Overview
- The 94th case for Freddy Schenk and Max Ballauf airs on ARD on January 11 at 20:15 and will be available in the Mediathek.
- A props manager is found shot, a firearm is missing from the inventory, a countertenor cannot be located, and a second killing propels the probe.
- The story focuses on workshops, costume and makeup departments during rehearsals for Haydn’s Die Schöpfung, with a contrasting metal‑opera subplot.
- Filming took place in August–September 2024 on the Cologne Opera construction site with special access, with additional scenes at the Staatenhaus in Deutz.
- The episode unfolds against a renovation that began in 2012, now targeted to reopen in autumn 2026 with costs reported to have grown from about €250 million to around €800 million.