UckerOper

The Uckeroper focuses on …

In the new series “Uckeroper Focuses on …,” grand operas are presented in condensed versions at unique venues that are not suitable for a large orchestra. The action on stage focuses on the central characters, while the musical arrangement is deliberately tailored for a small ensemble.

A unique theatrical experience that fosters a sense of connection and opens up new perspectives.

The UckerOper Team

Patron: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Liedtke
The Uckeroper is dedicated to contemporary musical theater in the region. Working with professionalartists, specially selected soloists, and the Prussian Chamber Orchestra of Prenzlau, the company creates original opera adaptations. In terms of content, the Uckeroper sees itself as an artistic barometer of its time—opera for our time.

Holger Müller-Brandes
Artistic Director of the Uckeroper. His passion for opera blends music, text, acting, and space into new formats. The focus is on teamwork, original adaptations, and unusual performance venues.

Beate Schwigon
Member of the core team, responsible for organization. Since the production of “Judith,” she has also been designing costumes and sets together with Holger Müller-Brandes.

Daniela Strothmann
Mezzo-soprano, production manager, and soloist with the Uckeroper. She brings extensive stage and opera experience to the company and regularly performs on stage herself, including in the role of King Saul.

Ingrid Pieper
Provides financial and accounting support to the Uckeroper. As an experienced choir singer, she also actively participates in productions.

Claudia Mueller-Zetzsche
Joins the team to strengthen its public relations efforts. She is actively involved in the region’s cultural life and has been associated with the Uckeroper since 2024.

This year’s UckerOper production of “Faust”
—an opera based on the work of Charles Gounod and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The romantic music of Charles Gounod and the poignant dialogues of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe shed light on a timeless theme: the contradiction between accumulated knowledge and the inability to make responsible decisions.
A novel work of art combining literary and vocal elements that brings classical themes into the present day.
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