Overview
- The episode aired Sunday at 20:15 on Das Erste and is now available to stream in the ARD Mediathek.
- Ballauf and Schenk probe murders staged during rehearsals of Haydn’s The Creation, with the first victim found in costume and a prop firearm missing from the armory.
- A second death is discovered, a masked figure appears in the building, and countertenor David Deycks is reported missing and becomes a focus of inquiry.
- Production shot in the real opera house and its Deutz interim venue after the protracted renovation stalled full access, with reopening planned for September following 14 years of work, according to the coverage.
- Critics praise the operatic atmosphere, music and performances—especially Katja Bürkle—while noting a less gripping central mystery and the close resemblance to a recent Munich theatre-set Tatort.