Your opera companion
Waldvogel is a bird companion that listens, sings and explains the production you're going to see: the plot, the music, the director's decisions. Scan your ticket — and ask anything.

You're sitting in the hall — and you don't quite understand what's happening on stage, or why the director staged it this way. The plot slips away, the music passes by, and the programme is no help.
Why Waldvogel
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You get the programme: libretto, essay, interview. No time to read it — let alone to think about what you would ask yourself.
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Podcast, video, digital programme — wonderful, if you can give it a full evening at your desk. On the way to the theatre it's simply too much.
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Each opera house has its own website, its own design — and the good material is buried so deep you don't know where to look.
Waldvogel is simplicity, speed and quality: every opera in one place, answers within a minute, and room for your own questions. Less stress at the door, more clarity in the hall — and you'll want to come back more often.
How it works
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The QR on your ticket takes you straight to your opera. No choosing from lists, no sign-up.
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Prepare by voice on the way, follow up by text at intermission. The bird answers vividly and to the point.
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In the hall everything falls into place — plot, music, intent. You simply enjoy the evening.
What's inside
a.
The bird walks you through this production: the staging, the characters, the context — alive, not a dry booklet.
b.
Any question about the performance — a smart answer grounded in this exact production. You can listen to the bird's own voice.
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Short quizzes on the plot and by ear: "listen to three leitmotifs — guess whose is whose."
Pricing
Free: your first 10 questions to the bird and half of the programme. If you like it, unlock the rest in one tap.
Tonight
€2.99
Access to this production for tonight.
Forever
€5.99
Permanent access to this production — come back any time.
Berlin Season Pass
€19.99
price to be confirmed
All Berlin opera houses for the season — for those who go regularly.
Tested in the hall
At "Die Walküre", Waldvogel helped untangle the director's choices that weren't clear — before the show and at intermission. Being grounded in this production's materials made it feel like "this is about my evening."
Scan the ticket · Ask the bird · Unlock tonight — €2.99
Waldvogel improves the audience experience and serves the educational mission. The QR on the ticket is the channel — the viewer pays. A light pilot, no heavy contracts.
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