When does The Metamorphosis take place in Augsburg?

The performance starts on Saturday, December 19, 2026, at 19:30.

Where will The Metamorphosis be performed?

The opera will be shown at the martini-Park of the Augsburg State Theatre at Provinostraße 52, 86153 Augsburg.

How much does a ticket cost?

Ticket prices according to the schedule of the Augsburg State Theatre range from 22 to 54 Euros.

How long does the performance last?

The performance lasts about two hours and takes place without an intermission.

In which language will the opera be performed?

The Metamorphosis will be performed in German with German surtitles.

Is there an introduction before the performance?

Yes. An introduction begins 30 minutes before the performance starts.

Kafka's Metamorphosis as an Opera: Between Dark Humor and Disturbing Family Tragedy

Name: The Metamorphosis
Start: 2026-12-19T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-19T21:30:00+01:00
Location: martini-Park

Kafka's Nightmare Becomes an Opera: The Metamorphosis at the martini-Park

A person awakens as a beetle – and a family loses its familiar center. On December 19, 2026, the Augsburg State Theatre will bring Gordon Kampe's opera The Metamorphosis, based on Franz Kafka, to the stage of the martini-Park. The musical theater combines grotesque humor, existential anxiety, and a precise study of alienation, loss of language, and familial dependency.

A Shift in Perspective with Dramatic Impact

Philipp Löhle shifts the focus away from Gregor's room and into the reactions of his relatives. Father, mother, sister, and maid must come to terms with the strange housemate, whose transformation makes visible the economic and emotional dependencies of the family. The private apartment transforms into a non-place where intimacy turns into distrust and care into exclusion.

Between Grotesque Comedy and Existential Tragedy

Gordon Kampe's composition engages with Kafka's material through a lively, catchy musical language. Different musical genres and style elements collide with melancholic passages, bizarre exaggerations, and the peculiar sound of a beetle quartet. Thus, an opera emerges that not only showcases the uncanny but also confronts it with dark humor.

Scenography, Light, and Bodies as Narrative Forces

André Bücker's staging condenses Kafka's family constellation into an intense stage experience. Felix Weinold's set design, Aleksandra Kica's costumes, Marco Vitale's lighting, and Alexander Hügel's video work create an atmosphere between a bourgeois living room, visual disruption, and nightmarish transformation. Helena Sturm's choreography makes the body itself a dramatic stage.

Musical Theater with Augsburg Philharmonic

Under the musical direction of Ivan Demidov, the Augsburg Philharmonic will perform. Among those on stage are Avtandil Kaspeli as father, Kate Allen as mother, Franziska Zwink as sister, and Olena Sloia as maid. The beetle figures are embodied by Helena Sturm, Rusnė Tušlaitė, Cláudia Pereira, Nicolas Julius Stegmann, and Titouan Sevic.

A Concentrated Theater Evening

The performance lasts about two hours without an intermission. An introduction by the dramaturgy begins 30 minutes before the performance starts. The opera will be performed in German with German surtitles. The stage experience focuses on a question that goes far beyond Kafka: What remains of humanity when its value is measured only by its function?

Conclusion: The Metamorphosis promises an evening filled with sound, dark humor, and disturbing images. Those who wish to experience Kafka's modern classic in a new musical form will encounter a production at the martini-Park that is between comedy and tragedy, intimacy and isolation. Secure your tickets for this extraordinary Augsburg musical theater.