"Magic Flute" remains the most popular opera
According to the 2015/2016 work statistics of the German Stage Association, Mozart's "Magic Flute", Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" and Bizet's "Carmen" are the three most frequently performed music theater works in German-speaking opera houses.
In terms of audience figures, "The Magic Flute" (27 productions) was only surpassed by the musical "Starlight Express" (441,623 spectators) with 239,744 visitors. Humperdinck's opera was staged 26 times and Bizet's box office hit 21 times.
Overall, the work statistics for musical theater show the following breakdown in German theaters: 899 opera productions are offset by 121 operetta productions, and 253 musical productions. Opera thus accounts for 70 percent of musical theater productions, operetta for just under 10 percent and musicals for 20 percent.
The 2015/2016 work statistics are based on data on works and productions, including performance and audience figures. 464 theaters from Germany, Austria and Switzerland reported their figures to the editorial team, which collected and processed them for all genres.
The Werkstatistik 2015/2016 (cost: 25 euros + postage) and the June issue "Der Sinn der Zahlen" of the magazine Deutsche Bühne (8.40 euros + postage) can be ordered at: sekretariat@die-deutsche-buehne.de.
