Costume assistant (m/f/d) for the in-house opera productions "OTELLO" & "MACBETH"

The Heidenheim Opera Festival (www.opernfestspiele.de) is looking for a

Costume Assistant (m / f / d)

for the 2025 festival season in the period 26.05. - 18.07.2026 for the opera production "OTELLO" by Giuseppe Verdi on the open-air stage 'Rittersaal' at Hellenstein Castle (in the Festspielhaus CCH as a bad weather venue) with premiere on 03.07.2026, as well as for the opera production "MACBETH" by Giuseppe Verdi in the Festspielhaus CCH with premiere on 16.07.2026.

The Heidenheim Opera Festival is a traditional, internationally oriented classical music festival with the highest artistic standards. The extensive summer festival program focuses on in-house opera productions and symphony concerts as well as the open-air venue Rittersaal Schloss Hellenstein and the modern, acoustically top-class Festspielhaus Congress Centrum Heidenheim. Marcus Bosch has been Festival Director since 2010 and has developed the opera festival extremely dynamically: expansion of content and program, doubling of audience numbers and self-financing, award as "Best Festival" 2025 (OPER!- Award) and winner of the Opus Klassik!Award) and winner of the Opus Klassik 2025 (production Giovanna d' Arco), the collaboration with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno and a series of early operas by Giuseppe Verdi make the Opera Festival one of the most interesting classical music festivals in Germany. The Opera Festival is directed by the city of Heidenheim.

Field of responsibility

We expect you to:

• Contact person and direct assistant for the costume designers of the productions "OTELLO" (costume design: Claudia Pernigotti) and "MACBETH" (set design: Andreas Baesler)

• close cooperation with the costume management of the Opera Festival

• coordination and supervision of piece-related production processes in all trades

• organization and preparation of costume rehearsals

• material determination and research, Making play-related purchases

• taking on arts and crafts activities

• supervising rehearsals and final rehearsals of the production

• creating costume lists and play-related documentation folders

Conditions

We offer you:

• Contract duration: 26.05. - 18.07.2026

• Billing on the basis of a work contract

• Accommodation in Heidenheim will be provided for the duration of your stay

• Coverage of travel expenses for arrival and departure

• Location: Heidenheim an der Brenz

Application deadline: 31. January 2026

Please send online applications with the usual documents (CV, certificates, proof of employment / references, etc.) by January 31, 2026 at the latest

Your profile

We are looking for a motivated applicant with the following requirements:

• You are currently studying costume design / fashion design or have already successfully completed your studies

• Professional experience in the (music) theater business and good references

• Professional competence and knowledge of the processes of an opera/theater production, especially in the field of costume design

• Teamworking skills and problem-solving abilities. in the field of costume design

• team spirit, problem-solving skills, strong communication skills and empathy in dealing with artists

• conceptual work, goal-oriented action and good organizational skills

• commitment, independent work, reliability

• Willingness to work flexible hours, especially in the festival sector

• High level of commitment and ability to work under pressure

• Driver's license class B