Stiftung Oper in Berlin
Stiftung Oper in Berlin
Wriezener Bahnhof 1
D-10243 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 24 64 77-100
Fax: +49 (0)30 24 64 77-102
For further information on the programme please contact the individual venues.
Wriezener Bahnhof 1
D-10243 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 24 64 77-100
Fax: +49 (0)30 24 64 77-102
For further information on the programme please contact the individual venues.
The "Stiftung Oper in Berlin" (Berlin Opera Foundation) was founded on January 1st 2004, combining the five independent institutions – Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatsballett Berlin and "Bühnenservice" (Stage Services Company) – under one roof. For the five institutions the foundation secures their long-term existence. After years of sometimes paralysing debates the foundation offers - upon the basis of clearly agreed financial terms - the opportunity to again concentrate on artistic work.
Under the umbrella of the new foundation the individual organisations gain greater independence. The three opera houses remain autonomous institutions with their own Artistic Directors – Kirsten Harms, Andreas Homoki and Jürgen Flimm – and their own budgets. The same applies to the ballet company under the artistic direction of Vladimir Malakhov. The Stage Services Company, which merges the costume and stage design workshops into one organisation, also works at its own expense. Under the auspices of the foundation, centralised departments for Finance and Accounts and for Human Resources for all companies have been established.
The overall grant from the Land Berlin (Federal State of Berlin) for the financial years 2010 and 2011 totals 123.4 million Euros (including the grant from the Federal Government of just under 1.8 million Euros).
The overall budget in 2010 totals 154 million Euros and in 2011 153.5 million Euros. The Land Berlin agreed on forward-looking measures, not only for the annual running budgets but also for the following major investments:
restoration of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (240 million Euros)
construction of centralised workshops (25 million Euros)
reconstruction measures for the temporary venue of the Staatsoper (25 million Euros)
redevelopment of the Staatsballett (4.6 million Euros)
renewal of the overstage machinery of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (6.9 million Euros)
restoration of the Komische Oper in 2014 (73 million Euros)
By the year 2014 the overall sum of 375 million Euros will have been invested in the artistic companies of the Foundation. This tremendous sum can only be achieved thanks to considerable cost-cutting initiatives: The newly founded Staatsballett concentrates the energies of three formerly individual ballet companies. In the same way the Stage Services Company focuses on offering its manual and technical services to all four of the artistic companies. A corporate marketing strategy including a standardised ticket contribution system also offers new marketing opportunities especially on a national level.
Organisational structure
The Foundation is a corporate body under public law, integrating the three opera houses, the ballet company and the Stage Services Company as individual organisations under one roof. The Foundation acts as employer for all staff of the five companies and owns all buildings: opera venues, storage depots, administrative office spaces and workshops. The Foundation receives public grants from the Land Berlin and the Federal Government in order to fulfil its tasks. The Land Berlin covers the costs of the maintenance of all buildings and any necessary construction works. The Executive Board of the Foundation consists of nine members: the four Artistic Directors and the four Managing Directors together with the General Manager of the Foundation. The Executive Board has budgetary control of the three opera houses and the ballet company, overviews their programme, scrutinises the economic running of the individual businesses, prepares framework and individual labour agreements and guidelines and is responsible for centralised marketing.
The General Manager plays a crucial role on the board. He is the internal and external representative of the Foundation and as such conducts the business and has the greatest power of authority on the board which cannot take a decision against his veto.
However, the Executive Board and its General Manager have to report back to the Advisory Board, which supervises and advises the Executive Board. The Advisory Board currently has seven members who meet at regular intervals: the Mayor of Berlin as Chairman of the Board and his Finance Minister plus four experts for financial and/or artistic matters who are being elected by the parliament of the Land Berlin as well as a representative of the staff council of the Foundation. Current board members are Dagmar Reim, Director-General of public broadcaster RBB, Sir Peter Jonas, former Artistic Director of Bayrische Staatsoper, Heike Kramer of the German Savings Bank Association and Hans-Kornel Krings of Commerzbank. The Advisory Board appoints the Artistic Directors, the General Music Directors, the Managing Directors and the General Manager of the Foundation.
Several of the Executive Board’s decisions have to be ratified by this Advisory Board: annual budgets, framework and individual labour agreements as well as the sale of assets and property loans. The Advisory Board decides on a simple majority. Authorisation of annual budgets is subject to veto by both the Chairman and Finance Minister. The Chairman, i.e. the Minister for Cultural Affairs, cannot be overruled on the appointment of the General Manager.
This organisational structure with the General Manager at its top, the Executive Board as decision making body and the Advisory Board as a consulting and controlling body combines great competencies and gives the organisation a solid foundation.
Satzung der Stiftung Oper in Berlin
Gesetz der Stiftung Oper in Berlin
Under the umbrella of the new foundation the individual organisations gain greater independence. The three opera houses remain autonomous institutions with their own Artistic Directors – Kirsten Harms, Andreas Homoki and Jürgen Flimm – and their own budgets. The same applies to the ballet company under the artistic direction of Vladimir Malakhov. The Stage Services Company, which merges the costume and stage design workshops into one organisation, also works at its own expense. Under the auspices of the foundation, centralised departments for Finance and Accounts and for Human Resources for all companies have been established.
The overall grant from the Land Berlin (Federal State of Berlin) for the financial years 2010 and 2011 totals 123.4 million Euros (including the grant from the Federal Government of just under 1.8 million Euros).
The overall budget in 2010 totals 154 million Euros and in 2011 153.5 million Euros. The Land Berlin agreed on forward-looking measures, not only for the annual running budgets but also for the following major investments:
restoration of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden (240 million Euros)
construction of centralised workshops (25 million Euros)
reconstruction measures for the temporary venue of the Staatsoper (25 million Euros)
redevelopment of the Staatsballett (4.6 million Euros)
renewal of the overstage machinery of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (6.9 million Euros)
restoration of the Komische Oper in 2014 (73 million Euros)
By the year 2014 the overall sum of 375 million Euros will have been invested in the artistic companies of the Foundation. This tremendous sum can only be achieved thanks to considerable cost-cutting initiatives: The newly founded Staatsballett concentrates the energies of three formerly individual ballet companies. In the same way the Stage Services Company focuses on offering its manual and technical services to all four of the artistic companies. A corporate marketing strategy including a standardised ticket contribution system also offers new marketing opportunities especially on a national level.
Organisational structure
The Foundation is a corporate body under public law, integrating the three opera houses, the ballet company and the Stage Services Company as individual organisations under one roof. The Foundation acts as employer for all staff of the five companies and owns all buildings: opera venues, storage depots, administrative office spaces and workshops. The Foundation receives public grants from the Land Berlin and the Federal Government in order to fulfil its tasks. The Land Berlin covers the costs of the maintenance of all buildings and any necessary construction works. The Executive Board of the Foundation consists of nine members: the four Artistic Directors and the four Managing Directors together with the General Manager of the Foundation. The Executive Board has budgetary control of the three opera houses and the ballet company, overviews their programme, scrutinises the economic running of the individual businesses, prepares framework and individual labour agreements and guidelines and is responsible for centralised marketing.
The General Manager plays a crucial role on the board. He is the internal and external representative of the Foundation and as such conducts the business and has the greatest power of authority on the board which cannot take a decision against his veto.
However, the Executive Board and its General Manager have to report back to the Advisory Board, which supervises and advises the Executive Board. The Advisory Board currently has seven members who meet at regular intervals: the Mayor of Berlin as Chairman of the Board and his Finance Minister plus four experts for financial and/or artistic matters who are being elected by the parliament of the Land Berlin as well as a representative of the staff council of the Foundation. Current board members are Dagmar Reim, Director-General of public broadcaster RBB, Sir Peter Jonas, former Artistic Director of Bayrische Staatsoper, Heike Kramer of the German Savings Bank Association and Hans-Kornel Krings of Commerzbank. The Advisory Board appoints the Artistic Directors, the General Music Directors, the Managing Directors and the General Manager of the Foundation.
Several of the Executive Board’s decisions have to be ratified by this Advisory Board: annual budgets, framework and individual labour agreements as well as the sale of assets and property loans. The Advisory Board decides on a simple majority. Authorisation of annual budgets is subject to veto by both the Chairman and Finance Minister. The Chairman, i.e. the Minister for Cultural Affairs, cannot be overruled on the appointment of the General Manager.
This organisational structure with the General Manager at its top, the Executive Board as decision making body and the Advisory Board as a consulting and controlling body combines great competencies and gives the organisation a solid foundation.
Satzung der Stiftung Oper in Berlin
Gesetz der Stiftung Oper in Berlin
