The company organizes the annual open air festival DomStufen.

The theatre's current Generalintendant, Guy Montavon, has held the post since 2002.

The festival DomStufen takes place on the Domplatz (Cathedral Square) of Erfurt, seating up to 2000 spectators.

The company also holds events at the Rathaus (Town Hall) and the Thomaskirche.

Montavon has initiated a program of one premiere per season, including: Another focus of the program are revivals of forgotten operas, including: People holding the position of Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) include: In 2014, Joana Mallwitz was the first woman conductor named to the post of Generalmusikdirektorin (GMD) in the institution's history[2] and at the time of her advent to the post, the youngest GMD of a German opera house.