For L’Invisible, like his other two most recent operas Bernarda Alba’s House and Medea, Aribert Reimann has turned to a text of world literature, adapting it as his own librettist. With it, he returns to his ‘home’ opera house, the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Four of his stage works were commissioned by that opera house and the world premiere of his new, ninth opera was also given there. It was staged by Vasily Barkhatov, one of the most interesting Russian directors of his generation, who made his debut at the opera house on Bismarckstrasse after having worked at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre and the Mariinski Theatre in St Petersburg. The premiere was conducted by the Principal Conductor himself, Donald Runnicles.

Cast:
- Ursula / Marie / Ygraine: Rachel Harnisch
- Marthe / Bellangère: Annika Schlicht
- Maidservant: Ronnita Miller
- The Father: Seth Carico
- Grandfather / The Old Man / Aglovale: Stephen Bronk
- The Uncle / The Stranger: Thomas Blondelle
- The Child / Tintagiles: Salvador Macedo
- Three Maidservants of the Queen: Tim Severloh, Matthew Shaw, Martin Wölfel