Germans love Verdi, Tschick and The Lion King
Verdi's "La Traviata" was the most-performed opera in Germany in the 14/15 season with 31 productions, according to the German Stage Association, followed by Mozart's "Magic Flute" (30) and Bizet's "Carmen" (26).
The fact that the "Magic Flute" has been displaced from its previous top position is due to a new counting method in the work statistics - adaptations are now listed as separate works, especially in children's and youth theater.
Across all genres, "Tschick" has now also relegated "The Magic Flute" to second place as the most staged work after Wolfgang Herrndorf (with 52 productions) (32 productions in total). With 27 productions, "Tschick" is ahead of "The First Name" by Matthieu Delaporte/Alexandre de la Patelliere (23 productions) and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare (22 productions).
In terms of the number of performances, the adaptation of the novel has even increased its lead significantly compared to the previous year. With 1156 performances, "Tschick" is well ahead of "Blue Man Group" (in second place with 476 performances), the musical "The Lion King" (421 performances, third place) and "The Magic Flute" (310, 16th place).
