February 25, 2026
Opera! Awards: Barrie Kosky Named Best Director
Not in New York, London, or Milan did the opera world gather for the Oper! Awards; instead Regensburg hosted the
February 24, 2026
Theater Festival Presents Opera About South African Gay Activist Simon Nkoli
First program highlights for the 2026 Theater der Welt festival in Chemnitz have been announced. Included is an opera about
February 22, 2026
Queerness Isn’t a Western Invention
It is the second major exhibition devoted to the Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide in Germany, this time at Galerie C/O
February 20, 2026
Spectators Attack Actors After a Homophobic Tirade
During a premiere at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, there was a disturbance and a physical assault on an actor on stage.
February 18, 2026
Was Franz von Holstein Actually Homosexual?
Franz von Holstein (1826-1878) was born in 1826 as the son of an old Mecklenburg noble family. In 1859 he
February 17, 2026
Theater Project Votes to Review AfD Ban
With a vote endorsing an AfD ban procedure, the “Process Against Germany” by Milo Rau came to an end Sunday
February 14, 2026
A Fictional AfD Ban Hearing Opens in a Theater
A legal procedure concerning a possible ban on the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) is generating broad debate
February 12, 2026
Everyone Experiences Eros in Their Own Way
Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Ernst, Prince of Prussia (1826-1902) from the House of Hohenzollern was born on February 12, 1826, near
February 10, 2026
The Tales of Hoffmann: Jacques Offenbach’s Take on Toxic Masculinity
For gay fans of operetta, Jacques Offenbach is an idol—not only because he was the one who baptized the genre
February 8, 2026
When the Ancient World Should Legitimize Homosexuality
Dr. Otto Kiefer (1876-1955), a trained jurist, briefly practiced law, because after a trial for distributing obscene writings he had