

Benjamin
RUSSELL
CONGRATULATIONS!
NEW ENSEMBLE 'CONTRACT
from season 26/27
STAATSTHEATER DARMSTADT
a.o. Peter Grimes, Pagliacci,
Die Zauberflöte, Andrea Chénier


Great news for
baritone BENJAMIN RUSSELL.
After an already marvellous season,
with appearences at the Irish National Opera, song recitals and concerts at
Staatstheater Meiningen,
with RTÉ Concert Orchestra
and the Blackwater Valley Festival,
and receiving the
<Belle Voci Award> at the Song-Duo Competition by Ars Augusta,
the redicence contract at
Staatstheater Darmstadt is the
cherry on the cake.
Another one fro 26/27:
his Role & house Debut
as
BECKMESSER in
Wagner's
<Die Miesterinsinger von Nürnberg>
at Longborough Festival Opera


Tenor
RAFAEL HLEBIG-KOSTKA,
who recently is a,
by public and press,
highly celebrated
TAMINO in
Mozart#s <Die Zauberflöte>
at
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
takes over the part of
BEPPE
in the complete production
of
Leoncavallo's <Pagliacci>
at
Staatstheater Darmstadt.
Performances:
29-08-2026 - 11-12-20267
Stage Director:
Intendant Carsten Wiegand
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
TAKEOVER
Leoncavallo
<Pagliacci>
BEPPE
Premiere: 29-08-2026
Staatstheater Darmstadt
Zaccaria
GALAVIZ-GUERRA
27-06-26
PREMIERE
G.Verdi
<Rigoletto>
CONTE CEPRANO
Staatstheater Karlsruhe


Young baritone
ZACCARIAS GALAVIZ-GUERRA,
member of the opera-studio
at Nationaltheater Mannheim
makes his House-Debut
as
CONTE CEPRANO
in
Verdi's
<Rigoletto>
at the
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
Performances until 24-07-26
Revival in the 26/27 season
Conductor: Johannes Willig
Stage Director:
Sergei
NIKOLAEV
27-06-2025
REVIVAL
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
ITALIENISCHER SÄNGER
Staatstheater Nürnberg


After a highly successfully run
and
enthusiastic reviews,
which this production already saw as "Production of the Year",
Today,
Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
in stage direction by
HENDRIK MÜLLER
will be shown for the last time
at Theatre Flensburg.
Don't miss his next productions,
such as
r. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>
at
Pflaztheater Kaiserslautern.
Premiere 05-12-2026
Ekaterina
SOLUNYA
25-06-2025
DERNIERE
J-Ph. Rameau
<Castor & Pollux>
UNE SERVANTE d'HEBE
Oper Graz


At the today's derniere
of
Rameau's opera
<Castor & Pollux>,
soprano EKATERINA SOLUNYA
bows out as
SUIVANTE D'HÉBE,
a part, where she not only could show
her vocal and acting, but also her ballet-skills.
".... Impressive in all aspects - EKATERINA SOLUNYA..."
".. EKATERINYA SOLUNYA provided delicate and poetic moments...."
"... Absolutely brilliant as singer, actress and dancer
- EKATERINA SOLUNYA ..."
Hendrik
MÜLLER
25-06-2025
DERNIERE
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmelites>
STAGE DIRECTOR
SH Landestheater


After a highly successfully run
and
enthusiastic reviews,
which this production already saw as "Production of the Year",
Today,
Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
in stage direction by
HENDRIK MÜLLER
will be shown for the last time
at Theatre Flensburg.
Don't miss his next productions,
such as
r. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>
at
Pflaztheater Kaiserslautern.
Premiere 05-12-2026
Anna
STEPANETS
25-06-26
DERNIERE
F. Poulenc
<Dialogus des Carmélites>
SŒUR MATHILDE
SH Landestheater Flensburg


At the today's last performance
of
Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>,
young mezzosoprano
ANNA STEPANETS
bows out as
SŒUR MATHILDE.
Until end of the season,
Anna will perform several more
performances of
Sullivan's
<Pirates of Pensanze>
before leaving the ensemble of the
Schleswig Holstinisches Landestheater Flensburg
Anna
GRYCAN
25-06-2025
DERNIERE
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmelites>
MÉRE JEANNE
SH Landestheater


After a highly successful run of
Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
at Theater Flensburg,
ANNA GRYCAN,
who was a part-time-member
of the ensemble
bows out as
MÉRE JEANNE
" ... ANNA GRYCAN,
as Mère Jeanne,
has an almost hypnotic effect
on me ..."
Zinzi
FROHWEIM
26-06-26
OPEN AIR CONCERT
Various Composers
<SCHLOSS in FLAMMEN>
Mannheimer Sommer
Nationaltheater Mannheim


Soprano
ZINZI FROHWEIN,
a member of the ensemble at
Natioaltheater Mannheim,
performs for the first time at
<Schloss in Flammen>
(Castle on Fire)
an open-air concert in the garden of
Mannheim Castle
with classical music
&
fantastic fireworks.
Conductor:
Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
And in the theatre, Zinzi Frohwein currently performs Pamina & 1. Dame
in Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte>
