Kirill Karabits is a Ukrainian conductor, active in both concert hall and opera house, whose discography mainly includes recordings of Ukrainian, Russian, and other Eastern European music.

The Deutsche Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar (DNT), or German National Theater and Weimar State Orchestra, is the most significant arts organization in Weimar. The institution unites the Deutsches Nationaltheater with the Staatskapelle Weimar. It plays on a total of six stages across the city. All sections of the theater and orchestra periodically give additional guest performances and appear in electronic media.