It was a phone call that probably no one at Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz had expected: “Hello, this is Diana Damrau…”. She had heard that our costume store and rehearsal stages had burnt down and had been thinking for a long time about how she could help Ulm Theatre – because there was no question that she wanted to help, Ulm Theatre tells us. Now she is coming to Ulm and will also be performing: as part of the Grand Opera Charity Gala on 29 October 2026, featuring works by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and many others.
“I have so many elaborate and stage-worthy evening gowns from my career. I’d like to give them to you to help rebuild the costume collection.” Working together to revive what has been reduced to ashes – that is Diana Damrau’s fundamental idea.
The idea for an opera gala by the Ulm ensemble was quickly born. The star soprano, who is at home on all the world’s major stages – from New York to Milan, from Berlin to Zurich, from Vienna to Tokyo – will also be coming to the Ulm Theatre for the event at the end of October! And so it will be: as part of a grand opera charity gala, organised by the theatre’s own opera ensemble and the Ulm Philharmonic Orchestra, spectacular evening gowns will change hands whilst music by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and others stirs the emotions. The proceeds will go towards rebuilding the costume collection.
The GRAND OPERA CHARITY GALA on Thursday, 29 October 2026, at 8.00 pm,
Featuring music by Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, Puccini and others
To help rebuild the costume collection
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026, 8.00 pm, Main Theatre
If you own any historical costumes or works of art, please do consider donating them to the Ulm Theater!
Clothes donations to:
Theater Ulm
Ruth Hauser / Kostümabteilung
Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz 1
89073 Ulm
Please transfer any monetary donations to the following bank account held by the City of Ulm:
Sparkasse Ulm
IBAN: DE27 6305 0000 0000 1000 72
BIC: SOLADES1ULM
Please state ‘Donation + additional details regarding the purpose of the donation / the relevant beneficiary department of the City of Ulm’ as the payment reference.
Purpose: Spende Theater Ulm.