SEASON 2026

Step into a night where opera breaks free from tradition and takes over the open sky.

On August 15, a Berlin nightclub transforms into an electrifying open-air stage, where the city’s raw energy meets the power of classical voice. Under the stars, surrounded by lights, beats, and the pulse of nightlife, a new generation of opera talent takes center stage.

These are the opera stars of the future—bold, expressive, and unafraid to push boundaries. Expect breathtaking arias, unexpected musical fusions, and voices that move effortlessly between classical mastery and modern sound.

The atmosphere is intimate yet vibrant. A live ensemble blends with subtle electronic elements, creating a soundscape that feels both timeless and cutting-edge. Visual projections and lighting design turn the space into a living artwork, while the audience becomes part of the experience.

This is not traditional opera.

This is Berlin.

This is opera reimagined.

One night only – August 15

Open air. Open minds. Unforgettable voices.

 Valdemar Villadsen returns with a live concert alongside the Open Air Opera Orchestra, conducted by Juan Ramirez.

Villadsen will also appear in this year’s Digital Opera Concert and is featured as this year’s Artist in Residence. The concert program includes opera arias with music by Gioachino Rossini, Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and George Frideric Handel.

Danish tenor Valdemar Villadsen has in recent years established himself as one of the leading high tenors of his generation.

Engagements have brought him to the Staatsoper Berlin – Unter den Linden, Royal Opera House La Monnaie in Brussels, Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, Wiesbaden State Opera, Kiel Opera House, Teatro Principal de Burgos, and concert halls such as the Royal Albert Hall, Berliner Philharmonie, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and festivals such as the Bergen International Festival, Styriarte Festival in Graz, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, Heinrich Schütz Musikfest, Rossini Festival, Open Air Opera Berlin, Festival de Música Antigua, Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden. He has performed acclaimed solo recitals in Paris, Rome, Istanbul, Berlin and Basel.

His opera roles include Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, Almaviva in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Lindoro in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri, Don Ramiro in Rossinis La Cenerentola, Gualtiero in Bellini’s Il pirata, Castor in Rameau’s Castor et Pollux, title role in Rameau’s Pigmalion, Glaucus in Leclair’s Scylla et Glaucus, Apollo in Cavalli’s Gli amori d’Apollo e di Dafne, Seth in Franz Danksagmüller’s Nova – Imperfecting Perfection, Blake in Bernard Fouccroulle’s Cassandra, Asger in Signe Lykke’s Nordkraft, Adam in Svend Nielsen’s Chains and Officer in Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Die Soldaten.