
A musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim
First night 12 December 2026
Opera & Musical Theatre· For an international audience· 15+
Innocence
Contemporary Opera by Kaija Saariaho
Heidelberg premiere 27 February 2027
Opera & Musical Theatre· For an international audience· 14+
The Rake’s Progress
Opera by Igor Strawinsky
First night 16 April 2027
Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele
Opera & Musical Theatre· 13+
Der Freischütz
Romantic Opera by Carl Maria von Weber
First night 18 June 2027
Dance
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 15+
Orlando
Dance performance by Tim Plegge
with Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg
after the novel by Virginia Woolf
with Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg
after the novel by Virginia Woolf
First night 3 October 2026
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 12+
Mr. Schubert … a Winter’s Journey
Cross-genre dance performance by Tim Plegge
following Franz Schubert’s song cycle »Winterreise«
following Franz Schubert’s song cycle »Winterreise«
First night 29 January 2027
Tanzbiennale Heidelberg
Dance· World premiere· 6+
Rush.of.Love
Dance project with people from Heidelberg
First night 30 January 2027
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 14+
Fibonacci
Two-part dance performance by Sofia Nappi and Lucas Valente
First night 5 June 2027
Dance· World premiere· For an international audience· 14+
In-House Dance
Choreographies by members of the company
First night 19 February 2027
Theatre
Theatre· 16+
Romeo and Juliet
by William Shakespeare, using the translation and excerpts from »Liebe Macht Tod« by Thomas Brasch
with additional texts by Mithu Sanyal
with additional texts by Mithu Sanyal
25.10. · 5.11. · 6.11. · +10
Theatre· World premiere· 14+
Please Learn German, Mama
A declaration of love with people from Heidelberg
following the book by Tahsim Durgun
following the book by Tahsim Durgun
17.10. · 22.10. · 25.10. · +12
Theatre· World premiere· For an international audience· 16+
Babel
A musical confusion of tongues with texts by Ivana Sokola
First night 21 November 2026
Theatre· World premiere· 15+
The Hearing
Spoken Word Concert for a Chorus by Anne Münch
First night 13 March 2027
Theatre· World premiere· 15+
Over the Rainbow
A night of music about Judy Garland
by Laura Linnenbaum and Jan Preißler
by Laura Linnenbaum and Jan Preißler
First night 2 July 2027
Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele
Theatre· 14+
The Piggybank
Vaudeville comedy by Eugène Labiche
First night 12 June 2027
Young Theatre
Young Theatre· World premiere· For children and families· 12+
Nathan the Wise
by Lena Gorelik / Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
22.10. · 3.11. · 4.11. · +6
Young Theatre· For children and families· 6+
Dot and Anton
by Erich Kästner / Play for children and familien
First night 8 November 2026
Young Theatre· World premiere· For children and families· 9+
Lion Sister
by Fabienne Dür
First night 22 November 2026
Young Theatre· For children and families· 12+
Brave New World
Finding meaning with young people from Heidelberg freely adapted from the novel by Aldous Huxley
First night 11 April 2027
Heidelberger Schlossfestspiele
Young Theatre· 6+
Robin Hood
A play for children and families by Natascha Kalmbach
First night 6 June 2027