The Bayerische Staatsoper would like to thank all sponsors and partners for their generous support. Their enduring, active support not only provides financial security – it also establishes a strong and lasting connection. Your loyalty strengthens and encourages us in our work.

The Bayerische Staatsoper would like to thank all Circle members for their generous financial and spiritual support.

WE THANK KARIN AND PROF. DR. H.C. ROLAND BERGER

Professor Roland Berger and his wife Karin Berger have been Premium Circle members since 2002. In addition, the Bergers have supported the Bayerische Staatsoper as Avantgarde Partners since 2009, enabling numerous world premieres and commissioned works, as well as 20th century operas.

MANY THANKS TO BRAINLAB AG – STEFAN VILSMEIER

Munich-based Brainlab AG develops software-based medical technology for the digitalization, automation and optimization of clinical workflows. In over 6000 hospitals in 121 countries, Brainlab sets new standards in medical technology that improve the quality of life of doctors, healthcare professionals and patients.

This high-tech company pursues its social responsibility in the areas of arts and culture through the Brainlab Culture Program. Brainlab is a forerunner in digital medical image generation and can therefore provide unique inspiration for digital artforms. As the main sponsor for the Bavarian State Opera’s newly created “Ja Mai” Festival, the company strives to help establish innovative performance formats at the intersection between art, technology, science and research to enchant a new generation of opera and ballet audiences.

MANY THANKS TO PARTEC AG

ParTec AG has been involved in the development and construction of modular supercomputers and quantum computers for more than 20 years. Their technology for modular supercomputers is absolutely leading in the world. It is used in the largest computers in the world that are currently being built and some of which are already in operation. The software it has developed, which is already being used in many supercomputers, allows both the operation of the supercomputers and the integration of quantum computers.

Munich is thus home to absolute European excellence, with the National Theatre the world's leading carrier of the unique culture of European opera and its grandiose music, and with ParTec the manufacturer of the machine carriers of the digital world, from AI to cloud and quantum computing.

MANY THANKS TO HELLER & PARTNER

The heller & partner group is one of the leading independent management consultancies for communication and strategy in Germany. We support local, national and international companies, institutions, municipalities and individuals with a focus on intensive communication. Our work revolves around questions with existential consequences, which have a massive impact on the future. In these challenging situations, we generate clear communication and solution strategies based on experience, calm, foresight, ability and contacts.
 
We want to share our success. As a partner of the Bavarian State Opera, we are happy to make art and culture accessible to people from Bavaria and around the world. In addition, we are involved with our foundation We help Munich ("Wir helfen München"). We support people who are in need through no fault of their own. Our work focuses on children, young people and the elderly. In addition, the foundation is also committed to promoting an global ethos, tolerance in all areas, culture and the idea of international understanding.

MANY THANKS TO THE HYPOVEREINSBANK – MEMBER OF UNICREDIT

The HypoVereinsbank is part of the UniCredit Group, a simple and successful pan-European commercial bank with fully integrated corporate & investment banking. It accepts social and societal responsible by supporting music and the visual arts, integration projects and the social commitment of their employees. In 2019, the HypoVereinsbank introduced Social Impact Banking, expanding its social commitment in Germany across and beyond existing cultural and social projects, sponsorings and donations.

The HypoVereinsbank achieves its goal of making art and culture accessible to people from every background by cooperating with high quality cultural  partners such as the Bayerische Staatsoper. Together with the Staatsoper, the bank has been organising the UniCredit Festival Night since 2002, inspiring visitors wh are new to opera and classical music. Every year some 15,000 enthusiastic guests look forward to a night of diverse cultural performances in Munich’s city centre, completely free or charge.

As Festival Workshop partner the HypoVereinsbank also supports young performers and choreographers, giving them the opportunity to present their work to a large audience. In addition, the Hypo Vereinsbank organises the annual Charity Opera Dinner together with the Bayerische Staatsoper, to support our programme for children and young people.
 

MANY THANKS TO THE RH GROUP OF COMPANIES – NICKY AND ROBERT HÜBNER

The RH group of companies has been an owner-run family business since 1956, specialising in the project development and management of office buildings, hotels, retail parks and residential and commercial buildings. Robert Hübner has been at the helm as Executive Manager in the third generation since 1995.

As a Premium Circle member, the entrepreneur had supported the Bayerische Staatsoper since 2014. The RH group of companies expanded its commitment significantly during the 2019/20 season.  As part of their new Excellence Partnership they help to ensure the Bayerische Staatsoper’s high standards of quality, striving to bring inspiring singers to Munich.

MANY THANKS TO SIEMENS AG

Siemens AG is a leading international technology corporation. The company is active worldwide, primarily in the areas of electrification, automation and digitisation, and participates as a sponsor and driving force in numerous cultural events at the highest possible level. Siemens has been the main sponsor of theOrchestra Academy since 2007.

The Siemens Arts Program, whose activities aim to support excellent young artists around the globe, is an essential component of Siemens' cultural commitment. This is further ensured with their own  talent contests (e.g. the Siemens Opera Contest) and by encouraging junior staff to interact with established international cultural institutions, such as the Bayerische Staatsoper. Another explicit goal of the programme is the use of new technologies. Classical works by Pytor Tchaikovsky and Friedrich Gulda, for example, have been recorded with the Orchestra Academy, using the immersive 3D Sound method. It adds further sound reproduction axes to the usual stereo method, creating a listening experience akin to a live performance: giving the impression of sitting in the middle of the orchestra.

MANY THANKS TO TALBOT RUNHOF

“It’s all about knowing where to stop” – never go too far, but go far enough. a motto that constantly resurfaces throughout Johnny Talbot and Adrian Runhof's life and design philosophy. Since 2000, they have been designing cocktail dresses and evening gowns under the name Talbot Runhof. Their elaborate, glamorous couture creations are adored by their multi-national fanbase and are an integral part of every international red carpet. In addition, some of the world's most renowned musicians wear Talbot Runhof on concert and opera stages.

Following artistic collaborations with the Ballet at the Dortmund Theater and the Munich Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, a collaboration with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester as part of its 500th anniversary was not only an obvious choice, but an absolute matter of the heart for the two Munich designers. Johnny Talbot and Adrian Runhof designed a capsule collection of different looks and for the first time in the history of the renowned orchestra, the female members of the orchestra were equipped with a uniform. An honor for the two designers who, as a Munich fashion brand, are delighted to represent their hometown to the outside world together with the Bayerisches Staatsorchester.

MANY THANKS TO VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

Founded in 1906 on Place Vendôme in Paris, the jeweller Van Cleef & Arpels inaugurated their first branch in Germany in 2017 on Munich’s Maximilianstraße. As a neighbour of the National Theatre and a long-time ballet supporter, the expansion of Van Cleef's commitment in Munich focuses on our dance company.

The cooperation with internationally renowned opera houses and ballet ensembles has been an instrinsic part of the company's philosophy for decades. Ballet is a key theme for Van Cleef & Arpels, fusing excellence with beauty and harmony - thus mirroring the company's core values.

The Bayerische Staatsballett has enjoyed Van Cleef & Arpels' support since 2018. We'd like to especially thank Van Cleef & Arpels for their generous support of a new production of Jewels.

BR KLASSIK

BR-KLASSIK broadcasts all Bayerische Staatsoper premieres live on the radio, while selected productions can also be seen in the video livestream on BR-KLASSIK Concert.
Precise dates and times still to be announced.

con passione – from baroque to contemporary
Monday at 7:05 pm
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Current information, reports and articles on performances, singers, directors and conductors:

• Allegro (Monday to Friday, 6.05 a.m. to 9.00 a.m.)
• Leporello (Monday to Friday, 4.05 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.)
• Piazza (Saturday, 8.05 am to 11.00 a.m.)
• Opernabend (Saturday, 7.05 p.m.)

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Radio broadcasts, live streams, videos-on-demand, the latest critiques, exclusive insights and special moments from the world of opera can also be found online on BR-KLASSIK.

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All information about the commitment of our patronage societies can be found here.

The Bayerische Staatsoper would like to thank all Circle members for their generous financial and spiritual support.