Bernd Alois Zimmermann addresses his personal experiences in World War II and the threats facing the world through an atomic catastrophe in "Die Soldaten."

In collaboration with the Cologne Opera, François-Xavier Roth, the Gürzenich Orchestra, and Spanish star director Calixto Bieito, who has already staged "Die Soldaten" several times, are now working on a realization of Zimmermann's "total theater" for the concert hall.

In this podcast and video documentation, we follow the participants and go behind the scenes. Originally, the performance was planned for February 2022, which is referenced in some of the podcast episodes. The concert was postponed and will now take place on January 18, 2024, at 20:00 at the Cologne Philharmonie!

"Die Soldaten" by Bernd Alois Zimmermann will be performed on January 18, 2024, at 20:00 at the Cologne Philharmonie.