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Kapellmeisterin Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf | Duisburg
From 2024/25, Viennese-born conductor Katharina Müllner began as Kapellmeisterin at Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Previous engagements at this house include a new production of Krabat – ballet by Demis Volpi in 2022, revived in spring 2024, and a new production of the ballet A Kiss to the World in 2024. During the 2024/25 season, she also conducted productions including Anatevka, Hänsel und Gretel and La Cenerentola.
In the 2025/26 season, Katharina Müllner continues at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, leading productions of Ravel’s Soirée, Carmen, Die Fledermaus, Anatevka, Nabucco, Le nozze di Figaro, and La Cenerentola. She also returns to the Semperoper Dresden for Die Zauberflöte, and makes several important debuts: at Oper Köln (Die Zauberflöte), Opéra de Dijon (Don Giovanni), Hamburgische Staatsoper (ballet Kein Zurück), as well as with the Basque National Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, and Staatsorchester Darmstadt.
In addition to her work at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, last season saw Katharina Müllner return to Semperoper Dresden for two productions: Die Zauberflöte and Classics – a ballet by George Balan-chine, Justin Peck, and Twyla Tharp. Concert engagements brought her back to the Düsseldorfer Sympho-niker, while her debuts included the Göttinger…
Kapellmeisterin Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf | Duisburg
From 2024/25, Viennese-born conductor Katharina Müllner began as Kapellmeisterin at Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Previous engagements at this house include a new production of Krabat – ballet by Demis Volpi in 2022, revived in spring 2024, and a new production of the ballet A Kiss to the World in 2024. During the 2024/25 season, she also conducted productions including Anatevka, Hänsel und Gretel and La Cenerentola.
In the 2025/26 season, Katharina Müllner continues at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, leading productions of Ravel’s Soirée, Carmen, Die Fledermaus, Anatevka, Nabucco, Le nozze di Figaro, and La Cenerentola. She also returns to the Semperoper Dresden for Die Zauberflöte, and makes several important debuts: at Oper Köln (Die Zauberflöte), Opéra de Dijon (Don Giovanni), Hamburgische Staatsoper (ballet Kein Zurück), as well as with the Basque National Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester Basel, and Staatsorchester Darmstadt.
In addition to her work at Deutsche Oper am Rhein, last season saw Katharina Müllner return to Semperoper Dresden for two productions: Die Zauberflöte and Classics – a ballet by George Balan-chine, Justin Peck, and Twyla Tharp. Concert engagements brought her back to the Düsseldorfer Sympho-niker, while her debuts included the Göttinger Symphonieorchester and Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt. She also stood in at short notice with Essener Philharmoniker and hr-Sinfonieorchester.
Katharina Müllner’s operatic engagements include the premiere of the opera Der 35. Mai oder Konrad reitet in die Südsee by Raphaël Coumes-Marquet and Gordon Kampe at Semperoper Dresden in 2023/24, as well as Die Zauberflöte at Theater St. Gallen and Theater Chemnitz, Carmen at Theater Essen and Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Così fan tutte at Komische Oper Berlin, Suppè’s Der Teufel auf Erden, and Britten’s Death in Venice at Volksoper Wien.
Her symphonic invitations include Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg, Kärntner Sinfonieorchester, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Berner Symphonieorchester, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Philharmonisches Orchester Coburg, Brandenburger Symphoniker, SWR Symphonieorchester, Robert Schumann Philharmonie Chemnitz, and others.
Katharina Müllner studied conducting, music education, and psychology/philosophy in Vienna. After graduation, she joined Landestheater Linz as an accompanist with conducting duties and led productions such as Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Il matrimonio segreto, as well as operettas and concerts for young audiences.
Katharina Müllner and the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker amply demonstrate the excitement embodied by the music. They do so marvellously! A remarkable listening experience.
