 He has been a regular contributor to "Frau und Hund - Zeitschrift für kursives Denken", edited by the academy's rector, the painter Markus Lüpertz.Grünbein's third opera, "Die Weiden", had its premiere on 8 December 2018 at Wiener Staatsoper, which commissioned the opera from Austrian composer Johannes Maria Staud and Grünbein.Following "Berenice" in 2004 for the Munich Biennale and "Die Antilope" in 2014 for Lucerne Festival, "Die Weiden" is the third opera Grünbein has written in collaboration with Staud.