Sophie Jira
Sophie Jira has been a dramaturg at the Komische Oper Berlin since 2024. She also regularly works as a guest dramaturg in her hometown of Vienna at the Volksoper (2026: Der Opernball).
Since completing her studies in musicology at the University of Vienna, Sophie Jira has devoted herself in particular to operetta, Viennese music, and the music of the Strauss family. She initially gained professional experience in program production at the cultural radio station Ö1 and in the press office of the Vienna State Opera.
From 2020 to 2024, Sophie Jira served as a dramaturg at the Theater Altenburg Gera, where she worked with Achim Freyer on The Flying Dutchman, among other projects. As a librettist, she wrote several commissioned works for Gera, including the operetta Redoute in Reuß, the revue Wien bei Nacht, and the open-air spectacle Der Weg des Orpheus.
Sophie Jira is a fellow of the Akademie Musiktheater heute (Deutsche Bank Foundation) in the libretto category. Her three-part opera Sonst gute Nacht will have its world premiere in 2026 with the Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt.
As of: October 2026
Since completing her studies in musicology at the University of Vienna, Sophie Jira has devoted herself in particular to operetta, Viennese music, and the music of the Strauss family. She initially gained professional experience in program production at the cultural radio station Ö1 and in the press office of the Vienna State Opera.
From 2020 to 2024, Sophie Jira served as a dramaturg at the Theater Altenburg Gera, where she worked with Achim Freyer on The Flying Dutchman, among other projects. As a librettist, she wrote several commissioned works for Gera, including the operetta Redoute in Reuß, the revue Wien bei Nacht, and the open-air spectacle Der Weg des Orpheus.
Sophie Jira is a fellow of the Akademie Musiktheater heute (Deutsche Bank Foundation) in the libretto category. Her three-part opera Sonst gute Nacht will have its world premiere in 2026 with the Ensemble Modern in Frankfurt.
As of: October 2026