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Benjamin

RUSSELL

22-03-2026

PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT

A. Dvořák

<Rusalka>

GAMEKEEPER

Irish National Opera Dublin

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After his successfu lrole-debut as FORRESTER in Janáček's

<The Cunning Little Vixen>,

the row of Slavic operas

at the

Irish National Opera

continues for

baritone

BENJAMIN RUSSEL,

who subsequently will make

his role-debut

as GAMEKEEPER

in Dvorák`s

<Rusalka>,

which will be performed in the

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin.

Performances:

22-03 / 24-03 / 26-03 / 28-03-2026

Co production with the Royal Swedish Opera & the Nouvel Opéra Fribourg

Conductor: Fergus Sheil

Stage Director: Netia Jones

Intern. Hans Gabor

Belvedere Competition

26-03-2026

Qualifying Rounds

Staatsoper Stuttgart

Jury:

Boris Ignatov, Jolanta Nicolai

Finals: 31-05-26 - 07-06-2026 / Jurmala

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As every year and since many years,

Jolanta Nicolai

is part of juries at the

Qualifying Rounds

for the 

International Hans Gabor

Belvedere Singing Competition.

She already was looking for new talents to gether with Hein Mulders in Cologne, with Ann-Katrin Frankfe in  Kassel, with Heribert Germershausen in Heidelberg,

on her own in Tblisi,

and with Boris Ignatov in Stuttgart,

to which she always returns with

great pleasure. 

Benjamin

RUSSELL

22-03-2026

PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT

A. Dvořák

<Rusalka>

GAMEKEEPER

Irish National Opera Dublin

Benjamin russell Portrait Neu 2.jpg
Benjamin Russell Ben 5_edited.jpg

After his successfu lrole-debut as FORRESTER in Janáček's

<The Cunning Little Vixen>,

the row of Slavic operas

at the

Irish National Opera

continues for

baritone

BENJAMIN RUSSEL,

who subsequently will make

his role-debut

as GAMEKEEPER

in Dvorák`s

<Rusalka>,

which will be performed in the

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin.

Performances:

22-03 / 24-03 / 26-03 / 28-03-2026

Co production with the Royal Swedish Opera & the Nouvel Opéra Fribourg

Conductor: Fergus Sheil

Stage Director: Netia Jones

Benjamin

RUSSELL

22-03-2026

PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT

Dvořák

<Rusalka>

GAMEKEEPER

Irish National Opera Dublin

Lyric Baritone BENJAMIN RUSSELL
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After his successfull role-debut as FORRESTER

in Janáček's

<The Cunning little Vixen>,

baritone

BENJAMIN RUSSELL

continues with Slavic operas

at the

Irish National Opera Dublin

making also his role-debut

as

GAMEKEEPER

in 

Dvořák`s

<Rusalka>

Further commitments in his home-country Ireland

include Song-Recitals,

a.o. at the Waterfront Festival

Eric

JURENAS

03-12-2025

STARt of REHEARSALS

Olga Neuwirth - WORLD PREMIERE

<Monster's Paradise>

TUCKEY

Staatstheater Hamburg

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Countertenor

ERIC JURENAS

is beyond thrilled to start rehearsals

for another WORLD-PREMIERE

by Olga Neuwirth

and his house-debut at the

Hamburg State Opera

as

TUCKEY

in 

<Monster's Paradise>

which opens 01-02-2026

and will also be performed at the

Zürich Opera House in March 2026.

Also a house-debut for Mr. Jurenas.

Condcutor: Titus Engel

Stage Director: Tobias Kratzer

Benjamin

RUSSELL

22-03-2026

PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT

A. Dvořák

<Rusalka>

GAMEKEEPER

Irish National Opera Dublin

Benjamin russell Portrait Neu 2.jpg
Benjamin Russell Ben 5_edited.jpg

After his successfu lrole-debut as FORRESTER in Janáček's

<The Cunning Little Vixen>,

the row of Slavic operas

at the

Irish National Opera

continues for

baritone

BENJAMIN RUSSEL,

who subsequently will make

his role-debut

as GAMEKEEPER

in Dvorák`s

<Rusalka>,

which will be performed in the

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin.

Performances:

22-03 / 24-03 / 26-03 / 28-03-2026

Co production with the Royal Swedish Opera & the Nouvel Opéra Fribourg

Conductor: Fergus Sheil

Stage Director: Netia Jones

Intern. Hans Gabor

Belvedere Competition

26-03-2026

Qualifying Rounds

Staatsoper Stuttgart

Jury:

Boris Ignatov, Jolanta Nicolai

Finals: 31-05-26 - 07-06-2026 / Jurmala

Belvedere.jpg
Benjamin Russell Ben 5_edited.jpg

As every year and since many years,

Jolanta Nicolai

is part of juries at the

Qualifying Rounds

for the 

International Hans Gabor

Belvedere Singing Competition.

She already was looking for new talents to gether with Hein Mulders in Cologne, with Ann-Katrin Frankfe in  Kassel, with Heribert Germershausen in Heidelberg,

on her own in Tblisi,

and with Boris Ignatov in Stuttgart,

to which she always returns with

great pleasure. 

Eric

JURENAS

03-12-2025

STARt of REHEARSALS

Olga Neuwirth - WORLD PREMIERE

<Monster's Paradise>

TUCKEY

Staatstheater Hamburg

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Countertenor

ERIC JURENAS

is beyond thrilled to start rehearsals

for another WORLD-PREMIERE

by Olga Neuwirth

and his house-debut at the

Hamburg State Opera

as

TUCKEY

in 

<Monster's Paradise>

which opens 01-02-2026

and will also be performed at the

Zürich Opera House in March 2026.

Also a house-debut for Mr. Jurenas.

Condcutor: Titus Engel

Stage Director: Tobias Kratzer

Peter

SCHÖNE

03-12-2025

NEW in REVIVAL PREMIERE

E. Humperdinck

<Hänsel & Gretel>

PETER BINDENBINDER

Staatsoper Hannover

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Baritone

PETER SCHÖNE

will overtake in the revival-run

 of

Humperdinck's

<Hänsel & Gretel>

the part of 

PETER BESENDINDER,

which he performed already  a.o.

at the Saarbrücken State Theatre.

In Hannover, he currently also can be seen and heard as

HEERRUFER des KÖNIGS

in Wagner's <Lohengrin>

&

HERR von FANINAL

in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>

10 Performances until 25-12-2025

Hendrik

MÜLLER

01-12-2025

STARt of REHEARSALS

G. Verdi

<Macbeth>

STAGE DIRECTION

Theater Osnabrück

HENDRIK MÜLLER
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Stage Director

HENDRIK MÜLLER

is looking forward to return to

Theater Osnabrück,

where he already celebrated a huge success with his 

<La Clemenza di Tito> production

for rehearsals with

Verdi's

MACBETH

His 1st production of this work

unfortunately was cancelled

after the dress rehearsal

at the Schwerin State Theatre

due to the Covid pandemic.

In Osnabrück, Mr. Müller will present

a totally new concept.

Opening-Night: 24-01-2026

Conductor: Christopher Lichtenstein

Sets & Costumes: Marc Weeger

Georg

BOCHOW

01-12-2025

STAR of REHEARSALS 

H. Oehring

<AscheMOND or The Fairy Queen>

COUNTERTENOR

Staatstheater Cottbus

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GEORG BOCHOW

is thrilled to start rehearsals

for

Helmut Oehring's

<AsheMOND or The Fairy Queen>

using music by Henry Purcell,

in which he performs the only COUNTERTENOR,

which will markhis house-debut

at Staatstheater Cottbus.

Furthermore, Mr. Bochow currently

performs LUCY in Weill's <Die Dreigroschneoper> in Dresden,

and will make his role-debut as

OTTONE in Monteverdi's <L'Incoronazione di Poppea>

at Schwerin State Theatre,

where he already was a celebrated Pince Go-Go in Ligenti's <Le Grand Macabre>

Morgane

HEYSE

29-11-2025

AUSTRIAN PREMIERE

Mike Svoboda

<Adam & Eva>

GABRIEL

Musiktheater Linz

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Soprano

MORGANE HEYSE 

performs in the 

Austrian Premiere

of

Mike Svoboda's

<Adam & Eva>

at Musiktheater Linz

the part of 

GABRIEL,

which she created in May 2025

at the World-Premiere 

at the SWR Schwetzingen Festival.

In Linz, where Mrs Heyyse is a member of the ensemble, she currently also embodies SOPHIE in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier> and CORA in I. Schmidth's <Ghromenghast>. NORINA in Donizetti's <Don Pasquale> will follow end 25/26.

Conductor: Mike Svoboda

Stage Director: Andrea Moses

Mercy

MALIELOA

29-11-2025

NEW in REVIVAL Run 

E Humperdinck

<Hänsel & Gretel>

SAND & TAUMÄNNCHEN

Aalto Musiktheater Essen

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Soprano

MERCY MALIELOA,

a member of the ensemble

at

Aalto Musiktheater Essen

overtakes in the Revival-Run

of 

HumperdincK's

<Hänsel & Gretel>

the parts of

SANDMÄNNCHEN

&

TAUMÄNNCHEN

Currently, she performs also

PEPPI PLIENINGER

in J. Strauß's <Wiener Blut>

Conductor: Andrea Snaguinetti

Director: Marie-Helene Joël

Yasushi

HIRANO

Nov. 2025

NEW COMMITMENT

G. Verdi

<Nabucco>

ZACCARIA

Staatstheater Cottbus

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Bass

Yasushi Hirano

is thrilled about a new commitment

in the 2025/26 season:

he will overtake the part of

ZACCARIA

in Verid's

<Nabucco>,

making his house-debut

at the

Cottbus State Theatre.

4 performances in Cottbus 

until 06-06-2026

& additional on tour in  the

Brandenburg-region, Eastern Germany.

 

Conductor: GMD Alexander Mierzyn

Stage Director: Armin Petras

Agnieszka

HAUZER

Nov 2025

CHANGE of PRODUCTION

R. Wagner / Loriot

<Der Ring an einem Abend>

SIEGLINDE  & GUTRUNE

Theater Kiel

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CHANGE of PRODUCTIONS

Wagner's <Tannhäuser>

will be postponed to the

2026/27 season.

Instead, Theatre Kiel will show

<The Ring in only 1 evening>

a special arrangement by

famous German comedian

LORIOT,

who shortened Wagner's complete

<Ring> to 3 hours.

Hojotoho!

Soprano

AGNIESZKA HAUZER

as

SIEGLINDE & GUTRUNE

8 Performances until 25-04-2026

Martha EASON

Tomohiro TAKADA

25-11-2025

START of REHEARSALS

Missy Mazzoli

<Breaking the Waves>

BESS / JAN NYMAN

Staatstheater Karlsruhe

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Coloratura-soprano

MARTHA EASON 

&

baritone

TOMOHIRO TAKADA

start rehearsals 

as

BESS & JAN NYMAN

in Missy Mazzoli's

<Breaking the Waves>

at the

Karlsruhe State Theatre,

where both singers are

members of the ensemble.

Premiere: 18-01-2026

Conductor: Giuseppe Barile

Stage Director: Christoph von Bernuth

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