They include Harrison Birtwistle’s Punch and Judy (what’s that in German?), George Benjamin’s Written on Skin and Bluthochzeit by Wolfgang Fortner.
Not to mention, among the revivals, Mieczysław Weinberg’s The Passenger, Blühen by Vito Žuraj, Die ersten Menschen by Rudi Stephan and Der Zar lässt sich fotografieren by Kurt Weill.
They really push the boat out on the Main. Full details here.
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