When does the performance take place?

The performance takes place on 11.09.2026 at 20:00 at the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich.

Where is KING ROGER performed?

The venue is the State Museum of Egyptian Art, Gabelsbergerstraße 35, 80333 Munich.

Is the venue accessible?

Yes, according to Munich Ticket, there is an accessible entrance via elevator, a public disabled parking space nearby, and a wheelchair-accessible restroom.

How long does the evening last?

The entry mentions a performance time from 20:00 to 23:00. This corresponds to a planned duration of about 3 hours.

How much does a ticket cost?

A reliable ticket price was not clearly indicated in the sources found. The presale is handled through Munich Ticket.

Szymanowski's King Roger ignites an opera euphoria full of mysticism in the Museum Munich

Name: KING ROGER by Karol Szymanowski
Start: 2026-09-11T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-12T01:00:00+02:00
Location: Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst

King Roger at the State Museum of Egyptian Art: Opera Euphoria between Power, Mysticism, and Seduction

With King Roger, Opera Incognita brings one of the most enigmatic musical theater works of the 20th century to a venue that seems perfectly suited for its archaic imagery: the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich. The performance on 11.09.2026 at 20:00 promises a stage experience, where opera, mystery play, and musical ecstasy condense into a dense evening. The work by Karol Szymanowski combines sensual sound language with a dramatic narrative about dominion, transformation, and the allure of the unknown. ([opera-incognita.de](https://opera-incognita.de/koenig-roger/?utm_source=openai))

A Work Between Reason and Ecstasy

King Roger is considered Szymanowski's only opera and a masterpiece full of symbolist tension. The composer and his librettist Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz weave the Sicilian Roger material with motifs from Euripides' Bacchae; from this emerges a music-theatrical cosmos of religious order, erotic attraction, and Dionysian dissolution. The Deutsche Bühne describes the Munich production as an evening full of hymnal and ecstatic music that increasingly breaks the static nature of the initial situation. ([opera-incognita.de](https://opera-incognita.de/koenig-roger/?utm_source=openai))

The Staging by Andreas Wiedermann

Director Andreas Wiedermann has been working with Opera Incognita for years at unusual venues and compact, precise music theater forms. For King Roger, he shapes a clear, physically charged staging in the museum, where the choir gradually transforms from initial reverence into a liberated, ultimately orgiastic society. It is precisely this range that makes the evening captivating: the audience witnesses how control becomes seduction and how quiet order evolves into an ecstatic stage event. ([opera-incognita.de](https://opera-incognita.de/der-freundeskreis/?utm_source=openai))

The Venue as a Co-Player

The State Museum of Egyptian Art at Gabelsbergerstraße 35 combines clear architecture with concentrated spatial impact. According to Munich Ticket, the venue is located in Munich, has an accessible entrance via elevator, and a wheelchair-accessible restroom; exhibitions in the lower levels are also accessible by elevator. For the opera experience, this means: The space becomes not just a backdrop but a resonance body for sound, light, and movement. ([muenchenticket.de](https://www.muenchenticket.de/event/koenig-roger-37856/))

What Visitors Can Expect

Those who attend this evening will experience no conventional opera refreshment cell, but an intense music theater with a strong theatrical atmosphere, clear dramatic lines, and visual language that resonates long after. The combination of Szymanowski's lush score, the unusual venue, and the precise direction promises an event for all who love opera as a sensual boundary experience. Especially live, King Roger unfolds that tension which has made the material fascinating for decades. ([opera-incognita.de](https://opera-incognita.de/koenig-roger/?utm_source=openai))