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
Benjamin
RUSSELL
22-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
GAMEKEEPER
Irish National Opera Dublin
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
Sergei
NIKOLAEV
22-06-2026
DERNIERE
G. Rossini
<A case for Figaro> after Barbiere
CONTE ALMAVIVA
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
Zinzi
FROHWEIN
21-06-2026
ROLE-DEBUT
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte >
PAMINA
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Soprano
ZINZI FROHWEIN
makes her Role-Debut
as
PAMINA
in a wonderful production of
Mozart's
<Die Zauberflöte>
at
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where she in the current season also embodied CIO-CIO SAN, SYLVA VARESCU, ANNA in Nabucco & GRETEL,
A real lirico spinto,
with her great technique by teacher Eva-Maria Westbroek,Zinzi Frohwein is capable of
breathtaking piani
Performances until 26-07-2026
Conductor: Janis Liepiens
Stage Director: Cordula Däuper
Sung
HA
20-06-2026
B-PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
SARASTRO
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Bass
SUNG HA,
memboer of the ensemble at
Nationaltheater Mannheim
performs the part of
SARASTRO
in a colourful fairy-tale-like,
but up to date production
of
Mozart's
<Die Zauberflöte>
Until end of the season,
he also can be heard in 2 concerts
of another
famous work by Mozart, his
<Requiem Aeternam>
Performances until 26-07-2026
Conductor: Janis Liepins
Stage Director: Cordula Däuper
Zinzi
FROHWEIN
20-06-2026
B-PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte >
1 DAME
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Soprano
ZINZI FROHWEIN
performs
1 DAME
in a fairy-tale-like
but up to date production
of
Mozart's
<Die Zauberflöte>
at
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where she in the current season also was CIO-CIO SAN, SYLVA VARESCU, GRETEL
& ANNA in Nabucco,
Performances until 26-07-2026
Conductor: Janis Liepiens
Stage Director:
Cordula Däuper
Ilya
LAPICH
18-06-2026
PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
PAPAGENO
Nationaltheater Mannheim
After baritone
ILYA LAPICH
has performed at the
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where he is a member
of the ensemble,
already highly successfully the
Mozart-Parts of
DON GIOVANNI
&
GUGLIELMO in <Cosi fan tutte>
which he will embody again from
June 13th, 2026 at
Shloßtheater Schwetzingen,
today he adds a new part to his
Mozart-Repertoire:
PAPAGENO
in
<Die Zauberflöte>
10 Performances until July 26th
Revival: 19-09-2026
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
18-06-2026
PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
TAMINO
Nationaltheater Mannheim
After tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA
already sang a wonderful
Don Ottavio in <Don Giovanni>
&
FERRANDO in <Cosi fan tutte>,
which he will embody again at the
Schloßtheater Schwetzingen,
today, he returns to
TAMINO
in <Die Zauberflöte>
during the Opening of the
<Mannheim Summer>
This role, he performed already
at Staatstheater Meiningen
and the
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
10 Performances until 26-07-2026
Conductor: Janis Liepinš
Director: Cordula Däuper
Katleho
MOKHOABANE
17-06-2026
PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Cosí fan tutte>
FERRANDO
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
After tenor
KATLEHO METSILENG
already was a stunning TITO
at the Wiener Staatsoper,
and a not less fabolous
TAMINO
at
Staatstheater Wiesbaden,
he now is looking forward
to his next
Mozart-part at his
"home-theatre"
FERRANDO
in
<Cosi fan tutte>
6 Performances until 27-06-2026
Conductor: GMD Leo McFall
Stage Director:
Marie-Ève Signeyrole
co-production Opera de Lyon
Lena
GEIGER
17-06-2026
PREMIERE & HOUSE-DEBUT
W. A. Mozart
<Cosi fan tutte>
FIORDILIGI
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Young soprano
LENA GEIGER
is thrilled to make her
House-Debut
at
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
in the part of
FIORDILIGI
in Mozart's
<Cosi fan tutte>
which she overtook on a very short call before
the rehearsals started,
while still performing
Agathe in Weber's
<Der Freischütz> at Oper Köln
6 Performances until 27-06-2026
Conductor: GMD Leo McFall
Stage Director:
Marie-Ève Signeyrole
co-production Opera de Lyon
Owen
METSILENG
12-06-2026
PREMIERE / ROLE & HOUSE DEBUT
G. Verdi
<Otello>
OTELLO
Staatstheater Meiningen
Tenor
OWEN METSILENG
is thrilled to make his debut
in the title-role
of
Giuseppe Verdi's
OTELLO
at the beautiful and rich in tradition
Staatstheater Meiningen.
Next season, this part
also will bring him to Opéra de Lille.
Conductor:
GMD Killian Farrell
Stage Director:
Hinrich Horstkotte
5 Performances until 01-07-2026
Revival in 2026/27
NEW SEASON's 26/27
ANNOUNCEMENT
OWEN METSILENG
G. Verdi
<Otello>
OTELLO
Opéra de Lille
House-Debut
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The Opéra de Lille
has anounced it's
NEW SEASON 26/27
Tenor
KATLEHO MOKHOABANE
is beyond thrilled
to make his
House-Debut
in the title-part
of
Verdi's OTELLO.
A part, he will sing for the first time
at Meiningen State Theatre,
12th June 2026.
Cast Lille:
Conductor: Dmitry Matvienko
Premiere: 10 - May - 2027
NEW SEASON 26/27
PUBLISHED
STAGE DIRECTOR
HENDRIK MÜLLER
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
Premiere: 05-12-2026
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Stage Director
HENDRIK MÜLLER
is pleased to return to the
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern,
where his production of
Verdi's <Don Carlo>
was highly celebrated
by press and public,
to stage for the first time
Richard Wagner's
<Der Rosenkavalier>,
together with his trusted team:
Katharina Weißenborn - costumes
Marc Weeger - sets.
Conductor:
GMD Daniele Squeo
Premiere: 05-12-2026
BENJAMIN
RUSSELL
12-06-2026
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
<Elias>
ELIAS
Choral Society/RTÉ Orchestra
Cathedral of Assumption Carlow
After his success,
being awarded with the
<Belle Voci Prize>
at the Bolco von Hochburg
Duo-Song-Competition,
baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
heads to Ireland
for his first time
as
ELIAS
in F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's
oratorio
at the
Cathedral of Assumption, Carlow
Accompanied by the
RTÉ Concert Orchestra
&
with the
Carlow Choral Society
Conductor: Blánaird Murphy
NEW SEASON 26/27
ANNOUNCEMENT
mezzosoprano
SARA-MARIA SAALMANN
returns to the stage
& the ensemble of:
Staatstheater Meiningen
with a.o. Händel, Mozart, Wagner...
Mezzosoprano
SARA-MARIA SAALMANN
is looking forward
to return to the stage
after her maternity-break.
She will remain a member
of the ensemble at
Meiningen State Theatre,
performing a.o. the parts of
SESTO
in Mozart's <La Clemenza di Tito>
VITIGE
in Händel's <Flavio>
MEG
in Verdi's <Falstaff>
WELLGUNDE
in Wagner's <Das Rheingold>
PHÉBE
in Rameau's <Castor & Pollux>
&
a part in a musical about
Herzog Georg
von Sachsen-Meiningen
NEW SEASON 26/27
ANNOUNCEMENT
countertenor
MEILI LI
A. Schnittke
<Historia von D. Johann Fausten>
MEFISOPHELES
Staatstheater Meiningen
Countertenor
MEILI LI
is pleased to return to the
Staatstheater Meiningen,
where he recently was praised
for ENEA
in Domenico Sarro's
<Didone Abbandonata>
to overtake the challenging
part of
MEFISOPHELES
in A. Schnittkes very seldom
performed opera
<Historia von D. Johann Fausten>
Premiere: 18-09-2026
Conductor:
GMD Killian Farrell
Stage Director:
Eva-Maria Höckmayr
Coloratura soprano is beyond thrilled MARTHA EASON about the DER GOLDENE FÄCHER PRIZE 2026, an AUDIENCE AWARD awarded by the Art & Theatre Society Karlsruhe, which has chosen Martha as best young female singer at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, where Martha Eason currently performs a mervellous TYTANIA in Britten's "A Midsummernight's Dream"
CONGRATULATIONS
coloratura soprano
MARTHA EASON
received
the
<DER GOLDENE FÄCHER 2026>
DER GOLDENE
FÄCHER
08-06-202
Award by the Art & Theatre
Society Karlsruhe
Nominees:
M. Eason, A. Taratorkina
& S.M. Janke, F. Losseau
DER GOLDENE FÄCHER
(The golden Fan Award)
by the
Art & Theatre Society Karlsruhe
goes to......
Award Ceremeny at 08-06-2026
in the
New Entrée of
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Nominees:
Martha Eason
Anastasiya Taratorkina
Sophie-Maria Janke
(Agency Herzl)
Florence Lossau
(Agency Kühnly)
Presentation:
Intendant Christian Firmbach
Yasushi
HIRANO
06-06-206
DERNIERE
G. Verdi
<Nabucco>
ZACCARIA
Staatstheater Cottbus
Bass
YASUSHI HIRANO
bows out as
ZACCARIA
in Verdi's <Nabucco>
at
Staatstheater Cottbus,
East Germany.
🗞️ ".... YASUSHI HIRANO as Zaccaria was the musical highlight of the premiere..."
🗞️".... Japanese YASUSHI HIRANO,
as guest in Cottbus,
shines with his enomrous stage presence and a rich, full-bodied
bass voice...."
Eric
JURENAS
06-06-202
DERNIERE
O. Neuwirth
<Orlando>
GUARDIAN ANGEL
Komische Oper Berlin
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
bows out at
at Komische Oper Berlin
as
GUARDIAN ANGEL
in Olga Neuwirth's <Orlando>
A part, he already performed in the World-Premiere at
Wiener Staatsoper
"... Countertenor Eric gave an excellent performance as the Guardian Angel ...... proving himself
a worthy heir to Jimmy Somerville
in Sally Potter’s ingenious
movie adaptation of Orlando...."
Also in 26/27, Eric Jurenas will perform Olga Neuwirth: making his house-debut Oper Graz as Tuckey & Death Angel in "Monster's Paradise", which also brought him to the Zürich Opera and Hamburg State Opera.
Benjamin
RUSSELL
04-06-206
CONGRATULATIONS
BELLE VOCI SPECIAL AWARD
<Bolko von Hochberg>
Filharmonia Dolnośląska
Jelenia Góra / PL
CONGRATULATIONS
to bartione
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
and his painist
Yeon Seo Ra
who received the
<Belle Voci>
Special Award
at the
III. Bolko von Hochberg
Duo-Song-Competition
by
Ars Augusta,
presenting works by
Mahler, Schubert,
Rachmaninov & Hahn
in the
Filharmonia Jelenia Góra
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Sergei
NIKOLAEV
01-06-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
G. Rossini
<Ein Fall für Figaro> after Barbiere
CONTE ALMAVIVA
Staatstheater Nürnberg
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Tenor
SERGEI NIKOLAEV
makes his Role-Dbut
as
CONTE ALMAVIVA
in
<Ein Fall für Figaro>
after
Rossini's
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
at
Staatstheater Nürnberg,
where he is a highly valued
member of the ensemble,
performing a.o.
Alfredo in <La Traviata>
Ismaele in <Nabucco>
or Italienischer Sänger in <Der Rosenkavalier<, hich will be performed again from 27-06-2026
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
01-06-2026
DERNIERE
C. Monteverdi
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
NERONE
Staatstheater Augsburg
Countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
bows out as
celebrated
NERONE
in Monteverdi's
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
"... Gerben van der Werf as Nerone - a strike of luck..."
"... Gerben van der Werf with a powerful, well-balanced
and highly secure countertenor,
especially in the high register...."
"... Gerben van der Werf - youthful Nerone, with lots of fun playing this role and with excellent musical interpretation..."
"... Gerben van der Werf with a beautiful countertenor-voice and absolute secure in Monteverdi-style. Poppea's and Nero's famous final duet is the highlight of the performance..."
Benjamin
RUSSELL
30-05-2026
CONCERT
Schubert, Debussy, a.o.
<Irish Writers’ Series: Beckett>
BARITONE
Blackwater Valley Festival
In
<Irish Writers’ Series: Samuel Beckett>
at the irish
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival,
baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
appears with songs by
Schubert, Debussy and Webern,
accompanied by
The Féinics Quartet
Further artists in the concert,
a fusion of poetry and music honouring Samuel Beckett
– one of Ireland’s most influential literary figures.
Further Artist: Gemma Ní Bhriain, BarryMcGovern
Georg
BOCHOW
30-05-202
PREMIERE / Role & House DEBUT
G.F. Händel / Albrecht Ziepert
<Oreste>
OREST
Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck
After 2025/26 already was highly successfully for
countertenor
GEORG BOCHOW,
performing Ottone in Monteverdi's <L'incoronazione di Poppea > at Staatstheater Schwerin,
and THE DJ in Helmut Oehrings <AsheMOND or the Fairy Queen>,
the versatile artist makes his
Role & house Debut
in the title-part of
G.F. Händel's
ORESTE
at
Theatre Innsbruck / Austria,
where Georg Bochow already appeared several times at the
New Music Festival Vienna
10 Performances until 09-07-2026
Conductor: Rafael Salas Chía
Stage Director: Mirella Weingarten
Morgane
HEYSE
30-05-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Donizetti
<Don Pasquale>
NORINA
Musiktheater Linz
Coloratura soprano
MORGANE HEYSE,
ensemble-member at
Musiktheater Linz / Austria,
where she already performed parts such as KÖNIGIN der NACHT in Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte>, SOPHIE in Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier> or GABRIEL in the World-Premiere <Adam & Eva> by Mike Svoboda,
makes her role-debut as
NORINA
in Donizetti's
<Don Pasquale>
4 Performances until 03.07.2026
Revival in 26727
Conductor: Marc Reibel
Stage Director: Matthias Rippert
Merlin
WAGNER
30-05-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
Nino Rota
<il Capello di Paglia di Firenze>
FELICE
Oper Wuppertal
With his Role-Debut
as FELICE
in Nino Rota''s
<Il Capello di Paglia di Firenze>
tenor
MERLIN WAGNER
will say farewell to
Oper Wuppertal,
where he was a member of the ensemble, appearing a.o. as HEXE
in Humperdinck's <Hänsel & Gretel>.
From the 26/27 season on,
Merlin Wagner will join the ensemble of
Oper Dortmund
4 Performances until 19-07-2026
Revival in the 26/27 season
Conductor: Yorgos Ziavras
Stage Director: Laura Attridge
Benjamin
RUSSELL
28-05-2025
SONG-RECITAL
Sir G. V. Stanford
<Cushendall - Irish Song Cycles>
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
Villierstown Church
Baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
makes his festival-debut at
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival
Ireland
with the song-cycle
<Cushendall - Irish Song Cycles>
by
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford,
which he also recorded on CD
at SOMM Recordings.
Piano:
Finghin Collins
Next concert at this festival:
30-05-2026
<Irish Writers’ Series: Samuel Beckett>
Anna
STEPANETS
23-05-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
Gilbert & Sullivan
<The Pirates of Penzance>
EDITH
SH Landestheater Flensburg
Young mezzosoprano
ANNA STEPANETS
makes her last role-debut
as ensemble-member of the
Schleswig-Holsteinisches
Landestheater Flensburg,
where she a.o. embodied an adorable
CHERUBINO
in Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
EDiTH
in Gilbert & Sullivan's
<Pirates of Penzance>
which also marks her
1st musical
10 Performances until 11-07-2026
Conductor: Jooan Mun
Stage Director: Matthias Kitter
Anna
STEPANETS
23-05-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
Gilbert & Sullivan
<The Pirates of Penzance>
KATE
SH Landestheater Flensburg
As
KATE
in Gilbert & Sullivan's
<Pirates of Penzance>
young mezzosoprano
ANNA GRYCAN
makes her last role-debut
as a part-time-ensemble-member
of the
Landestheater Flensburg,
where she a.o. embodied
HÄNSEL
in Humperdinck's <Hänsel & Gretel
and
ORLOFSKY
in J. Strauß <Die Fledermaus>
10 Performances until 11-07-2026
Conductor: Jooan Mun
Stage Director: Matthias Kitter
Nathalie
MITTELBACH
23-05-2025
PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
III. DAME
Theater Bremen
Mezzosoprano
NATHALIE MITTELBACH
a highly valued member of the
ensemble at
Theater Bremen,
where she in this season a.o. embodied SUZUKI in Puccini's <Madama Butterfly>
or MARCHESA MELIBREA
in Rossini's
<Il Viaggio a Reims>
will appear as III. DAME
in the new production
of Mozart's
<Die Zauberflöte>
8 Performances until 05-07-2026
Revival from 20-09-2026
Conductor: Sasha Yankevych
Stage Director: Marco Štorman
Peter
SCHÖNE
22-05-2025
Carl Orff
<Carmina Burana>
BARITONE
Opening's Concert
MareMusikFestival Cuxhaven
Baritone
PETER SCHÖNE
makes his debüt at the
MARE MUSIC FESTIVAL
in North-German
Cuxhaven,
performing the
BARITONE-PART
in
Carl Orff#s <Carmina Burana>
Conductor:
Mathias Kosel
Until end of the season,
Peter Schöne
still can be heard and seen as
FRANK
in Korngold's
<Die Tote Stadt >
at Staatsoper Hannover
Peter
SCHÖNE
20-05-2025
SONG-RECITAL
a.o. works by C. & R. Schumann
Carl Loewe, A. & G. Mahler,
Fanny Hensel, a.o.
Staatstheater Hannover
Baritone
PETER SCHÖNE
member of the ensemble at
Staatsoper Hannover
and also a sought after interpreter
for
concerts
performs works by
Clara & Robert Schumann,
Alma & Gustaav Mahler,
Fanny Hensel, Carl Loewe,
Johanna Doderer, Ines Lüdge, a.o.
in the
SONG-RECITAL
<When the dawn comes....>
At the piano:
Jan Philip Schulze
And 22-05-26, Peter Schöne
will perform Carl Orff's
<Carmina Burana>
in the opening's concert
of MareMuikFestvial in Cuxhaven
NEW SEASON 26/27
revealed
OPER GRAZ
Ensemble-Member
EKATERINA SOLUNYA
in works by
Mozart, Puccini
Dvorak & R. Strauss
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Young Soprano
EKATERINA SOLUNYA
Member of the Ensemble
at
Oper Graz in her 2nd season,
makes in 2026/27
her role-debuts
in the new productions
as
MUSETTA
in Puccini's
<La Bohème>
II. ELF
in Dvorak's
<Rusalka>
4. MAGD
in R. Strauss <Elektra>
&
will be again
DESPINA
in Mozart's
<Cosí fan tu
NEW SEASON 26/27
REVEALED
OPER GRAZ
As guests:
countertenor ERIC JURENAS
dram. soprano AILE ASSZONYI
performing
Olga Neuwirth & Richard Strauss
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Oper Graz has revealed its
NEW SEASON 2026/27
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
makes his House-Debut
as TUCKEY & DEATH ANGEL
in
Olga Neuwirth's
<Monster's Paradise>
Parts, which he created
in the World-Premiere
at Staatsoper Hamburg
and performed at Opernhaus Zürich
Dramatic soprano
AILE ASSZONYI
will embody the title-role of
R. Strauss'
ELEKTRA,
which she already performed at
Oper Frankfurt, Theater Erfurt
and the
Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck
Martha & Tomohiro
EASON & TAKADA
20-05-2025
DERNIERE
Leoncavallo
<Pagliacci>
NEDDA & SILVIO
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
In the todays derniere of
<Pagliacci>,
coloratura soprano
MARTHA EASON
&
baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
say
"Addio, Nedda" & "Addio, Silvio"
But both still can be seen and heard in Karlsruhe until 21-07-26
as TYTANIA & DEMETRIUS
in B. Britten's
<A Midsummernigth's Dream>
And in the 26/27 season
in
E. Smyth's <The Wreckers>
Puccini's <Gianni Schicchi>
Verdi's <Rigoletto>
And together in
Rameau's <Les Boréades>
R. Strauss <Arabella>
M. Mazzoli's <Breaking the Waves>
Sergei
NIKOLAEV
19-05-2025
DERNIERE
Mozart
<La Finta Giardiniera>
CONTE BELFIORE
Staatstheater Nürnberg
In the todays derniere of
Mozart's
<La Finta Giardiniera>
at
Staatstheater Nürnberg,
lyrico tenor
SERGEI NIKOLAEV
bows out as
CONTE BELFIORE
🗞️“... Sergei Nikolaev with a well focuess, bright tenor-voice..."
🗞️“.... Nikolaev with an incredible beautiful tenor-timbre..."
But the next Count
is awaiting him already:
CONTE ALMAVIVA
in
<A case for Figaro>
after
Rossini's
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
with premiere at 01-07-2026
Martha & Tomohiro
EASON & TAKADA
17-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUTS
B. Britten
<A Midsummernights Dream>
TYTANIA & DEMETRIUS
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
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Coloratura-soprano
MARTHA EASON
makes her role-debut as
TYTANIA
=
baritone TOMOHIRO TAKADA
as
DEMETRIUS
in Benjamin Britten's
<A Midsummernight's Dream>
at
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
where Mr Takada will remain in the ensemble also in 2026/27,
and to which Martha Eason, working freelance from next seaon, will return as a guest
8 Performances until 21-07-2026
Director: François de Carpentries
Conductor: GMD Johannes Fritzsch
Eric
JURENAS
16-05-2025
GERMAN PREMIERE
Olga Neuwirth
<Orlando>
GUARDIAN ANGEL
Komische Oper Berlin
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
returns to the
Komische Oper Berlin,
where he already performed as
PETER PAN by R. Ayres
in Händel's Semele, Poro and Agrippina and HEROLD in A. Reimann's <Medea>
as
GUARDIAN ANGEL
in
Olga Neuwirth's
<Orlando> .
the ultimative
queer Sci-Fi hybrid Grand opéra
This part, Mr. Jurenas created
in the world-premiere
at Vienna State Opera in Dec. 2019.
6 Performances until 06-06-2026
Stage Director. Ewelina Marciniak
Conductor: Johannes Kalitzke
FESTIVAL 2027
REVEALED
International HÄNDEL FESTIVAL
at Staatstheater Karlsruhe
G.F. Händel
<Faramondo>
GERNANDO
Premiere: 18-02-2027
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Countertenor
ER IC JURENAS
returns to the
International Händel Festival
at
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
where he already appeared
in <Les 3 Contre-Ténors> concerts
and
as Fidi
in Avenr Dormanc's world-premiere <Wahnfried>
to make his role-debut
as
GERNANDO
in G.F. Händel's
<Faramondo>
Premiere: 18-02-2027
Conductor: Attilio Crmeonesi
Stage Director: Katharina Kastening
NEW SEASON 26/27
RELEASED
NEW in the ENSEMBLE
at
BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE
soprano lirico leggiero
SARA de FRANCO
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After being a short-time member
of the State Opera Choir,
young soprano lirico leggiero
SARA DE FRANCO
joins the
SOLO- ENSEMBLE
at
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
appearing
as JULIETTE
in Korngold's <Die Tote Stadt>,
BETTY SCHAEFER in
Lloyd-Webber's <Sunset Boulevard>
TAU & SANDMÄNNCHEN
in Humperdnck's
<Hänsel & Gretel>
POLY MNIE
in Rameau's <Les Boréades>
IDA
in J. Strauß <Die Fledermaus>
SUOR DOLCINA
in Puccini's <Suor Angelica>
EURIDICE
in
<Orpheus & the magic harp>
with music by Händel, Gluck, a.o.
NEW SEASON 2026/27
REVEALED
BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE
coloratura soprano / guest
MARTHA EASON
tenor / ensemble
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM
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The Karlsruhe State Theatre
has released it NEW SEASON 26/27
tenor BEOMJIN KIM
as RINUCCIO &
VENDITORE DI CANZONETTE
in Puccini's <Il Trittico>,
VICTORIN
in Korngold's <Die tote Stadt,
RODRIGUEZ
in Massenet's <Don Quichote>
Orpheus in
<Orpheus and the magic harp>
with music by a.o. Gluck, Händel, Offenbach, a.o.
coloratura MARTHA EASON
as FIAKERMILLI
in R. Strauss <Arabella>,
BESS
in M. Mazzoli's <Breaking the Waves>, AVIS
in E. Smyth's <The Wreckers>
Sémire
in Rameau's <Les Boréades>
NEW SEASON 26/27
RELEASED
BADISCHES STAATSTHEATER KARLSRUHE
baritone / ensemble
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
soprano / ensemble
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
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The Karlsruhe State Theatre
has released it NEW SEASON 26/27
Baritone TOMOHIRO TAKADA
as MANDRYKA
Richard Strauss in <Arabella>,
JAN NYMAN
in M. Mazzoli's <Breaking the waves>, FRANK & FRITZ
in Korngold's <Die Totel Stadt>,
BORLILÉE
in
in Rameau's <Les Boreades>,
Conte Ceprano in Verdi's <Rigoletto>
& als Puccini's GIANNI SCSHICCHI
soprano ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
as LAURETTa & SUOR GENOVIEFFA
in Puccini's <Il Trittico>,
ZDENKA in <Arabella>,
GILDA in <Rigoletto>,
ALPHISE in <Les Boréades>
&
ADELE
in J. Strauß <Die Fledermaus>
NEW SEASON 2026/27
REVEALED
THEATER BONN
bariton BENJAMIN RUSSELL
as guest
tenor RALF RACHBAUER
ensemble-member
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THEATER BONN
has revealed its
NEW SEASON 2026/27:
Baritone BENJAMIN RUSSELL
will make his role & house-debut as
SONORA
in Puccini's <La Fanciulla del West>
Tenor RALF RACHBAUER,
member of the ensemble,
will appear a.o. as
HEXE
in Humperdinck's <Hänsel & Grete
in Wagner's <Lohengrin>
or in Puccini's
<La Fanciulla del West> and <Turandot>
NEW SEASON 26/27
REVEALED
OPER KÖLN
tenor RALF RACHBAUER
as guest
soprano LENA GEIGER
as guest
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Oper Köln, that in 26/27 finally will return to its original-opera-house at Offenbachplatz, has revealed it's
NEW SEASON:
Tenor RALF RACHBAUER,
a member of the ensemble in the neighbour-city Bonn,
who sang in Cologne as a young singer, is looking very much forward to return to his "old" house as
MONOSTATOS & 2. PRIESTER
in Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte>
and CIRCUS-DIRECTOR
in Smetana's <Prodana Nevesta>
&
Young soprano LENA GEIGER
will overtakte the part of
QUEEN ELISABETH
FROM THE SOUTH
in
Ph. M. Kaufmann's
world-premiere
<The Kings makes gifts>
after Boaccio's Decamerone
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
photo: wiht composer
JONATHAN DOVE
who joind the premiere of his
<Around the world in 80 Days>
at
Theater Erfurt
What an honour,
to have
composer JONATHAN DOVE
visiting the final rehearsals and the German premiere of
his
<Around the World in 80 Days>
at
Theatre Erfurt
with
tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG KOSTKA
as
fantastic
MAX,
the main male part
6 Performances until 13-06-2026
Conductor: Clemens Fieguth
Stage Director: Nina Kühner
STAATSTHEATER
REGENSBURG
CONGRATULATIONS
Since 20 years in the ensemble:
baritone SEYMUR KARIMOV
photo: a.o. Sebastian Ritschel
& Markus Söder
Congratulations
to all members and especially to
Intendant Sebastian Ritschel
&
baritone
SEYMUR KARIMOV,
who just celebrated
his 20th anniversary
at
Theater Regensburg
for becoming
STATE THEATRE,
the 5th in Bavaria,
next to the Bavarian State Opera and the Gärnerplatz State Theater in Munich, in Nürnberg and Augsburg.
What an honour!
Currently, YEMUR KARIMOV performs in <The Shining>
by Paul Moravec
&
<The Polish Wedding>
by Joseph Beer
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
09-05-2026
PREMIERE/ Role & House DEBUT
Jonathan Dove
<Around the world in 80 Days>
MAX
Theater Erfurt
Tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA,
member of the
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where he performs a.o.
Tamino, Ferrando, Don Ottavio,
Rinuccio, Beppe....
makes his first appearance at
THEATER ERFURT
with his role-debut
as
MAX,
the main male character
in Jonathan Dove's
<Around the World in 80 Days>
after Jules Verne's famous book
6 Performances until 13-06-2026
Conductor: Clemens Fieguth
Stage Director: Nina Kühner
Peter
SCHÖNE
09-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
W. E. Korngold
<Die Tote Stadt>
FRANK
Staatstheater Hannover
Baritone
PETERSCHÖNE
makes his role-debut
as
FRANK
in W.E. Korngold's opera
<Die Tote Stadt>
at Staatstheater Hannover,
where he is a member of the ensemble since the current season, appearing in parts such as
HEERRUFER des KÖNIGS in Wagner's <Lohengrin>
or ACHILLES in Dusapin's <Penthesilea>
10 Performances until 15-07-2026
Stage Director: Ilaria Lanzino
Conductor: Mario Hartmuth
Nico
WOUTERSE
09-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
John Adams
<Antony & Cleopatra>
AGRIPPA
Theater Koblenz
Bass-Baritone
NICO WOUTERSE,
member of the
Theater Koblenz
since many successful years,
makes his role-debut
as
AGRIPPA
in John Adam's
<Atony & Cleopatra>,
which in Koblenz will be shown for the first time in Europe.
Next to Agrippa,
Nico Wouterse also performs DON PIZARRO in Beethoven's <Fidelio> and the title-role of Sondheim's
musical-thriller
<Sweeney Todd>
10 Performances until 14-06-2026
Conductor: Enrico Delamboye
Stage Director: Markus Dietze
Seymur
KARIMOV
09-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
Paul Moravec
<The Shining>
MARK TORRANCE
Staatstheater Regensburg
Baritone
SEYMUR KARIMOV,
a member of the Theater Regensburg since many years,
which now is
Staatstheater Regensburg
- Congratulations! -
makes his role-debut as
MARC TORRANCE
in
Paul Moravec oopera
<The Shining>
Furthermore, he appeard this season as SHARPLESS in Puccini's <Madama Butterfly> and still can be seen and heard in Regensburg as
Baron Mietek Oginsky in J. Beer's <Die Polnische Hochzeit>
10 Performances until 15-07-2026
Stage Director: Sebastian Ritschel
Conductor: GMD Stefan Veselka
Lena GEIGER
Katleho MOKHOABANE
04-05-2026
START of REHEARSALS
W. A. Mozart
<Cosí fan tutte>
FIORDILIGI & FERRANDO
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Premiere: 17-06-2026
Mozart-Time at
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Rehearsals for
<Cosi fan tutte>,
which opens 17-06-2026
After her successfull appearance as AGATHE
in <Die Freikugeln>
at Oper Köln,
young soprano LENA GEIGER
overtakes on a short call
FIORDILIGI
&
tenor
KATLEHO MOKHOABANE,
a member of the ensemble,
who recently shone as TITO
at the Wiener Staatsoper
will embody
FERRANDO
in stage direction by
Marie-Ève Signeyrole
in a co-production with
Opéra de Lyon
Owen
METSILENG
04-05-2026
START of REHEARSALS
G, Verdi
<Otello>
OTELLO
Staatstheater Meiningen
Premiere: 12-06-2026
Tenor
OWEN METSILENG
is looking forward to rehearse
Verdi's
OTELLO
at
Staatstheater Meiningen,
where he will make his
ROLE & HOUSE-DEBUT
12-06-2026
5 Performances until 01-07-2026
Stage Director: Hinrich Horstkotte
Conductor: GMD Killian Farrell
And Otello also will dominate
Owen Metsileng's season 2026/27,
in which he will perform this
tenor-dream-part
in France and Belgium
Theatres tba soon
Ralf
RACHBAUER
03-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
C.M. von Weber
<Der Freischütz>
KILIAN
Theater Bonn
Tenor
RALF RACHBAUER,
member of the
Theater Bonn
since the current season,
where he performed already in
<Die Ameise>, in <Awakening>, in <Nabucco> and alongside
Placido Domingo
in <Nessun Dorma>,
makes his role-debut as
KILIAN
in Carl Maria von Weber's
<Der Freischütz>
8 Performances until 04-07-2026
Conductor: Lothar Koenigs
Stage Director: Volker Lösch
Anastasiya & Beomjin
TARATORKINA & KIM
03-05-2026
REVIVAL PREMIERE
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
SOPHIE & ITAL. SÄNGER
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
of Richard Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
at
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe.
Again as ITALIENISCHER SÄNGER
tenor
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM,
new as SOPHIE, overtaking from Martha Eason,
soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA.
Beomjin has performed this role already hihgly successfully at Staatstheater Oldenburg,
Anastasiya, equally sucessfully, at Staatstheater Wiesbaden and
the Aalto Musiktheater Essen.
5 Performances until 1-06-2026
Stage Director: Andreas Homoki
Conductor: GMD Georg Fritzsch
Victoria
KUNZE
02-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
E. W. Korngold
<Die Tote Stadt>
JULIETTE
Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Soprano
VICTORIA KUNZE
member of the
Stadttheater Bremerhaven,
where she recently shone as
VIOLETTA in Verdi's <La Traviata>
makes her debut as
JULIETTE
in E.w. Korngold's
<Die Tote Stadt>,
her last premiere in this season.
5 performances until 30-05-2026
Conductor: Mark Niemann
Stage Director: Johannes Pöltzgutter
Lothar
KRAUSE
02-05-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
R. Zandonai
<Giulietta & Romeo>
STAGE DIRECTOR
Theater Hof
General & Artistic Director
of
Theater Hof
LOTHAR KRAUSE
stage directs
Ricarod Zandonai's
opera
<Romeo & Julia>
7 performances until 06-06-2026
Conductor: Peter Kattermann
Sets & Cosstumes: Aylin Kaip
Light: Henry Paul Rehberg
Ilya
LAPICH
02-05-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
C. Monteverdi
<L'Orfeo>
APPOLON
Opening of the SWR Festspiele
Schlosstheater Schwetzingen
Baritone
ILYA LAPICH,
member of the Nationaltheater Mannheim,
performing a.o. FIGARO in Rossini's
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
makes his ROLE-DEBUT
as
APPOLON
in Claudio Monteverdi's
<L'Orfeo>
which opens the
SWR Festival
at Castle Schwetzingen
9 Performances until 24-06-2026
Conductor: Jörg Halubek
Stage Director: Markus Bothe
End of the season, ILYA LPAICH
will debut as PAPAGENO in Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte>
Premiere: 11-06-2026
Katleho
MOKHOABANE
01-05-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
R. Wagner
<Tristan & Isolde>
JUNGER SEEMANN / HIRTE
Opening of the 130. Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden
Tenor
KATLEHO MOKHOABANE,
who recently shonein the title-role
of Mozart's TITO
at the Wiener Staatsoper,
makes his ROLE-DEBUTS
as
STIMME des JUNGEN SEEMANNS
&
HIRTE
in Richard Wagner's
<Tristan & Isolde>
which opens the
130th May Festival at the
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Performances:
01.05 / 10.05. / 24.05-2026
Conductor: Leo McFall
Stage Director: Tiago Rodrigues
Aile
ASSZONYI
26-04-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
R. Wagner
<Die Götterdämmerung>
BRÜNNHILDE
Staatstheater Saarbrücken
With the last part of
Richard Wagner's
<Der Ring des Nibelungen>
at
Staatstheater Saarbrücken,
<Die Götterdämmerung>
dramatic soprano
AILE ASSZONYI
finishes her role-debut
as
BRÜNNHILDE.
5 performances until 13-06-2026
&
10-05-2026
at the
Théâtre Royal
de Château de Versailles
Conductor: Sébastien Rouland
Stage Directors:
Alexandra Szemerédy
Magdolna Parditka
Susanne
SERFLING
26-04-2026
PREMIERE & HOUSE DEBUT
R. Wagner
<Die Götterdämmerung>
GUTRUNE
Staatstheater Saarbrücken
Soprano
SUSANNE SERFLING
makes her house-debut at
Staatstheater Saarbrücken
as
GUTRUNE
in Richard Wagner's
<Die Götterdämmerung>
This part also brought her to the
Oldenburgisches Staatstheater
and the
Staatstheater Darmstadt.
Currently, Mrs Serfling is a member of the MiR Gelsenkirchen, performing SENTA & FRANCESCA da RIMINI with great echo in the press
5 performances until 13-06-2026
&
10-05-2026
at Théâtre Royal de Versailles
Conductor: Sébastien Rouland
Directors: A.Szemerédy & M. Parditka
Zinzi
FROHWEIN
24-04-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
G. Verdi
<Nabucco>
ANNA
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Soprano
ZINZI FROHWEIN
makes his role-debut
as
ANNA
in Giuseppe Verdi's
<Nabucco>
at the
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where he is an ensemble-member ,
also performing SYLVA VARESCU in <Die Csárdásfürstin>, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, SIEGLINDE & GUTRUNE, GRETEL and soon also
PAMINA & 1. DAME
8 Performances until 31.05.26
&
14-06-2026
Opera in Concert - Opening of the Ludwigsburger Schloßfestspiele
Conductor: R. Rizzi Brignoli
Stage Director: Ch. von Götz
Yasushii
HIRANO
25-04-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE/HOUSE DEBUT
G. Verdi
<Nabucco>
ZACCHARIA
Staatstheater Cottbus
Bass
YASUSHI HIRANO,
a frequent guest
in Wien & Tokyo,
makes his
Role & House Debut
as
ZACCHARIA
in Verdi's
<Nabucco>
at
Staatstheater Cottbus
4 Performances until 06.06.26
Conductor: Alexander Merzyn
Stage Director: Armin Petras
Owen
MESTILENG
WELCOME to AYNpmn
Tenor Owen Metsileng,
a.o.
OTELLO
Staatstheater Meiningen
We are delightd to welcome TENOR OWEN METSILENG to the AYNpmn roster. Owen recently made a switch from baritone to tenor, and was a Semi-Finalist at the BBC Cardiff Singer's of the World Comeptition In June 2026, he will make his Role & House Debut in the title-part of Verdi's OTELLO at the Staatstheater Meiningen
Sung
HA
25-04-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
G. Verdi
<Nabucco>
ZACCHARIA
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Bass
SUNG HA,
a long-term member at
Nationaltheater Mannhiem
makes his role-debut
as
ZACCHARIA
in Verdi's <Nabucco>
Furthermore, he appeared in this season as GUBETTA in <Lucrezia Borgia>, BASILIO in <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> and KÖNIG HEINRICH
in <Lohengrin>
End of the season, he will return to SARASTRO in a new production of Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte>, which opens the <Mannheimer Sommer>
8 Performances until 31.05.26
&
14-06-2026
as a concert performance, opening of the Ludwigsburger Schloßfestspiele
Conductor: R. Rizzi Brignoli
Stage Director: Ch. von Götz
Hendrik
MÜLLER
NEW SEASON 2026/27
PRESENTATION
at
Schleswig-Holsteinisches
Landestheater Flensburg
Stage & Opera Director
Presentation of the
NEW SEASON
at
SH Landestheater Flensburg
Opera & Stage Director
HENDRIK MÜLLER
will stage
Offenbach's
<Die Großherzogin von Gerolstein>
Premiere: 23-01-2027
&
Janáček's
<Jenufa>
Premiere : 20-03-2026
Currently, his production of Verdi's <Macbeth> in Osnabrück and Poulenc's <Dialogues des Carmélites>
are praised as
"fantastic - stunning - overwhelming"
Georg
BOCHOW
24-04-2026
JUMP-IN on SHORT CALL
C. Monteverdi
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
OTTONE
Staatstheater Augsburg
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Countertenor
GEORG BOCHOW overtakes on a short call the part of
OTTONE
in Monteverdi's
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>,
and makes with this appearance
his house-debut
at
Staatstheater Augsburg
Ottone,Mr. Bochow also performs
until 03.05.2026 at the Staatstheater Schwerin.
And 30.05.2026,
he will make his role & house-debut in the title-role
of Händel's
ORESTE
at the
Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck.
As Nerone in Augsburg.
AYNpmn artist Gerben van der Werf
Nadine
SECUNDE
23-04-2026
OVERTAKING on a SHORT CALL
R. Strauss
<Intermezzo>
Semperoper Dresden
Famous artist
NADINE SECUNDE
overtakes on a short call
the part of
FRAU DES NOTARS
in Richard Strauss
<Intermezzo>
at the
Samperoper Dresden,
where her last appearance was
AUFSEHERIN in Strauss <Elektra>.
The above named part,
Mrs Secunde also already embodied at the
Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Performances:
23-04-26 / 26-06-26 / 30-06-26
Conductor: Patrick Hahn
Stage Direction: Axel Ranisch
Ekaterina
ALEKSANDROVA
22-04-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
L. Evers
<GOLD!> Mono Opera
MEZZOSOPRANO
DNT Weimar
Toi,Toi,Toi to
Mezzosoprano
EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVA
for her premiere with
L. Ever's
Mono-Opera,
Music-Theatre for young public
<GOLD!>
As ensemble-member at
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar,
Mrs Aleksanddrova
currently also performs
ROSINA in <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
LUCIENNE in <Die Tote Stadt>
ARCETRO in <Euridice>
and she was celebrated for her
CHARLOTTE in <Werther>
".... ALEKSANDROVA captivates with the profound stirrings of her soul – a volcano beneath a thick velvet cloak!
She captivats the listener with a dark, smouldering intensity. After her long letter scene -enthusiastic cheers from the public...."
Nadine
SECUNDE
NEW COMMITTMENT
R. Strauss
<Intermezzo
Semperoper Dresden
Revival-Premiere<. 23-04-2026
Famous artist
NADINE SECUNDE
overtakes on a short call
the part of
FRAU DES NOTARS
in Richard Strauss
<Intermezzo>
at the
Samperoper Dresden.
Internationally acclaimed as Isolde, Brünnhilde, Katerina Isamilova, Feldmarschallin, Ariadne a.o.
Mrs Sacunde has appeared in operahouses all over the world:
London, Paris, Bayreuth, Amsterdam,
München, Seattle, L.A.,, Zürich,
Firenze, Bologna, Berlin, Hamburg, Barcelona, Bruxells, Bilbao, Athens, Strassbourhg, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Nürnberg, Wiesbaden, San Francisco,
Marceille ,Tokyo
and many others....
Lena
GEIGER
22-04-2026
NEW COMMITTMENT / Rehearsals
W. A. Mozart
<Cosi fan tutte>
FIORDILIGI
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Young soprano
LENA GEIGER,
at the moment Agathe
in <Die Freikugeln>,
a children's-version
of Weber's <Der Freischütz>
at Oper Köln,
is thrilled about the new commitment
on a short call:
FIORDILIGI
in Mozart's
<Cosi fan tutte>
at
Hessisches Staatstheater
Wiesbaden
6 performances until 27-06-2026
Conductor: GMD Leo McFall
Stage Director: Marie-Ève Signeyrole
A co-production with Opéra de Lyon
Benjamin
RUSSELL
19-04-2026
DEBUT
F. Schubert
<Die Winterreise>
Staatstheater Meiningen
Schloss Elisabethenburg
baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL,
recently celebrated for his interpretation of FORRESTER in Dvorak's <Rusalka> at the Irish National Opera, and a frequently asked guest for concerts
and song-recitals,
adds Franz Schubert's famous
<Die Winterreise>
to his extended repertoire
in this genre.
The song-recital, organised by the Meiningen State Theatre will be performed in the J.-Brahms-Concert-Hall at Castle Elisabethenburg.
And 26.04.26, Benjamin Russell
will repeat the concert, again with Margarita Oganesjan,
in München.
Merlin
WAGNER
18-04-2026
ROLE-DEBUT
Phillys Tate
<The Lodger>
JOE CHANDLER
Oper Wuppertal
Tenor
MER LIN WAGNER
makes his role-debut as
JOE CHANDLER
in Phyllis Tate's opera
<The Lodger>
at Oper Wuppertal,
where he remains a member
of the ensemble until end of 25/26,
before switching to Theater Dortmund.
In Wuppertal, he will finish his commitment as FELICE in
Nino Rotas <Il Capello di Paglia di Firenze>, which opens July 19th,26
The Lodger - 6 performances
until 12-07-2026
Conductor: Yorgos Ziavras
Stage Director: Greg Eldridge
Ekaterina
SOLUNYA
11-04-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Castor & Pollux>
UNE SUIVANTE d'HÉBÉ
Oper Graz
Young soprano
EKATERINA SOLUNYA,
member of the ensemble at
Oper Graz
since the 25/26 season,
where she already shone as a.o. TYTANIA in Britten's
<A Midsummernight's Dream>
or
ILIA in Mozart's <Idomeneo>
adds in the premiere of
J.-Ph. Rameau's
<Castor & Pollux>
her 1st Late-baroque-part
to her repertoire:
UNE SUIVANTE d'HÉBÉ
8 Performances until 25-06-2026
Conductor: Bernhard Forck
Stage Director: Naninne Linning
Lena
GEIGER
11-04-2026
HOUSE-DEBUT
after C.M. von Weber's
<Der Freischütz in 5 dimensions>
AGATHE
Oper Köln / Comedia Theater
Young soprano
LENA GEIGER
makes her house-debut
with Oper Köln
performing
AGATHE
in the children's production
<Free-shooting - Der Freischütz
in 5 dimensions>
A part, she already performed in the
"real" Freischütz
at the Ettlingen Castle Festival.
Further recent commitments of the young artist included a.o.
ROSALINDE in J. Strauß
<Die Fledermaus> under the baton of Dirk Kaftan at the
Weikersheim Festival
19 Performances until 28-06-26
in the COMEDIA Theatre, Cologne
(2 casts, up to date cast at website)
Conductor: Reiner Mühlbach
Stage Director: Rita Gillesen
Meili
LI
05-04-2026
FESTIVAL CONCERT
.F. Händel & J.J. Fux
<Queen of Saba>
ALTUS
STYRIARTE GRAZ
Countertenor
MEILI LI
returns to the
FESTIVAL STYRIARTE GRAZ,
where he performed already in
Fux's "La Corona d'Arianna"
(also on CD),
to make his debut in the
ALTUS-PART
in
J. J. Fux's „La Regina Saba“
&
G.F. Händel's
"Salomon"
Recreation - Das Orchester
Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini
Currently, Mr. Li also performs the part of NERONE in Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea"
at Theater Lübeck
Eric
JURENAS
03-04-2026
ORCHESTRA-DEBUT
J.S. Bach
<Matthäus-Passion>
ALTUS
Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
who currently performs Olga Neuwirth's newest work "Monster's Paradise" at Opernhaus Zürich
and rehearses her "Orlando"
at the Komische Oper Berlin,
today returns to baroque-repertoire,
making his orchestra-debut with the
Beethovenorchester Bonn,
singing the ALTUS-PART
in Johann Sebastian Bach's
"Matthäus-Passion",
which he already has performed numerous times in the USA.
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
03-04-2026
J.S. Bach
<Johannes Passion>
ALTUS
Kempisch Kamerkoor
Sint Willibrorduskerk Eersel / NL
Countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
perfoms,
in good old Netherlands
Easter Tradition
Johann Sebastian Bach's
<Johannes Passion>
accompanied by
Barokorkest La Sorpresa
&
with the
Kampen Kamerkoor
in the
St Willibrorduskerk in Eersel.
Conductor: Cees Wouters
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
01-04-2026
J.S. Bach
<Johannes Passion>
ALTUS
Bachkoor Nijmegen
De Vereeniging in Nijmegen / NL
Countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
currently a celebrated
NERONE
in Monteverdi's
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
at Staatstheater Augsburg,
returns to the Netherlands
to perform
in good old Netherlands
Easter Tradition
the
ALTUS-PART
in H. S. Bach's
<Johannes-Passion>
with the Bachkoor Nijmegen
&
Utrecht Company of Music
Conductor: Rob Vermeulen
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Benjamin
RUSSELL
22-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
GAMEKEEPER
Irish National Opera Dublin
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
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
28-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE+HOUSEDEBUT
C. Monteverdi
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
NERONE
Staatstheater Augsburg
Young countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
makes his
ROLE & THEATER DEBUT
as
NERONE
in
C. Monteverdi's
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
at the
Staatstheater Augsburg
Stage Direction:
André Bücker
Conductor:
Sebastiaan Van Yperen
9 performances until 31-05-2026
Benjamin
RUSSELL
22-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
GAMEKEEPER
Irish National Opera Dublin
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
Hendrik
MÜLLER
28-03-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
STAGE DIRECTION
Landestheater Flensburg
Young countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
makes his
ROLE & THEATER DEBUT
as
NERONE
in
C. Monteverdi's
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
at the
Staatstheater Augsburg
Stage Direction:
André Bücker
Conductor:
Sebastiaan Van Yperen
9 performances until 31-05-2026
Benjamin
RUSSELL
22-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
GAMEKEEPER
Irish National Opera Dublin
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
Anna
STEPANETS
28-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
SŒUR MATHILDE
Landestheater Flensburg
Young mezzosoprano
ANNA STEPANETS
member of the ensemble at
Theatre Flensburg,
where she this season appeared
as adorable CHERUBINO
in Mozart's <Le Nozze di Figaro>
,makes her role-debut
as
SŒUR M#ATHILDE
in
F. Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>.
Later in the season,
she also will embody
EDITH
in Sullivan's
<The Pirates of Penzance>
Stage Direction: Hendrik Müller
Conductor: Harish Shankar
7 performances until 25-06-2026
Benjamin
RUSSELL
22-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
GAMEKEEPER
Irish National Opera Dublin
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
Anna
GRYCAN
28-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
MÉRE JEANNE
Landestheater Flensburg
Young mezzosoprano
ANNA GRYCAN
returns to the
Schleswig Holsteinisches Landestheater Flensburg,
where she already was celebrated as
ORLOFSKY in J. Strauß <The Bat>
to make her role-debut as
MÉRE JEANNE
in F. Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>.
Furthermore, she will appear
in Flensburg as KATE
in Sullivan's
<The Pirates of Penzance>
Stage Direction: Hendrik Müller
Conductor: Harish Shankar
7 performances until 25-06-2026
Benjamin
RUSSELL
22-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
GAMEKEEPER
Irish National Opera Dublin
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
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
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
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
Sergei
NIKOLAEV
21-03-2026
PREMIERE & DEBUT
W. A. Mozart
<La Finta Giardiniera>
CONTE BELFIORE
Staatstheater Nürnberg
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Young tenor
SERGEI NIKOLAEV
is making his ROLE-DEBUT
as
CONTE BELFIORE
in W. A. Mozart's
<La Finta Giardiniera>
at Staatstheater Nürnberg,
where he is a member
of the ensemble since last season,
performing highly successfully
TAMINO in <Die Zauberflöte>
PANG in Puccini's <Turandot>
ALFREDO in Verdi's <La Traviata>
or ISMAELE in <Nabucco>.
9 Performances until
18-05-2026
Stage Director: Brigitte Fassbaender
Conductor : Christopher Schumann
Ekaterina
ALEKSANDROVA
21-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
E. W. Korngold
<Die Tote Stadt>
LUCIENNE
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar
Mezzosoprano
EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVA
makes her role-debut in the part of
LUCIENNE
in Korngold's
<Die Tote Stadt>
at
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar,
where she is a member of the ensemble since the current season,
and a by press and public
highlycelebrated
CHARLOTTE
in Massenet's <Werther>
and
ROSINA
in Rossini's <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
7 Performances until 22-05-2026
Conductor: Dominik Beykirch
Stage Director: Daniel Carter
Zinzi
FROHWEIN
20-03-2026
DERNIERE
G. Puccini
<Madama Butterfly>
CIO-CIO SAN
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Soprano
ZINZI FROHWEIN
bows out as CIO-CIO SAN in
Puccini's <Madama Butterfly>,
which she has learned in a very brief time after the production of "The Greek Passion" had to be cancelled due to huge financial cuts, and performed in an absolutely
stunning way!
As a new member of the ensemble, Mrs Frohwein already thrilled as SYLVA VARESCU in Kálmán's "Die Csárdásfürstin" and GRETEL in Humperdinck's "Hänsel & Gretel"; and the versatile artist will also appear as SIEGLINDE & GUTRUNE in Wagner's/Loriot's "Der Ring an einem Abend", ANNA in "Nabucco" and as PAMINA & 1. DAME in Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte", which will open the <Mannheimer Summer>
Linda
BALLOVÁ
19-03 & 21-03-2026
P.I. Tchaikovsky
<Jewgeni Onegin>
TATYANA
hk Arts Festival
Grand Theatre Hong Kong
Sorpano
LINDA BALLOVA
will perform once more
the often sang part of
TATYANA
in P. I. Tchaikovsky's
<Jewgeni Onegin>
at the
hk Arts Festival
in the
Grand Theatre of the
Hong Kong Culture Center
Performances:
19-03-2026 & 21-03-2026
Her next TATYANA will bring
Mrs Ballová back to the
SND Bratislava
at 18-04-2025
Peter
BERGER
19-03 & 21-03-2026
P. I. Tchaikovsky
<Jewgeni Onegin>
LENSKI
hg Arts Festival
Grand Theatre Hong Kong
Tenor
PETER BERGER
will perform once more the often sang part of
LENSKI
in P. I. Tchaikovsky's
<Jewgeni Onegin>
at the hk Arts Festival
in the Grand Theatre of the
Hong Kong Culture Center
Performances:
19-03-2026 & 21-03-2026
His next Lenski will bring him back to the
SND Bratislava
with performances at
15-04-2026 & 18-04-2025
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
15-03-2026
JUMP-IN / HOUSE-DEBUT
W. A. Mozart
<Don Giovanni
DON OTTAVIO
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Being called a "perfect Mozart-tenor"
by conductor Andreas Spering,
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA
is looking forward to his
JUMP-IN on a very short call
as
DON OTTAVIO
in
W. A. Mozart's
<Don Giovanni>
making his HOUSE-DEBUT
at
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern.
This part already also led him to the
Nationaltheater Weimar
and he performed it with Nationaltheaterr Mannheim at the Schlosstheater Schwetzingen;
where he will embody FERRANDO
in <Cosi fan tutte> in summer 2026.
Furthermore, he also will embody TAMINO in a new production of <Die Zauberflöte>, which marks the opening of the Mannheimer Sommer.
Tomohiro
TAKAD
15-03-2026
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
R. Leoncavallo
<Pagliacci>
SILVIO
Stadttheater Karlsruhe
After his huge success as
JAN NYMAN
in Missy Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
at Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
returns to the role of
SILVIO
in the revival run of
Leoncavallo's <Pagliacci>
Further parts in Karlsruhe:
JEWGENJI ONEGIN, HERR VON FANINAL in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier> and his debut as DEMETRIUS in Britten's <A Midsummernight#s Dream>
5 Performances until 20-05-26
Conductor:
Johannes Willig
Stage Director:
Dietrich W. Hilsdorf
photo: Felix Grünschloß
Martha
EASON
15-03-2026
NEW in REVIVAL-RUN
R. Leoncavallo
<Pagliacci>
NEDDA
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Her overwhelming success as
BESS in Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
at Staatstheater Karlsruhe
just faded away, but her next role
already is awaiting her:
NEDDA
in Leoncavallo's
<Pagliacci>,
which she already has performed
at the
Oldenburg Staatstheater.
5 Performances until 20-05-2026
Conductor:
Johannes Willig
Stage Direction:
Dietrich W. Hilsdorf
Beomjin Angelo
KIM
15-03-2026
REVIVAL PREMIERE
Leoncavallo
<Pagliacci>
BEPPE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
After his highly successful
role-debut
as
ROBERTO DEVEREUX
in Seoul,
tenor
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM
return to the stage of
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
to embody again the part of
BEPPE
in Leoncavallo's
<Pagliacci>.
Furthermore,, he also again
will embody
ITALIENISCHER SÄNGER
in R. Strauss'
<Der Rosenkavalier>
Meili
LI
14-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE DEBUT
C. Monteverdi
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
NERONE
Theater Lübeck
Countertnor
MEILI LI
is pleased to return to the
Theater Lübeck
in North Germany
to make his Role-Debut
as
NERONE
in Claudio Monteverdi's
<L'incoronazione di Poppea>.
part, he also will embody at the
Det Kongelige Teater Københvn.
An inbetween these 2 Monteverdi',
he will perform oratoria at the
Styriarte Festival in Graz.
10 Performances until 27-06-2026
Conductor:
Tahakiro Nagasaki
Stage Director:
Johannes Pölzgutter
12-03-2026
7PM
LIVE
from the Wiener Staatsoper
tenor
KATLEHO
MOHKOABANE
as
TITO
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Victoria
KUNZE
14-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Verdi
<La Traviata>
VIOLETTA VALÉRY
Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Soprano
VICTORIA KUNZE
is thrilled to make her role-debut
in one of her dream-parts:
VIOLETTA VALÉRY
in Verdi's
<La Travita>
at
Stadttheater Bremerhaven,
where she is a highly valued member of the ensemble, performing parts such as GIULIETTA in Bellini's "I Capuleti & I Montecchi",
but also guesting a.o. at the
Festival in Baden-Baden.
8 Performances until 24-05-2026
Conductor:
Marc Niemann
Stage Director:
Katharina Kastening
Peter
SCHÖNE
14-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE DEBUT
P. Dusapin
<Penthesilea>
ACHILLES
Staatsoper Hannover
After
baritone PETER SCHÖNE
already performed a Dusapin-opera
at Staatstheater Saarbrücken,
he is looking forward
to another part of the composer:
ACHILLES
in <Penthesilea>
which will have its German Premiere
at the
Staatsoper Hannover,
where Mr Schöne is member of the ensemble since the current season.
7 Performances until 24-05-26
Conductor:
Stephan Zilias
Stage Director:
Lorenzo Fioroni
Georg
BOCHOW
13-03-2026
ROLE-DEBUT
C. Monteverdi
<L'Incoronazione di Poppea>
OTTONE
Staatstheater Schwerin
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Countertenor
GEORG BOCHOW
is looking forward to his
ROLE-DEBUT
as
OTTONE
in Claudio Monteverdi's
<L'incoronazione di Poppea>
at
Staatstheater Schwerin,
where he already was a celebrated
PRINCE GO-GO
in Ligeti's
<Le Grand Macabre>
Stage Director.
Judith Lebietz
Conductor: Martin Schelhaas
5 Performances until 03-05-2026
Katleho
MOKOHABANE
09-03-2026
ROLE DEBUT
W.A. Mozart
<La Clemenza di Tito>
TITO
Wiener Staatsoper
Young tenor
KATLEHO MOKHOABANE,
a former member of the opera-studio
at
Wiener Staatoper
is thrilled to return to the
"Haus am Ring"
to make his
ROLE-DEBUT
in the title-part of
TITO
in Mozart's
<La Clemenza di Tito>
6 Performances until 27-03-2026
Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado
Stage Direction, Choreography & Sets: Jan Lauwers
More Mozart by Katleho Mokhoabane soon at his "home-theatre", the Staatstheater Wiesbaden, performing FERRANDO
in <Cosi fan tutte>
Eric
JURENAS
08-03-2026
CH PREMIERE & HOUSE-DEBUT
Olga Neuwirth
<Monster's Paradise>
TUCKEY & DEATH ANGEL I.
Opernhaus Zürich
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
makes his HOUSE-DEBUT at
Opernhaus Zürich
as
TUCKEY
in the Swiss Premiere
of Olga Neuwirth's newest opera
<Monster's Paradise>,
which was world-premiered
1st Feb. 2026 at Staatsoper Hamburg.
Another Olga Neuwirth, <Orlando> will bring him back to the Komische Oper Berlin, where he, before Covid, was a frequent guest.
the part of GUARDIAN ANGEL,
Eric created at the World-premiere at
Wiener Staatsoper.
Berlin Premiere: 16-05-2026
Zürich:
Conductor:GMD Titus Engel
Stage Director: Tobias Kratzer
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
08-03-2026
HOUSE DEBUT
W.A. Mozart
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
SUSANNA
Bühnen Bern
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
is looking very much forward to perform again the part of
SUSANNA
in Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
making her
HOUSE-DEBÜT
at
Theatre Bern.
As Susanna, she alrady appeared highly successfully at the
Staatstheater Wiesbaden,
the Staatstheater Meiningen,
the Semperoper Dresden
& the Opera Frankfurt
Conductor:
Clément Lonca
Stage Director:
Marco Śtorman
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
08-03-2026
DERNIERE
A. Vivaldi
<Girselda>
ROBERTO
Oper Wuppertal
Time flies...
already the last performane
of Antonio Vivaldi's
<Griselda>
at Oper Wuppertal
with countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
as praised RODOLFO:
🗞️ "... with great vocal virtuosity... GERBEN VAN DER WERF as ROBERTO...."
🗞️ "... A discovery ... GERBEN VAN DER WERF with a full countertenor and brilliant high notes. He captivates with his warm tone, which underscores Roberto's suffering..."
🗞️"... GERBEN VAN DER WERF impresses with his balanced, technically superb voice..."
Next stop: NERONE in Monteverdi's <L'Incoronazione di Poppea> at Staatstheater Augsburg
Martha
EASON
07-03-2026
DERNIERE
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
SÉMIRE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Coloratura soprano
MARTHA EASON
performing for the last time
in 26/27
the part of
SÉMIRE
in J.-Ph. Rameau's
<Les Boreádes>
at
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
but the highly acclaimed production
will return in the 2026/27 season
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Stage Director:
Christoph von Bernuth
Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Meili
LI
07-03-2026
DERNIERE
D. Sarro
<Didone Abbandonata>
ENEA
Staatstheater Meiningen
Time flies...
already the last performane
of D. Sarro's <Didone Abbandonata>
with
countertenor MEILI LI
as
ENEA, for which he was praised:
"... MEILI LI was a particular highlight...
He brought a haunting, ethereal quality to the stage. Li stood out for his stylistic mastery, displaying a nuanced Baroque articulation, imaginative ornamentation, and a natural theatrical flair that felt convincing..."
"Meili Li seems to know no vocal-technial difficulties..."
"... the star of the evening was MEILI LI, whose countertenor voice was not only crystal clear and ravishingly beautiful, but also expressive..."
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
07-03-2026
DERNIERE
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
REINE ALPHISE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
performing for the last time
in 26/27
the parts of
REINE ALPHISE
in
J.-Ph. Rameau's
<Les Boréades>
at
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
but the highly acclaimed production
will return in the 2026/27 season
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Stage Director:
Christoph von Bernuth
Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Tomohiro
TAKADA
06-03-2026
DERNIERE
Missy Mazzoli
<Braking the Waves>
JAN NYAMN
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Today, bariton
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
bows out as
JAN NYMAN
in Missy Mazzoli's opera
<Breaking the Waves>
But the great production by
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe will be back in the 26/277 season.
🗞️ "... TOMOHIRO TAKADA
– an exceptional baritone
with a wide vocal range and many shades of his firm yet soft
and mellifluous timbre.This is particularly evident in the long stretches where he is confined to his sickbed..."
🗞️ "... Baritone TOMOHIRO TAKADA gave JAN a distinct profile....”
Martha
EASON
06-03-2026
DERNIERE
Missy Mazzoli
<Breaking the Waves>
BESS
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Today, coloratura soprano
MARTHA EASON
bows out as
BESS
in Missy Mazzoli's opera
<Breaking the Waves>
But the great production by
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe will be back in the 26/277 season.
🗞️ "... The role of BESS seems tailor-made for MARTHA EASON...
Eason throws herself into the role without ever losing control of her singing. She has secure high notes, sings with lyrical emphasis and suffers expressively..."
🗞️ "... BESS – a magnificent modern soprano part in gruelling continuous use... MARTHA EASON with a radiantly focused soprano... reaching extreme high notes with intensity..."
🗞️ “....MARTHA EASON as BESS completely dominates the stage...."
Yasushi
HIRANO
March 2026
START of REHEARSALS
G. Verdi
<Nabucco>
ZACCARIA
Staatstheater Cottbus
Basso
YASUSHI HIRANO
starts rehearsals at
Staatstheater Cottbus,
where he will give his
Role & House Debut
as
ZACCARIA
in Verdi's <Nabucco>
25-04-2026
Conductor:
Alexander Merzyn
Stage Director:
Armin Petras
4 Performances until 06-06-2026
Lena
GEIGER
March 2026
START of REHEARSALS
C.M. von Weber
<Die Freikugeln> after Freischütz
AGATHE
Premiere: 11-04-26 - Oper Köln
Young sooprano
LENA GEIGER
starts rehearsals for her
house-debut at
Oper Köln
as
AGATHE
in
<Die Freikugeln - oder der Freischütz in 5 Dimensionen>
a production
by the department Kinderoper Köln;
in collaboration with the
COMEDIA THEATRE
for hearing and deaf children
from the age of 8 years.
Conductor:
Reiner Mühlbach & Bradely Wood
Stage Director:
Brigitta Gillessen
Performances until 28-06-2026
Double casted!
Beomjin Angelo
KIM
05-03-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Donizetti
<Roberto Devereux>
ROBERTO DEVEREUX
Seoul Arts Center
Tenor
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM
is thrilled to make his debut
in the title-role
of Donizetti's
ROBERTO DEVEREUX
in this home-town Seoul.
A member of the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Beomjin Kim will embody after his return from South-Korea there
CHEVALIER de la FORCE
in Poulenc's <Dialogues des Carmélites>, BEPPE in Leoncavallo's <Pagliacci> and ITALIENISCHER SÄNGER in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>
Conductor: David Lee
Stage Director: Hyunjin Pyo
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
01-03-2026
INTERN. HÄNDEL FESTIVAL
G. F. Händel
<Glanz & Stille> / Dixit Dominus
SOLO SOPRANO
Stadtkirche Karlsruhe
After soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
has made highly successfully
her festival-debut
at the
INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL
FESTIVAL KARLSRUHE 2026
as
Reine Alphise in Rameau's
<Les Boréades>,
in her 2nd appearance at the festival,
she will sing the
SOLO-SOPRANO-PART
in Händel's
<Dixit Dominus>
during the concert
<Spendor & Silence>
at the
Stadtkirche Karlsruhe
Conductor:
Christian Markus Raiser
Coro Piccolo
Badische Staatskapelle
CD RELEASE
countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
as
MAN
🗞️ “... Musically brilliant countertenor ERIC JURENAS as MAN....”
🗞️"... To call ERIC JURENAS a REVELATION is to understate it considerably ..."
🗞️ ".... While the singers, in particular, ERIC JURENAS provide a powerful reminder of the voice as instrument..."
🗞️ ".... a sublime ERIC JURENAS as MAN...”
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Justina
VAITKUTE
27-02 & 28-02-2026
INTERN. HÄNDEL FESTIVAL
G. F. Händel
<Bajazet & Tamerlano> Pasticcio
TAMERLANO
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Alto
JUSTINA VAITKUTE
makes her Role & House-Debut
as Händel's
TAMERLANO
in the opera-pasticcio
<Bajazet & Tamerlano>
a concert version by the
International Händel Academy
27-02-2026, 7 PM
Asamsaal, Schloss Ettlingen
28-02-26, 4 PM
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Kleines Haus
Conductor: Jörg Halubek
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
26-02-2026
INTERN. HÄNDEL FESTIVAL
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
REINE ALPHISE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
performs at the
INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL
FESTIVAL KARLSRUHE 2026
the part of
REINE ALPHISE
in Rameau's <Les Boréades>,
for which she was highly celebrated by the press:
"excellent", "ideal cast",
"absolutely convincing",
"virtuoso and highly charismatic"
"perfect French diction",
"radiant, fresh voice and
great expression"
At this Festival, she also will sing the SOLO-SOPRANO-PART
in Händel's <Dixit Dominus>
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Stage Director:Christoph von Bernuth
Last Performance in this season:
07-03-2026
Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Martha
EASON
26-02-2026
INTERN. HÄNDEL FESTIVAL
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
SÉMIRE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Coloratura Soprano
MARTHA EASON
performs the part of
SÉMIRE
in Rameau's
<Les Boréades>
at the
INTERNATIONAL HÄNDEL FESTIVAL 2026,
for which she was praised by the press:
".. .Completely and absolutely convincing - Martha Eason's Sémire..."
"... Martha Eason impressed once more with effortless high notes and
a radiant, rich timbre
and huge charisma..."
In addition, she will perform during
the festival UNA DONNA
in Händel's <Rinaldo>
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Stage Director: Ch. von Bernuth
Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Mercy
MALIELOA
22-02-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
L. Bernstein
<Candide> in concert
PAQUETTE
Aalto Musiktheater Essen
Soprano
MERCY MALIELOA
makes her
ROLE-DEBUT
as
PAQUETTE
in Leonard Bernstein's
<Candide>
at the Aalto Musiktheater Essen,
where she is a member
of the ensemble,
and soon will create the part of
LUCY
in the workd premiere of
<The enchanted city>
by Samuel Penderbayne
Conductor: Per-Otto Johansson
Sce. installation:Marijke Malitius
Conferencier: Götz Alsmann
5 Performances until 10-05-2026
Zinzi
FROHWEIN
20-02-2026
NEW in REVIVAL & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Puccini
<Madama Butterfly>
CIO-CIO SAN
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Soprano Lirico Spinto
ZINZI FROHWEIN
makes her ROLE-DEBUT
as
CIO-CIO SAN
in Puccini's
<Madama Butterfly>
at the
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where she is a member
of the ensemble;
currently also performing SYLVA VARESCU in Kálmán's operetta
<Die Csárdásfürstin>
and until the end of the season also PAMINA & 1. DAME in <Die Zauberflöte>, ANNA in <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> and SIEGLINDE in <Der Ring an einem Abend>
8 Performances until 20-03-2026
Eric
JURENAS
19-02-2026
DERNIERE at Staatsoper Hamburg
Olga Neuwirth
<Monster's Paradise>
TUCKEY
From 08-03-26 at Zürich Opera
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
bows out
as
TUCKEY
in
<Monster's Paradise>
at Staatsoper Hamburg.
From 08-03-26,
he will perform the 01-02-26
world premiered opera
by Olga Neuwirth
at the Opernhaus Zürich,
making his house-debut.
And in the 26/27 season
at Oper Graz,
also a house-debut for Mr. Jurenas.
Libretto: Elfriede Jelinek
Conductor:GMD Titus Engel
Stage Director: Tobias Kratzer
Nathalie
MITTELBACH
14-02-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Rossini
<Il Viaggio a Reims>
MARCHESA MELIBEA
Theater Bremen
Mezzosoprano
NATHALIE MITTELBACH
a highly valued member of
Theater Bremen,
performing a.o. EBOLI, OCTAVIAN, MERCÉDES, PRINCESS LINETTA or SUZUKI
makes her role-debut
as
MARCHESA MELIBEA
in
Rossini's
<Il Viaggio a Reims>
Conductor:
Sasha Yankevych
Stage Director:
Anna Weber
7 Performances until 26-05-26
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
13-02-2026
BACK on STAGE
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
REINE ALPHISE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
is back on stage as
REINE ALPHISE
in Rameau's <Les Boréades>,
for which she was highly celebrated by the press:
"excellent", "ideal cast",
"absolutely convincing",
"virtuoso and highly charismatic"
"perfect French diction",
"radiant, fresh voice and
great expression"
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Stage Director:Christoph von Bernuth
Last Performance in this season:
07-03-2026
Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Martha
EASON
13-02-2026
BACK on STAGE
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
SÉMIRE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Coloratura Soprano
MARTHA EASON
returns to the part of
SÉMIRE
in Rameau's
<Les Boréades>
at
Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
for which she was praised by the press:
".. .Completely and absolutely convincing - Martha Eason's Sémire..."
"... Martha Eason impressed once more with effortless high notes and
a radiant, rich timbre
and huge charisma..."
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Stage Director: Ch. von Bernuth
Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Martha
EASON
08-02-2026
CARNIVAL CONCERT
Mahler, Liszt, Humperdinck,
J. Strauß, W. Ostermann, H. Brandt
<Rheinromantik mit roter Nase>
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
As a place of cultivated conviviality, the 19th-century salon provided a space for cultural vitality and lively entertainment. Small ensembles provided the appropriate background music.Soloists from the opera ensemble and members of the Badische Staatskapelle orchestra, conducted by Wolfgang Wiechert, revive this tradition during the fifth season. and, in addition to classic songs about the Rhine by Gustav Mahler, Franz Liszt and Engelbert Humperdinck, they will also be performing dance music by Johann Strauss (father and son) and convivial Rhine songs by Willi Ostermann and Hermann Brandt – so get ready to celebrate and sway along!
Karlsruhe ALAAAF!
Seymur
KARIMOV
07-02-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
J. Beer
<Polnische Hochzeit>
BARON MIETEK ORGINSKY
Theater Regensburg
Baritone
SEYMUR KARIMOV,
since many seasons a highly valued member at Theater Regensburg,
makes his role-debut as
BARON MIETEK ORGINSKY,
the main male role
in Joseph Beer's operetta
<The Polish Wedding>
Currently, Mr Karimov
also appears as
SHARPLESS
in Puccini's <Madama Butterfly>
Conductor:
Andreas Kowalewitz
Stage Director:
Ronny Scholz
17 Performances until 22-07-26
Ralf
RACHBAUER
06-02-2026
DERNIERE
Peter Ronnefeldt
<Die Ameise>
DIENER SALVATORES
Theater Bonn
Character Tenor
RALF RACHBAUER
bows out
as
DIENER SALVATORES
in Ronnefeldt's surreal opera
<Die Ameise>
in a highly celebrated production
at
Theater Bonn.
"... The other roles are also strongly cast: Ralf Rachbauer as Salvatore's extremely excitable servant..."
"... Ralf Rachbauer impresses in the role of the servant with his sonorous character tenor...."
"... Ralf Rachbuaer with a very fresh character tenor..."
"... As Salvatore's servant, Ralf Rachbauer is the down-to-earth, pragmatic counterpart to his boss – from his costume to his tenor coloratura...."
Eric
JURENAS
01-02-2026
WORLD-PREMIERE
HOUSE-DEBUT
Music: Olga Neuwirth
Libretto Elfriede Jelinek
<Monster's Paradise>
TUCKEY
Staatsoper Hamburg
Countertenor
ERIC JURENAS
makes his house-debut at
Staatsoper Hamburg
as
TUCKEY
in the WORLD-PREMIERE
of Olga Neuwirth's newest opera
<Monster's Paradise>,
which from 08-03-26 also will be performed at the Opernhaus Zürich
and in the 26/27 season move on to Austria, In Austria, at the Weiener Staatsoper, Eric Jurenas also already created the part of GUARDIAN ANGEL in the WP of "Orlando" by O. Neuwirth , which will be performed at the Komische Oper Berlin in May & June 26
Libretto: Elfriede Jelinek
Conductor:GMD Titus Engel
Stage Director: Tobias Kratzer
Congratulations
to Theater Regensburg
KIRSTIN SHARPIN
" ... exceptionally strong.... filled her role with thrilling fervour .... full-blooded soprano .... with a clear soprano voice..... impresses with a clear diction and imaginative phrasi.ng
The Liebstod doesn't sound less fresh than her first appearance..."
and SEYMUR KARIMOV
"...outstanding... with his warm charisma and sonorous vocal presence .... a magnificent baritone voice .... delivers a masterful performance, both as an actor and singer....
Kirstin SHARPIN
Seymur KARIMOV
CONGRATULATIONS
<Best Opera Production>
Broadway World Germany Awards
<Tristan & Isolde>
ISOLDE & KURWENAL
Theater Regensburg
Soprano
SUSANNE SERFLING
is expanding her repertoire
with the title-tole of
Sergei Rachmaninov's
FRANCESCA DA RIMINI.
The premiere takes place at the
Musiktheater im Revierin German Gelsenkirchen, where Mrs Serfling currently is a member of the ensemble
and was a highly celebrated
SENTA in Wagner's
<Der fliegede Holländer>
Conductor:
Giuliano Betta
Stage Director:
Manuel Schmitt
9 Performances until 29-04-26
Susanne
SERFLING
31-01-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
S. Rachmaninov
<Francesca da Rimini>
FRANCESCA
MiR Gelsenkirchen
Benjamin
RUSSELL
31-01-2026
PREMIERE
Janáček
<The cunning little Vixen>
FORRESTER
Irish National Opera
Baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
returns to the
Irish National Opera,
where he was a celebrated GUGLIELMO
in Mozart's <Cosi fan tutte>
to make his debut as
FORRESTER
in Janáček's
<The Cunning Little Vixen>.
10 Performances until 22-02-2026
in Tralee, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo,
Letterkenny, Navan, Dún Laoghaire
Conductor:
Charlotte Corderoy
Stage Director:
Sophie Motley
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
31-01-2026
NEW in REVIVAL-RUN
G. Rossini
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
CONTE ALMAVIVA
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA
overtakes in the revival-run
of
G. Rossini's
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
at
Nationaltheater Mannheim
the part of
CONTE ALMAVIVA,
for which he was highly celebrated
at his debut at
Staatstheater Meiningen.
"Rafel Helbig-Kostka als Almaviva mit wunderbar geschmeidigem Schmelz beim Schmachten und Schmettern..."
Conductor:
Anton Legkii
Stage Director:
Maren Schäfer
6 Performances until 29-03-26
Basso profondo
SUNG HA
since many seasons a highly valued member of the ensemble at
Nationaltheater Mannheim
returns to stage as
BASILIO
in Rossini's
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
Currently, he also performs a.o.
GUBETTA
in Donizetti's
<Lucrezia Borgia>
wich also is available on Operavidsion
Conductor:
Anton Legkii
Stage Director:
Maren Schäfer
6 Performances until 29-03-26
Sung
HA
31-01-2026
REVIVAL PREMIERE
G. Rossini
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
BASILIO
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Agnieszka
HAUZER
31-01-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUTs
R. Wagner / Loriot
<Der Ring an einem Abend>
SIEGLINDE & BRÜNNHILDE
Theater Kiel
Soprano lirico spinto
AGNIESZKA HAUZER
performs
SIEGLINDE & BRÜNNHILDE
in Wagner's & Loriot's
<Der Ring an einem Abend>.
Loriot reduced Wagner's complete Ring with a length of around 16 hours
in a "Reader#s Digest"-Version to 3 hours.
".... ‘If the Rhine maidens had been, shall we say, a little more accommodating, we could have saved ourselves three more elaborate operas. That should give us pause for thought..."
Conductor: Frank Beermann
Narrator: Michael Kessler
8 Performances until 25-04-26
Lothar
KRAUSE
30-01-2026
PREMIERE
A. Dvořák
< Svatební košile>
STAGING
Theater Hof
Intendant
LOTHAR KRAUSE
installs the staging
for
Antonín Dvořáks
operatic cantata
<Svatební košile>
(literally: ‘The Wedding Shirts’)
by Czech poet Karel Jaromír Erben
in a concert performance
with sand painting
by Svetlana Telbukh.
Conductor:
Peter Kattermann
6 Performances until 04-04-2026
Lothar Krause's next staging of an opera will be <Romeo & Julia> by Riccardo Zandonai
Beomjin Angelo
KIM
28-01-2026
B-PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
CHEVALIER de la FORCE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Tenor
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM
makes her ROLE-DEBUT as
CHEVALIER DE LA FORCE
in Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>,
at
Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
where he, as a member of the ensemble, in 2025/26 also performs BEPPE in Leoncavallo's <Pagliacci>
DON OTTAVIO in Mozart's <Don Giovanni> and ITALIENISCHER SÄNGER in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier
Conductor: Johannes Willig
Stage Director: Andrea Schwalbach
8 Performances until 07-05-2026
2 Casts
Ekaterina
ALEKSANDROVA
24-01-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Rossini
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
ROSINA
Nationaltheater Weimar
After mezzosoprano
EKATERINA LEKSANDROVA
already was a celebrated ANGELINA in <La Cenerentola> in Graz and Augsburg, today, she adds another role of G. Rossini, who seemed to be composing for her voice, to her repertoire:
ROSINA
in
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
Furthermore, she performs in 25/26 at the Nationaltheater Weimar
CHARLOTTE in <Werther> and LUCILLE
in Korngolds <Die Tote Stadt>
Conductor; Marco Alibrando
Stage Director: Ilaria Lanzino
12 Performances until 19-06-2026
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
24-01-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
SŒUR CONSTANCE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
makes her ROLE-DEBUT as
SŒUR CONSTANCE
in Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>,
her 2nd role in a French opera,
being hailed at her first,
next to awesome singing and acting, also for a perfect French diction
and style.
As an ensemble-member of the
Staatstheater Karlsruhe, in 25/26
she also performs SOPHIE in <Rosenkavalier>, GILDA in <Rigoletto> and ALPHISE in <Les Boréades> .
Conductor: Johannes Willig
Stage Director: Andrea Schwalbach
8 Performances until 07-05-2026
Sergei
NIKOLAEV
24-01-2026
DERNIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Puccini
<Turandot>
PANG
Staatstheater Nürnberg
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Tenor
SERGEI NIKOLAEV,
a highly celebrated ALFREDO
in Verdi's <La Traviata>
at the start of the season,
makes his ROLE-DEBUT
as
PANG
in Puccini's <Turandot>
at Staatstheater Nürnberg,
where he, as ensemble-member,
in 25/26 also performs CONTE ALMAVIVA in Rossini's <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>, CONTE BELFIORE in Mozart's <La Finta Giardiniera> and TAMINO in <Die Zauberflöte>
Conductor; Jan Croonenbroeck
Stage Director: Kateryna Sokolova
10 Performances until 05-03-2026
Hendrik
MÜLLER
24-01-2026
PREMIERE
G. Verdi
<Macbeth>
STAGE DIRECTOR
Theater Osnabrück
Stage Director
HENDRIK MÜLLER,
opera-director of the
Landestheater Flensburg,
returns to
Theater Osnabrück,
where he already put a highly acclaimed <Idomeneo> by Mozart
on stage
with
Verdi's
MACBETH.
Condcutor:
Christopher Lichtenstein
Sets & Costumes:
Marc Weeger
10 performances until 12-05-2026
Morgane
HEYSE
23-01-2026
DERNIERE
I. Schmidt
<Gormenghast>
CORA
Musiktheater Linz
Coloratura Soprano
MORGANE HEYSE
bows out
in the insanely high and challenging
part of
CORA
in Irmin Schmidth's opera
<Gormenghast>.
As member of the ensemble at
Musiktheater Linz,
she still can be seen and heard 6 x as
SOPHIE
in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>
and will make her role-debut as
NORINA
in Donizetti's <Don Pasquale>
May 30th, 2026
Georg
BOCHOW
23-01-2026
PREMIERE/ ROLE&HOUSEDEBUT
H Oehring
<AscheMOND or the Fairy Queen>
COUNTERTENOR
Staatstheater Cottbus
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Countertenor
GEORG BOCHOW
makes his house-debut
at
Staatstheater Cottbus
in
<AscheMOND of the Fairy Queen>
an opera by Helmut Oehring,
using music by Monteverdi.
Libretto: Stefanie Wördemann
with texts by Shakespeare, Heinrich Heine, Adelbert Stifter and Helmut Oehring.
Stage Direction:
Sebastian Baumgarten
Condcutor:
GMD Alexander Merzyn
6 performances until 29-03-2026
Coloratura Soprano
MARHA EASON
makes his Role-Debut
in the vocally, psychologically
and acting challenging part of
BESS
in Missy Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
at
Staatshteater Karlsruhe,
where Mrs. Eason is a member of the ensemble, performing parts such as SÉMIRE in Rameau's <Les Boréades>, NEDDA in <Pagliacci>, and soon also TYTANIA in Britten's <A Midsummernight's Dream>
Stage Director: Christoph von Benuth
Conductor: Giuseppe Barile
Performances: 18-01-26 - 07-03-26
Martha
EASON
18-01-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
M. Mazzoli
<Breaking the Waves>
BESS
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKDA
makes his Role-Debut
in the challenging part of
JAN NYMAN
in Missy Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
at Staatshteater Karlsruhe,
where he is am member of the ensemble,performing parts such as
Tchaikovsky's JEWGENJI ONEGIN or SILVIO in <Pagliacci>, soon also DEMTRIUS in Britten's <A Midsummernight's Dream>
and BORLIÉE in Rameau's <Les Boreádes> at the Interntaional
Händel Festival.
Stage Director: Christoph von Benuth
Conductor: Giuseppe Barile
Tomohiro
TAKADA
18-01-2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
M. Mazzoli
<Breaking the Waves>
JAN NYMAN
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Sung Min
SONG
18-01-2026
SONG-RECITAL
F. Schubert
<Die Winterreise>
Piano: Alyana Pirola
Nationaltheater Mannheim
In the
Nationaltheater Mannheim
series <Musiksalon>
tenor
SUNG MIN SONG
performs
<Die Winterreise>
Sung Min Song, a very experienced and sought after
concert-interpreter,
today makes his debut with
Franz Schubert's famous song-cycle.
In opera, he currently is a highly celebrated GENNARO
in Donizetti's <Lucrezia Borgia>
in Mannheim, which also is available on Operavision.
Victoria
KUNZE
17-01-2026
DERNIERE
V. Bellini
<I Capuleti & I Montecchi>
GIULIETTA
Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Today, soprano
VICTORIA KUNZE
bows out as
GIULIETTA
in Bellini's
<I Capuleti & i Montecchi>
but the next great role-debut,
at Theatre Bremerhaven,
where she is a member of the ensemble, is waiting already:
VIOLETTA VALÉRY in Verdi's
<La Traviata>
Furthermore, she performs in the
current season
NINETTA in Prokofiev's
<L'Amour des 3 Oranges>,
STASI in Kálmán's <Die Csárdásfürstin>,
and JULIETTE in <Die Tote Stadt>
by Korngold.
Aile
ASSZONYI
16-01-2026
DERNIERE
R. Strauss
<Die Frau ohne Schatten
FÄRBERIN
Theater Bonn
Dramatic soprano
AILE ASSZONYI
bows out as
FÄRBERIN
in Richard Strauss'
<Die Frau ohne Schatten>
AFter ELEKTRA
her 2nd highly successful part
at Theater Bonn.
Subsequently, she will start
rehearsals as BRÜNNHILDE
for the last part of Wagner's
<Ring des Nibelungen>
at Staatstheater Saarbrücken,
<Die götterdämmerung>,
which opens
April 26th.
Photo: Theater Bonn / Matthias Jung
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
16-01- 2026
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
A. Vivaldi
<Griselda>
ROBERTO
Oper Wuppertal
Young countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
returns to the
Oper Wuppertal,
where he was part of the
world-premiere
<Angel's Bone>
where he was part
to make his ROLE-DEBUT
as
ROLANDO
in Antonio Vivaldi's
<Griselda>
Conductor: Y
Yorgos Ziavras
Stage Director:
Mathilda du Tillieul McNicol
Performances:
16-01 / 07-02 / 14-02 / 08-03-2026
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
15-01-26
Jump-in on short call
F. Lange
<Die Schneekönigin>
KRÄHE
Landestheater Flensburg
Tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA
overtakes on a short call
the never before sang part of the
CROW
in Felix Lange's
<The Snow Queen>
and makes with this performance
his house-debut at Theater Flensburg.
As a member of the ensemble
at Nationaltheater Mannheim,
he performs there among others
TAMINO in Mozart's <Magic Flute> & FERRANDO in <Cosi fan tutte>, BEPPE in <Pagliacci>, CONTE ALMAVIVA in <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>, THE MAD HATTER in <Alice in Wonderland> and PASTORE
& SPIRITO in Monteverdi's <L'Orfeo> at the SWR Schwetzingen Festival
&
in spring, he will make his house-debut as MAX in Jonathan Dove's <Around the world in 80 days>
at Theater Erfurt.
Justina
VAITKUTE
11-01-2026
FINALIST / 1 of 10 of 150
Graduate's Competition
Theater an der Wien
KammeroperWien
(pastel green dress)
Congratulations
to contralto
JUSTINA VAITKUTE
for reaching the
FINALS
as 1 of 10 of 150 participants
at the 1st edition of the
GRADUATE COMPETITION
with singers from conservatories
all over the world
at
Theater an der Wien.
Jury:
Eva-Maria Wieser, Christiano Sandri,
Arian Eröd, Susann Kalauka,
Carolin Wielpütz, Maurice Lenhard
As member of the International Händel Academy 2026, Mrs. Vaitkute will perform during the International Händel Festival
Karlsruhe, the part of
TAMERLANO in the opera-pasticcio
<Tamerlanp & Bajazet>
under the baton of Jörg Halubek.
Leonor
AMARAL
10-01-26
Last Concert of the Tour
NEW YEAR's CONCERTS
Noord Nederlands Orekst
Groningen,Assen,Drachten, Sneek Leeuwarden, Stadskanaal
After a successful tour
with
NEW YEAR's CONCERTS
with the
Noord Nederlands Orkest
at
02-01-De Oosterpoort Groningen
03-01- De Nieuwe Kolk Assen
04-01- 2 x
Schouwburg Ogterop Meppel
06-01- De Lawei Drachten
07-01- Geert Teis Stadskanaal
08-01- De Harmonie Leeuwarden
09-01- De Harmonie Leeuwarden
soprano
LEONOR AMARAL
tonight ends at the
ATLAS Theater Emmen
Conductor: Eivind Gullberg Jensen
Vera
EGOROVA
Jan '26
Bye-Bye
Oper Wuppertal
End of the part-time contract.
To be continued
in the 26/27 season
With 2 performances of
<Von Thalia geüsst>
mezzosoprano
VERA EGOROVA
said farewll to Oper Wuppertal,
where she was hired in a part-time-contract as FRIEDA RIEMER
and
MUTTER GERTRUD
in Humperdinck's
<Hänsel & Gretel>
But it's only departing for a while,
because Mrs. Egorova
will be back at Oper Wuppertal
in the 26/27 season.
More information soon at her website,
s. "artist"
Yasushi
HIRANO
03-01-26
68. NEW YEAR OPERA CONCERT
Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, a.o.
<The hart painted by music>
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
NHK Live Broadcast
Bass
YASUSHI HIRANO
begins his
NEW artistical YEAR 2026
with traditional
NEW YEAR OPERA CONCERT
of
the NHK,
which this year hosts the motto:
<The heart - painted by music>
The famous Japanese soloists will be accompanied by the
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
Live broadcasted on NHK
And - already save the date:
25-04-2026
Yasushi Hirano making his
house-debut at
Staatstheater Cottbus
as ZACCARIA
in Verdi's <Nabucco
Leonor
AMARAL
02-01-26. - 10-01-26
Various Composers
NEW YEAR's CONCERTS
Noord Nederlands Orekst
Groningen,Assen,Drachten, Sneek Leeuwarden, Stadskanaal
Coloratura Soprano
LEONOR AMARAL
returns to the
Noord Nederlands Orkest
to perform again,
as already several times,
in the
<New Year's Concerts>
02-01-De Oosterpoort Groningen
03-01- De Nieuwe Kolk Assen
04-01- 2 x
Schouwburg Ogterop Meppel
06-01- De Lawei Drachten
07-01- Geert Teis Stadskanaal
08-01- De Harmonie Leeuwarden
09-01- De Harmonie Leeuwarden
10-01- ATLAS Theater Emmen
Conductor: Eivind Gullberg Jensen
Benjamin
RUSSELL
31-12-2025
OVERTAKING
<Von Thalia geküsst
- eine WuppertalerRevue>
FELIX FUNKE
Oper Wuppertal
After his highly successful
house-debut
at
Oper Wuppertal,
baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
returns to the theatre to overtake
the part of
FELIX FUNKE
in
<Kissed by Thalia - a Wuppertal Revue>
with music by many famous
operetta composers, like
Eduard Künneke, Ralph Benatzky
or Franz Lehár.
Conductor: Roberto Secilla
Stage Director: Rebekah Rota
After, Benjamin Russell will head back
to Dublin for 2 productions
by Janáček and Dvorak
at the
Irish National Opera
Victoria
KUNZE
28-12-2025
DERNIERE
Prokofjev
<L'Amour des 3 Oranges>
PRINCESNINETTA
Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Soprano VICTORIA KUNZE
bows out as
NINETTA in Prokofjev's
<L'Amour des 3 Oranges>
for which she was highly praised by the press
"...Victoria Kunze offered a comedic gem
on the alto pan flute,
before appearing as Princesse Ninetta
completely ethereal,
as if from another planet...."
"....Victoria Kunze delightfully funny and engaging, with sparkling coloratura..."
"...Victoria Kunze is a graceful Princess..."
"...Victoria Kunze is the star of the evening. She sings her orange princess Ninetta
straight to the hearts of the public..."
Currently: GIULIETTA in Bellini's <I Cauleti & I Montecchi> & KOMTESSE ANASTASIA in Kálmán's <Die Csárdásfürstin>
Upcoming: VIOLETTA in Verdi's <La Traviata> & JULIETTE in Korngold's
<Die Tote Stadt>
Agieszka
HAUZER
28-12-25
JUMP-IN on SHORT CALL
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
FELDMARSCHALLIN
Theater Lübeck/ House-Debut
Soprano Lirico spinto
AGNIEZSKA HAUZER
overtakes on a short call
the part of
FLEDMARSCHALLIN
in Richards Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
for that she was highly praised by the press at her dbuet at Theater Kiel,
making her
HOUSE-DEBUT
at
Theater Lübeck.
Toi, Toi, Toi !!!
Conductor: Stefan Vladar
Stage Director: Micahel Wallner
Morgane
HEYSE
27-12-2025
DERNIERE
Mike Svoboda
<Adam & Eva>
GABRIEL
Musiktheater Linz
Today,
coloratura soprano
MORGANE HEYSE
bows out as
(Archangel) GABRIEL
in
Mike Svoboda's
<Adam & Eva>
at
Musiktheater Linz,
A part, she created during its
WORLD-PREMIERE
at the Schwetzingen SWR Festival.
In Linz, Mrs Heyse is
a part of the ensemble,
she also performs the parts of
SOPHIE in R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier> and CORA in I. Schmidth's <Ghromenghast>.
And soon, she will make her debut as
NORINA in Donizetti's <Don Pasquale>
Conductor: Daniel Strahilevitz
Stage Director: Andrea Moses
Sung Min
SONG
28-12-2025
CONCERT
L. van Beethoven
<IX. Symphony>
TENOR
Isarphilharmonie München
Tenor
SUNG MIN SONG
performes once more
the already very often by him sang
TENOR-SOLO-PART
in Beethoven's
<IX. Symphony>
For the first time with the
Münchner Symphonieorchester
&
the
Münchner Konzertchor
in the
Isarphilharmonie München.
Conductor: Joseph Bastian
Benjamin
RUSSELL
26-12-25
OVERTAKING
G. Rossini
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia> for Kids
FIGARO
Oper Wuppertal/ House-Debut
Baritone
BENJAMIN RUSSELL
makes his house-debut
at
Oper Wuppertal
in the part of
FIGARO
in Giacomo Rossini's
<Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
in a special version for children.
And also on 31-12-25,
Mr Russell will overtake a performance for the ill colleague:
making his role-debut as
FELIX FUNKE
in
<Von Thalia geküsst -
a Wuppertal Revue>
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
20-12-2025
CONCERT
G.F. Händel
<Messiah>
ALTUS
Countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
finishes his year with
Händel's
<Messiah>
together with the Kempenkoor
at the
Theater de Schalm
in Veldohofen
The Netherlands
And 2026,
he will head back to Oper Wuppertal
for his Role-Debut
as ROBERTO
in Vivaldi's <Griselda>
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
NEW additional COMMITMENT
Jonathan Dove
<Around the world in 80 days"
MAX
Theater Erfurt / House-Debut
Tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA
is thrillied about a new, additional
commitment for 2025/27,
that will mark his house-debut
at
Theatre Erfurt.
He will make his role-debut
in the main male-role of
MAX
in Jonathan Dove's
<Around the world in 80 days>
At this "home-theatre", the Nationaltheater Mannheim, he embodies a.o. TAMINO in <Die Zauberflöte>, FERRANDO in <Cosi fan tutte>, BEPPE in <Pagliacci> or THE MAD HATTER in <Alice in Wonderland>
Premiere in Erfurt: 09-05-2026
Yasushi
HIRANO
18-12-2025
CONCERT
L. van Beethoven
<IX. Symphony>
Bass
Pacific Philharmonia Tokyo
Bass
YASUSHI HIRANO
is looking forward to perform
again in his home-country Japan
Beethoven's
<IX. Symphonie>
with the
Pacific Philharmnia Tokyo.
Another concert with
Beethoven's 9th Sympohny
will bring him 20206
to the
Osaka Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor:
Tomohiro
TAKADA
17-12-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
E. Humperdinck
<Hänsel & Gretel>
PETER BESENBINDER
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
back on stage again
as
PETER BESENBINDER / FATHER
in
Humperdinck's
Fairy-Tale-Opera
<Hänsel & Gretel>
at the
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
where he is a member
of the ensemble,
and where his next debuts will be
JAN NYMAN
in M. Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
&
DEMETRIUS
in Britten's
<A Midsummernight's Dream>
Ralf
RACHBAUER
14-12-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
Peter Ronnefeldt
<Die Ameise>
DIENER SALVATORES
Theater Bonn
Charaktertenor
RALF RACHBAUER
makes his ROLE-DEBUT
as
DIENER SALVATORES
in Ronnefeldt's surreal opera
<Die Ameise>
at
Theater Bonn,
where he is a member
of the ensemble.
Performnaces until
Conductor: D. J. Mayr
Stage Director: Kateryna Sokolova
Zinzi
FROHWEIN
13-12-2025
DEBUT in REVIVAL-PREMIERE
E. Humperdinck
<Hänsel & Gretel>
GRETEL
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Soprano
ZINZI FROHWEIN,
a new member of the
National Theatre Mannheim
makes her ROLE-DEBUT
in the Revival-Premiere
of
E. Humperdinck's
<Hänsel & Gretel>
Furthermore, she performs and will perform in 25/26 SYLVA VARESCU
in "Die Csárdásfürstin", PAMINA & 1. DAME in <Die Zauberflöte>, SIEGLINDE & GUTRUNE in <Der Ringan einem Abend>, BERTA in <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>, ANNA in <Nabucco> and CIO-CIO SAN in <Madama Butterfly>
Conductor: Anton Legkii
Stage Director: Wolfgang Blum
Victoria
KUNZE
13-12-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
V. Bellini
<I Capuleti & I Montecchi>
GIULIETTA
Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Soprano
VICTORIA KUNZE
makes her role-debut as
GIULIETTA
in a concert-version of
Bellini's
<I Capuleti & i Montecchi>
at
Stadttheater Bremerhaven,
where she is a member of the ensemble,
performing also NINETTA in <L'Amour des 3 Oranges>, STASI in <Csárdásfürstin>, VIOLETTA in <La Traviata> and JULIETTE in <Die Tote Stadt> by Korngold.
Conductor: Davide Parniceni
Katleho
MOKHOABANE
13-12-2025
PREMIERE
<Josefine
- a music theatre after Kafka>
TENOR
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Tenor
KATLEHO MOKHOBANE
performs in the
Music-Theatre-After-Kafka
<Josefine>
at
Wiesbaden State Theatre,
where he is an ensemble-member.
A story about Josefine,
a lonely mouse-singer
in a tired society.
Furthermore, Mr. Mokhoabane
performs in Wiesbaden
FERRANDO, TAMINO & ALFREDO
&
at the State Opera Vienna
Mozart's TITO
Sergei
NIKOLAEV
13-12-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
TAMINO
Staatstheater Nürnberg
Tenor
SERGEI NIKOLAEV
is back on stage as
TAMINO
in Mozart#s <Die Zauberflöte>
at the
Nürnberg State Theatre,
where he is
a member of the ensemble
and recently celebrated
a huge success with his debut
as
ALFREDO
in Verdi's <La Traviata>
Conuctor: Christopher Schuhmann
Stage Direction: Govo Montero
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
112/13/14-12-2025
CONCERT
J.S. Bach
<Weihnachtsoratroium>
ALTUS
Kampen / Vaassen / Franaker
Countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
escapes from the rehearsals
of Vivaldi's <Griselda>
at Oper Wuppertal
to perform 3 concerts
with
Johann Sebastian Bach's
<Weihnachtsoratorium>
in Netherland.
In Kampen & Vaassen.
All concerts with the
Arise Choir, the Exspecto Epe
&
accompanied by the
Baroque-Orchestra Strijklicht.
Benjamin
RUSSELL
12-12-2025
CONCERT
J.S. Bach
<Weihnachtsoratorium>
BASS
Rheinische Philharmonie
Bariton
BENJMAIN RUSSELL
makes his debut with the
Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie
in the Rhein-Mosel Halle
in Koblenz,
performing
J.S. Bach's
<Weihnachtsoratorium>
His next commitments will bring
Benjamin Russell
in productions by
Janacek & Dvorak (role-debuts)
back to the
Irish National Opera
and with his house-debut
to the
Oper Wuppertal
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
08-12-2025
START of REHEARSALS
A. Vivaldi
<Griselda>
ROBERTO
Oper Wuppertal
Countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
is looking forward to return to
Oper Wuppertal
for his
role-debut as
ROLANDO
in Antonio Vivaldi's
<Griselda>
Only 4 performances:
16.01.26 / 07.02.26 / 14.02.26 / 08.03.26
Conductor: Yorgos Ziavras
Director: Mathilda du Thilileul McNicol
Another role and also house-debut will bring Gerben van der Werf as NERONE in Monteverdi's <L'Incoronazione di Poppa> to the
Staatstheater Augsburg
Sung Min
SONG
07-12-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Donizetti
<Lucrezia Borgia>
GENNARO
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Tenor
SUNG MIN SONG,
member of the ensemble at
Nationaltheater Mannheim
makes his role-debut as
GENNARO
in
Donizetti's
<Lucrezia Borgia>
7 Performances until 07-03-2026
Conductor:: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
Stage Director: Rahel Thiel
Furthermore, he will perform in 25/26,
a.o. ISMAELE in Verdi's <Nabucco> and Schubert's <Die Winterreise>
& sing concerts such as Bach's <h-moll-ess> or Beethoven's's <IX. Symphony> in Leipzig, Hamburg, München, Wiesbaden, Regensburg,
a.o. undr Christoph Eschenbach
Sung
HA
07-12-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
G.. Donizetti
<Lucrezia Borgia>
GUBETTA
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Bass
SUNG HA,
long-term and highly valued member of the
Nationaltheater Mannheim
makes his role-debut as
GUBETTA
in Donizetti's
<Lucrezia Borgia>
7 Performances until 07-03-2026
Conductor:: Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
Stage Director: Rahel Thiel
Currently, Mr. Ha also can be seen and heard as KÖNIG HEINRICH in Wagner's <Lohengrin>
Anna
STEPANETS
06-12-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
M.F. Lange
<Die Schneekönigin>
RÄUBERMÄDCHEN
Landestheater Flensburg
Coung mezzosoprano
ANNA STEPANETS,
a member of the ensemble
in Flenburg
makes her role-debut as the
BANDIT's DAUGHTER
in Felix Lange's family opera
<The Snow Queen>
Currently, Anna Stepanets also
is a highly acclaimed
CHERuBINO
in Mozart's
<Le Nozz di Figaro>
9 Performaces until 14-03-2026
Conductor: S. Roca Bru / A. Shalom
Director: Maximilian Eisenacher
Eric
JURENAS
03-12-2025
START of REHEARSALS
Olga Neuwirth - WORLD PREMIERE
<Monster's Paradise>
TUCKEY
Staatstheater Hamburg
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.
Conductor: Titus Engel
Stage Director: Tobias Kratzer
Peter
SCHÖNE
03-12-2025
NEW in REVIVAL PREMIERE
E. Humperdinck
<Hänsel & Gretel>
PETER BESENBINDER
Staatsoper Hannover
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
Beomjin Angelo
KIM
01-12-2025
STARt of REHEARSALS
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
CHEVALIER de La FORCE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Tenor
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM
a member of the ensemble at
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
is looking forward t
o the rehearsal for his debut as
CHEVALIER de LA FORCE
in Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>,
his ever first French opera.
Currently, Mr. Kim also is performing highly successfully the part of
DON OTTAVIO
in Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
Conductor: Johannes Willig
Director: Andrea Schwalbach
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
01-12-2025
STAR of REHEARSALS
F. Poulenc
<Dialogues des Carmélites>
SŒUR CONSTANCE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
a member of the ensemble at
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
is looking forward to the reharsals for her debut as
SŒUR CONSTANCE
in Poulenc's
<Dialogues des Carmélites>,
especially after her huge sucess
in her 1st French ever opera,
Rameau's <Les Boréades>,
in which her French style
and diction were so perfect,
that a French magazine was mistaking her for a French singer.
What a compliment!
Conductor: Johannes Willig
Director: Andrea Schwalbach
Hendrik
MÜLLER
01-12-2025
STARt of REHEARSALS
G. Verdi
<Macbeth>
STAGE DIRECTION
Theater Osnabrück
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
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
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
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
Meili
LI
28-11-2025
COVER-RUN
G.F. Händel
<Partenope>
ARMINIO / Debut
ENO London/ Debut
Countertenor
MEILI LI
performs in the cover run of
Händel's
<Patenope>
the part of
ARMINIO
at the
English National Opera,
Furthermore, he will make his house-debut as NERONE in Monteverdi's <L'Incoronazione di Popeea> at the Copenhagen Opera and sing the part also at the Theater Lübeck.
And currently, he is a highly celebrated AENEAS in Sarro's <Didone Abbendonata at
Staatstheater Meiningen
Martha
EASON
25-11-2025
START of REHEARSALS
Missy Mazzoli
<Breaking the Waves>
BESS
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Coloratura-soprano
MARTHA EASON
starts rehearsals
as
BESS
in Missy Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
at the
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
where she is a member of the ensemble
until end of 25/26
Premiere: 18-01-2026
Conductor: Giuseppe Barile
Stage Director: Christoph von Bernuth
Furthermore, Mrs Eason performs / will perform in Karlsruhe NEDDA in <Pagliacci>, SÉMIRE in Rameau's <Les Boréades>, UNA DONNA in Händel's <Rinaldo> and make her debut as TYTANIA in Britten's <A Midsummernight's Dream>
Yasushi
HIRANO
Nov. 2025
NEW COMMITMENT
G. Verdi
<Nabucco>
ZACCARIA
Staatstheater Cottbus
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 & BRÜNNHILDE
Theater Kiel
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
Tomohio
TAKADA
25-11-2025
START of REHEARSALS
Missy Mazzoli
<Breaking the Waves>
JAN NYMAN
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
starts rehearsals
as
BESS & JAN NYMAN
in Missy Mazzoli's
<Breaking the Waves>
at the
Karlsruhe State Theatre,
where he is a
members of the ensemble.
Premiere: 18-01-2026
Conductor: Giuseppe Barile
Stage Director: Christoph von Bernuth
Furthermore, he performs in Karlsruhe
the title-part of JEWGNEJI ONEGIN, PETER BESENBINDERN in <Hänsel & Gretel>, SILVIO in Pagliacci> & HERR von FANINAL in <Rosenkavalier>
Ralf
RACHBAUER
22-11-2025
OPERA-GALA
Verdi - Puccini & Co
<Nessun Dorma>
TENOR
Theater bonn
After tenor
RALF RACHBAUER,
member of the ensemble at
Theater Bonn,
already performed several concerts of
<Nessun Dorma>
the Italian Opera-Gala,
he is beyond measure thrilled
to share the stage with
PLACIDO DOMINGO
in the concert at
22-11-2025.
His next debut in Bonn will be
DIENER SALVATORS
in Peter Ronnefeld's opera
<Die Ameise>,
which will open 14-12-2025
Conductor: Dirk Kaftan
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
22-11-2025
CONCERT
J.S. Bach
<Kantate BWV 69>
ALTUS
Grote Kerk te Den Bosch
Young countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
performs J.S. Bach's
Canatata BWV 69
<Lebe den Herrn, meine Seele>
with the
Bach Cantata Foundation Den Bosch
in the
Grote Kerk te Den Bosch,
The cantatas-concerts are
also regularly
visited by the
later Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Furthermore, Mr. van der Werf will perform until end of the year several concerts
with Bach's <Weihnachtsoratrium>
in the Netherlands, before opera commitments will lead him with Vivaldi to Oper Wuppertal and with Monteverdi to the Staatstheater Augsburg.
Organ. Jamie de Goei
Musical direction: Jeroen Felix
Michel
GNIFFKE
21-11-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
R Strauss
<Salome>
HERODES
Teatro Municipal de Chile
Character Tenor
MICHAEL GNIFFKE
makes his
role & theatre & country
DEBUT
as HERODES
in R. Strauss
<Salome>
at the
Teatro Muicipal de Chile.
Furthermore, Mr. Gniffke will return in the current season to the part of SNOWBALL in Raskatov's <Animal Farm>
at the Wiener Staatsoper
Tomohiro
TAKADA
16-11-2025
PREMIERE
R. Wagner
<Lohengrin>
HEERRUFER des KÖNIGS
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKADA,
member of the
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
performs in the new production
of Wagner's
<Lohengrin>
the part of
HEERRUFER des KÖNGIS
in all 7 performances
until 11-04-2026
Furthermore, he is in Karlsrihe
JEWGNJI ONEGIN, SILVIO,
PETER BESENBINDER,BROLÉE in <Les Boréades>, DEMETRIUS in <A Midsummernight's Dream>
and JAN NYMAN in <Breaking the Waves>
Conductor: Georg Fritzsch
Director: Manuell Schmitt
Aile
ASSZONYI
16-11-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
R. Strauss
<Die Frau ohne Schatten>
FÄRBERIN
Oper Bonn
AILE ASSZONYI
is thrilled to make her role-debut
as
FÄRBERIN
in
R. Strauss
<Die Frau ohne Schatten>
at
Opera Bonn,
where her career as a DRAMATIC SOPRANO began after her debut
as ELEKTRA,
which 26/27 also will bring her
back to Austria.
Conductor: Dirk Kaftan
Director: Peter Konwitschny
7 Performances until 16-1-2026
photo: Marie Cécile Thijs
Anna-Maria
KOßBAU
16-11-2025
CHOIR-CONCERT
L.v. Beethoven / F. Mendelssohn
<Messe in C-Dur> / <Songs>
MEZZO-SOPRANO SOLO
St.Johannes-Kirche Oldenburg
Young artist,
mezzo-soprano
ANNA-MARIA KOßBAU
performs
L.v,. Beethoven's
<Mass in c-major>
&
songs
by
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
together with the
Choir Osternburg
&
members of the orchestra
at
State Theatre Oldenburg
in the
St. Johannis-Church in Oldenburg
Conductor: Insa Meier
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
15-11-2025
40th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Vivaldi, Mozart, Pitoni
<Exultate>
ALTUS
Kamerkoor Sforzando
Young countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
today sings
Antonio Vivaldi - Dixit Dominus (RV 595) + Magnificat (RV 610)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Te Deum Laudamus (KV 141)
Giuseppe Pitoni - Cantate Domino
in the 40th Anniversary Concert
of
Chamber Choir Sforzando
in Dutch Utrecht
CONGRATULATIONS!
Aloysiuskerk, Utrecht,
3:00PM
Ekaterina
SOLUNYA
15-11-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
G. Verdi
<Rigoletto>
GILDA
Oper Graz
Young artist, soprano
EKATERIA SOLUNYA
is very much looking forward to her
role-debut
as
GILDA
in Verdi's
<Rigoletto>
at the
Oper Graz,
where she is a member of the ensemble
since the current season,
and already celebrated huge successes,
as a-o- Tytania in Britten's
<A Midsummernight's Dream>
Currently, she can be seen and heard as
ILIA
in Mozart's "Idomeneo"
Conductor:
Vassilis Christopoulos & Ulises Maino
Stage Director: Ute M. engelhardt
16 Performances until 21-03-2026
Agnieszka
HAUZER
15-11-2025
NEW in REVIVAL
R. Wagner
<Der fliegende Holländer>
SENTA
Teatr Wielki Lódz
Soprano
AGNIESZKA HAUZER
overtakes in the Revival-Premiere
of
Richard Wagner's
<Der Fliegende Holländer>
at the
Teatr Wielki Lódz
the part of
SENTA,
which also has brought her to the
opera-houses in
Wiesbaden, Bremen & Bremerhaven.
A member of the Opera Kiel,
Mrs. Hauzer at the moment is a highly celebrated GIOGRETTA & NELLA
in Puccin's "Il Trittico".
Conductor: Eraldo Salmieri
Stage Director: Herbert Adler
Peter
SCHÖNE
15-11-2025
JUMP-IN
W.A. Mozart
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
CONTE ALMAVIVA
Schleswig-Hol. Landestheater
And once more,
baritone
PETER SCHÖNE
is heading to the north,
to replace the ill colleague
as
CONTE ALMAVIVA
in
Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
and to save the performance at the
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater
Stage director of the production,
which received enthusiastic reviews,
is opera-director Hendrik Müller.
And as Cherubino:
young mezzosoprano
Anna Stepanets
The today's performance take place in Theatre Rendsburg
Georg
BOCHOW
14-11-2025
CONCERT
Ch. Pepusch & Carribian Music
<Punta gegen Polly>
COUNTERTENOR
Lautten Compagney Berlin
Tage der Alten Musik Herne
WDR 3 - Live Transmission
Countertenor
GEORG BOCHOW,
who regularly is performing with the
Lautten Compageny Berlin,
loves special and cross-over projects.
Also this one:
<Punta against Polly>
in which
The Lautten Compagney Berlin
&
the Garifuna Collective
bring Johann Christoph Pepusch's
ballad opera ‘Polly’
together with original Punta music
from the Caribbean.
The concert from the
Tage der Alten Musik Herne
will be live broadcastet at
Radio WDR 3
Stream available 30 days
Conductor: Wolfgang Katschner
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
14-11-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
P. Valtinoni
<Alice in Wonderland>
THE SILLY HATMAKER
Nationaltheater Mannheim / OPAL
Tenor
RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA
makes his role-debut
as
THE MAD HATTER
in
P. Valitonis's opera
<Alice in Wonderland>
at the Nationaltheater Mannheim,
where Mr. Helbig-Kostka
is a member of the ensemble,
and in this season also performing
the Mozart-parts of
Tamino in <Die Zauberflöte>
and Don Ottavio in <Don Giovanni>
as well as
Conte Almaviva
in Rossini's <Il Barbiere di Siviglia>
Conductor: Jānis Liepiņš
Stage Director: Mélanie Huber
11 Performances until 07-02-2026
photo: Nathalie Grebe
Ekaterina
ALEKSANDROVA
14-11-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
J. Massenet
<Werther>
CHARLOTTE
Nationaltheater Weimar / Redoute
Young mezzosoprano
EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVA,
a ne member of the
Nationaltheater Weimar
since the current season,
is thrilled to make her role-debut as
CHARLOTTE
in Massenet's
<Werther>
The premiere, which marks the begin
of the new series
<Pop-up-Opera>
will take place in the
Redoute Weimar
Conductor: Marco Alibrando
Stage Director: Dorian Dreher
5 Performances until 17-12-2025
photo: Candy Welz
Peter
SCHÖNE
13-11-2025
JUMP-IN
W.A. Mozart
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
CONTE ALMAVIVA
Schleswig-Hol. Landestheater
Baritone
PETER SCHÖNE,
ensemble-member at
Staatstheater Hannover,
where he currently performs Herrufer in Wagner's <Lohengrin>
and Herr von Faninal
in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>
overtakes for the 2nd time the part of
CONTE ALMAVIVA
in
Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
at the
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater
Stage director of the production,
which received enthusiastic reviews,
is opera-director Hendrik Müller.
And as Cherubino:
young mezzosoprano
Anna Stepanets
The todays performance take place in Theatre Rendsburg
Katleho
MOKHOABANE
08-11-2025
DEBUT
G. Verdi
<La Traviata>
ALFREDO
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Young tenor
KATELHO MOKHOABANE
is looking forward to his role-debut as
ALFREDO
in Verdi's long-running-favourite
<La Traviata>
at the
Wiesbaden State Theatre,
where he is a member of the ensemble,
ans also will embody, among others,
DON OTTAVIO
in Mozart's <Don Giovanni>
Another debut in a Mozart- part
TITO
will bring him in 2026 to the
State Opera in Vienna.
Performances until 22-05-2026
double casted
Conductor: Leo McFall
Stage Director: Tom Goossens
Peter
SCHÖNE
NEW in REVIVAL
09-11-2025
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
HERR VON FANINAL
Staatsoper Hannover
After his fulminant debut as Heerrufer
in Wagner's <Lohengrin>
at his new theatre,
the Hannover State Opera,
called "...noble, sovereign, saving the performance in musical terms, giving the Herald’s lines a level of nobility and importance it rarely gains elsewhere..."
baritone
PETER SCHÖNE
from today will present his 2nd part:
HERR VON FANINAL
in Richard Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>.
Further more, he will appear as PETER BESENBINDER in <Hänsel & Gretel>, FRANK in Die tote Stadt and ACHILLES
in Dusapin's <Penthesilea>.
5 Performances until 04-01-2026
Conductors: M. Hartmuth, S. Zilias
Stage Direction: Christian Stückl
Victoria
KUNZE
08-11-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
E. Kálmán
<Die Csárdásfürstin>
KOMTESSE STASI
Stadttheater Bremerhaven
After her highly acclaimed debut as
Ninetta
in Prokofiev's
<L'Amour de 3 Oranges>
"perlmut soprano with sparkling coloratura",
soprano
VICTORIA KUNZE
makes her following role-debut
at Stadttheater Bremerhaven,
where she is a member of the ensemble:
KOMTESSE ANSTASIA, called STASI
in E. Kálmán's operetta
<Die Csárdásfürstin>.
Further parts in the current season see VIOLETTA VAlÉRY in <La Traviata>
GIULETTA in <I. Capuleti & I Montechi>
and Juliette in <Die tote Stadt>.
9 performances until 12-04-2026
Conductors: H. Brüsch, T. Shiga, E. M.Münch
Director: Sebastian Kranner
Young countertenor
GERBEN VAN DER WERF
performs
Händel's <Messiah>
for the first time at the St. Elisabeth Church in Marburg,
one of the purely gothic churches in Germany and a famous pilgrim's destination.
Händel's famour oratorio has brought Gerben van der wERf already to many important churches an concert venues in the NEtherlands, and last year also to Augsburg, where he in 2026 will debut as
NERONE in Monteverdi's <L'incoronazione di Poppea> at Staatstheater Augsburg,
making also his housedebut.
Elisabeth Choir Church
Youth Choir of the Elisabeth Church
Main Baroque Orchestra Frankfurt
Conductor: District cantor
Nils Kuppe
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
08-11 & 09-11-2025
G.F. Händel
<Messiah>
ALTUS
Elisabeth Kantorei Marburg
Main Barock Orchester Frankfurt
Mercy
MALIELOA
05-11-2025
DEBUT
J. Strauß
<Wiener Blut>
PEPPI PLEININGER
Aalto Musiktheater Essen
After her maternity leave,
young soprano
MERCY MELIELOA,
member of the ensemble at
Aalto Musiktheater Essen
is happy to be back on stage
and making her role-debut
as
PEPPI PLEININGER
in the todays's B-Premiere
of Johann Strauß operetta
<Wiener Blut>
Conductor: Tommaso Turchetta
Stage Director: Nikolaus Habjan
Performances
until 11-01-2026
! Two casts !
Sung
HA
02-11-2025
ROLE-DEBUT
R. Wagner
<Lohengrin>
KÖNIG HEINRICH
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Bass
SUN HA,
a member of the ensemble
at
Nationaltheater Mannheim,
makes his role-debut
in the part of
KÖNIG HEINRICH
in Wagner's
<Lohengrin>.
Furthermore, he will embody Sarastro in Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte", Gubetta in Donizetti's <Lucrezia Borgia>, Basilio in rossini's <Il Barbiere di Siviglia> and Zaccaria in Verdi's <Nabucco>.
Conductor:
Roberto Rizzi Brignoli
Stage Director:
Roger Vontobel
Performances (double casted) until 11-01-2026
Peter
SCHÖNE
01-11-2025
JUMP-IN on SHORT CALL
W.A. Mozart
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
CONTE ALMAVIVA
Schl-Hol. Landestheater Flensburg
Baritone
PETER SCHÖNE,
ensemble-member at
Staatstheater Hannover,
where he currently performs Herrufer in Wagner's <Lohengrin>
and from 09-11-2025 Herr von Faninal
in R. Strauss <Der Rosenkavalier>
overtakes on a short call the part of
CONTE ALMAVIVA
in
Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
at the
Theatre in Flensburg,
northern Germany,
where he already has saved performances in the past.
Stage director of the production,
which received enthusiastic reviews,
is opera-director Hendrik Müller.
And as Cherubino: young mezzosoprano
Anna Stepanets
Morgane
HEYSE
31-10-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
Irmin Schmidt
<Gormenghast>
CORA
Musiktheater Linz
Coloratura-Soprano
MORGAN HEYSE,
member of the ensemble at
Musiktheater Linz
makes her role-debut as
CORA
in Irmin Schmidt's
Fantasy-opera
<Gormenghast>
with libretto by Duncan Fallowell
after the Gormenghast-Trilogie
by Mervyn Peake
Conductor: Benedict Ofner
Stage Director: Andreas Baesler
6 Performances:
31-10-2025 - 23-01-2026
Anna
GRYCAN
26-10-2025
HOUSE-DEBUT in REVIVAL
E. Humperdinck
<Hänsel & Gretel>
HÄNSEL
Teatr Wielki Lódź
Young mezzosoprano
ANNA GRYCAN
is thrilled to make her
HOUSE-DEBUT
at the Teatr Wielki Lódz.
the Grand Theatre in Polish Lodz
with one of her favourite parts:
HÄNSEL
in Humperdinck's
<Hänsel & Gretel>
A part, she was enthusiastically celebrated by the press for at Theater Flensburg:
"Anna Grycan - an acoustic revellation!"
Conductor: Rafał Janiak
Stage Drirector: Natalia Babińska
Performances:
Merlin
WAGNER
26-10-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
E. Humperdinck
<Hänsel & Gretel>
HEXE
Oper Wuppertal
Tenor
MERLIN WAGNER
again in the role of
HEXE / WITCH
in
Humperdinck's
<Hänsel & Gretel>
at
Oper Wuppertal,
where he is a member of the ensemble.
Conductor: Petrick Hahn
Stage Drirector: Oliver Weidinger
Performances:
26-10-2025 - 28-102-205
Vera
EGOROVA
26-10-2025
REVIVAL PREMIERE
E. Humperdinck
<Hänsel & Gretel>
MUTTER GERTRUD
Oper Wuppertal
Mezzosoprano
VERY EGOROVA
again in the role of
MUTTER GERTRUD
in Humperdinck's
<Hänsel & Gretel>
at
Oper Wuppertal,
where she is a part-time
member of the ensemble.
Conductor: Petrick Hahn
Stage Drirector: Oliver Weidinger
Performances:
26-10-2025 - 28-102-205
Mezzosorpano
NATHALIE MITTELBACH
performs for the first time
the parts of ABBESS & FORTUNE TELLER
in the todays premiere
of
S. Prokofiev's
<The Fairy Angel>
at
Theater Bremen,
where she is a member of the ensemble, and also will make her debut as CONTESSA MALIBEA
in Rossini's
<Il Viaggio a Reims" this season
Conductor: Stefan Klingele
Stage Director: Barbora Horáková
9. Performances
26-10-2025 - 09-03-2026
Nathalie
MITTELBACH
26-10-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUTS
S. Prokofiev
<The Fairy Angel>
ABBESS & FORTUNE TELLER
Theater Bremen
Beomjin Angelo
KIM
25-10-2025
NEW in REVIVAL PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Don Giovanni>
DON OTTAVIO
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Tenor
BEOMJIN ANGELO KIM
will make his role-debut
as
DON OTTAVIO
in the revival-run
of
Mozart's
<Don Giovanni>
at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
where he is a member of the ensemble, and alrady embodied highly successfully the parts of
DON OTTAVIO, ERNESTO or BEPPE.
Stage Director: Floris Visser
Conductor: Johannes Willig
Nico
WOUTERSE
24-10-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
R. Wagner
<Das Rheingold>
WOTAN
Theater Koblenz
Bass-Baritone
NICO WOUTERSE
is looking forward to his debut
as
WOTAN
in Richard Wagner's
<Das Rheingold>
at
Theater Koblenz,
where he has sang the role in parts already at the
<Ring an einem Abend>
Conductor: Markus Merkel
Stage Directors:
Markus Dietze & Inga Schulte
The performances will take place in the Theaterzelt,
24-10-2025 - 09-12-2025
Sung Min
SONG
19-10-2025
JUM-IN in PREMIERE
R. Wagner
"Der Fliegende Holländer"
ERIK
Flesenreitschule Salzburg
Tenor
SUNG MIN SONG,
member of the ensemble at
Nationaltheater Mannheim
overtakes on a very short call
ERIK
in Richard Wagner's
<Der Fliegende Holländer>
which he already performed with overwhelming success at the
Komische Oper Berlin.
The production o
f the Salzburger Landestheater
will take place in the
Flesenreitschule Salzburg,
the main stage of the SalzburgFestival.
Stage Director: Philipp von Maldeghem
Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah
Hendrik
MÜLLER
18-10-2025
PREMIERE
<TRAUM! - A musical phantasy
opera, operetta, musical, art song
CONCEPT & PRESENTATION
Landestheater Flensburg
Opera-Director
HENDRIK MÜLLER,
recently celebrated for his stage direction of Mozart's
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
at the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater Flensburg,
created the
concert-program
<TRAUM! - a musical phantasy about dreams in all their shadows
with compositions by Tchaikovsk,y Wagner, Rossini, Mozart, Offenbach, a.o.
Mr. Müller also will present
the program himself.
Piano: Borys Sitarski
7 performances
at the "Kleine Bühne" in Flensburg
and on a move in places around.
Soprano
ARMINIA FRIEBE
back on stage as highly celebrated
MARIE & MARIETTA
in Korngold's <Die Tote Stadt>
at Pflaztheater Kaiserslautern
where she is an ensemble-member,
making in 25/26 a.o. her debut as
CIO-CIO SAN
in Puccini's <Madama Butterfly>.
"... Arminia Friebe as Marietta and the apparition of Marie created a multifaceted portrait, embodying all the contrasts between the memory of the idolised wife and the seductive dancer. With her acting skills and her absolutely secure,
warm soprano voice,
she commanded the stage..."
6 Performances until 25-01-2026
Conductor: Daniele Squeo / Olivier Pols
Stage Director: Tomo Sugao
Arminia
FRIEBE
18-10-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
W.E. Korngold
<Die Tote Stadt>
MARIE & MARIETTA
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Anna
STEPANETS
18-10-2025
PREMIERE
<TRAUM!>
A musical phantasy
opera, operetta, musical, art song
Landestheater Flensburg
Young mezzosoprano
ANNA STEPANETS,
recently a celebrated Cherubino
in Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro"
at the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater in Flensburg,
where she is a member of the ensemble, will perform together with colleagues
the concert-program
<TRAUM! - musical phantasy about dreams in all their shadows
in compositions of operas, operettas, musicals and art-songs.
7 performances
at the "Kleine Bühne" in Flensburg
and on a move in places around.
Piano: Borys Sitarski
Concept: H. Müller & M. Eisenacher
Presentation: Hendrik Müller
SEYMUR
KARIMOV
17-10-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
Various composers
<I am, what I am!>
Opera, Operetta, Musical
Theater Regensburg
Baritone
SEYMUR KARIMOV
again on stage in the
versatile program
<I am, what I am>
at Theater Regensburg,
where he is a member of the ensemble,
at the moment a celebrated
BEAUMARCHAIS
in <The Ghosts of Versailles>
among others, he also will perform in the current season
SHARPLESS
in Puccini's
<Madama Butterfly>
&
the title-role
of Verdi's RIGOLETTO
Seymur
KARIMOV
12-10-2025
JUMP-IN on a SHORT CALL
R. Strauss
<Ariadne auf Naxos>
MUSIKLEHRER
Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck
Instead of performing again
his highly successful Sharpless
in the revival of Puccini's
Madama Butterfly
at Theater Regensburg,
where he currently is a celebrated
Beaumarchais in
<The Ghosts of Versilles>
baritone SEYMUR KARIMOV
overtakes on a short call
the part of
MUSIKLEHRER
in R. Strauss <Ariadne auf Naxos> the making his house-debut
at the
Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck.
Conductor: Gerrit Prießnitz
Stage Director: Nina Russi
Katleho
MOKHOABANE
12-10-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
W.A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
TAMINO
Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Young tenor
KATLEHO MOKHOABANE
performs again the role of
TAMINO
in Mozart's <Die Zauberflöte>
at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden,
where he is a member of the ensemble,
and a.o. will make his debut
as ALFREDO Verdi's <La Traviata> and FERRANDO in Mozart's <Cosi fan tutte>
And another thrilling debut is expecting him in March 2026:
the title role in Mozart's
IDOMENEO,
for which he will return to the
WIENER STAATSOPER,
where he was a member
of the opera-studio until 24/26.
6 Performances of The Magic Flute until 08-03-2026
Conductor:
Director: Uwe E. Laufenberg
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
12-10-2025
CONCERTHALL-DEBUT
Carl Orff
<Carmina Burana>
SOLO-SOPRAN
Isarphilharmonie München
Soprano
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA,
currently a enthusiastically celebrated ALPHISE in Rameau's
<Les Boréades> at the
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
is thrilled to make her debut at the brand-new
Isarphilharmonie München,
performing Orff's <Carmina Burana>
at the <16th Orff Tage der Bayerischen Philharmonie>
Aspeciality of the concert: inbetween the Carmina-parts, the famous acoustig techno Trio LBT will perform their music. Alone and together with thee choir.
So - a special techno birthday-party for Anastasiya.
Happy Birthday!
Conductor: Mark Mast
Tomohiro
TAKADA
11-10-2025
DEBUT in B-PREMIERE
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
BORILÉE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Baritone
TOMOHIRO TAKADA
makes his role-debut as
BORILÉE
in the B-Premiere of
in J.-Ph. Rameau's
<Les Boréades>
at the
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe,
where he is a member of the ensemble, performing this season also Tchiakovsky's JEWGENJI ONEGIN,
DEMETRIUS in Britten's <A Midsummernight's Dream>, JAN NYMAN in M. Mazzoli's <Breaking the Waves>, HEERRUFER des KÖNIGS in Wagner's <Lohengrin,>, PETER BESENBINDERN in Humperdinck's <Hänsel & Gretel> & SILVIO in Leoncavallo's <Pagliacci>
Performances until 07-03-2026
Director: Christoph von Bernuth
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Morgane
HEYSE
10-10-2025
DEBUT in B-Premiere
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
SOPHIE
Musiktheater Linz
Coloratura Soprano
MORGANE HEYSE
is very much looking forward to her ROLE-DEBUT
as
SOPHIE
in the B-Premiere of
Richard Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
at Musiktheater Linz,
where she is an ensemble-member,.
Her further commitments in Linz:
a.o.
NORINA
in Donzietti's <L'Elisir d'Amore>
and
GABRIEL
in Mike Svoboda's "Adam & Eva";
a part, she created at the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele 2025.
Performances until 25-01-2026
Conductor: Markus Poschner
CHANGE of PROGRAM
at
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Due to municipal cost-cutting measures, the Nationaltheater Mannheim has to change its program. Instead of the planed new production of Martinu's "The Greek Passion" in stage direction by Calixto Bieto, the there will perform a Revial-Run of Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" in a "hite-Wall" stage direction by famous video-artist Roland Horváth, in which soprano ZINZI FROHWEIN will make her role-debut as CIO-CIO SAN. Performances: 28-02-2026 - 30-03-2026
Instead of Martinu's
<The Greek Passion>
Nationaltheater Mannheim
will perform
Puccini's
<Madama Butterfly>
with soprano ZINZI FROHWEIN
as
CIO-CIO SAN
Premiere: 28-02-2026
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Linda
BALLOVA
05-10-2025
GALA PERFORMANCE
50-anniversary of the
Janáčkovo Divadlo Brno
A. Dvořák
<Rusalka>
RUSALKA
Soprano LINDA BALLOVÁ is very honoured to perform the title role of Dvořák`s RUSALKA on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Janáčkove Divadlo in Brno, where she also embodies Puccini's Manon Lescaut; and was awarded for the interpretation of her SALOME Performances: 04-10-25 / 09-11-25 / 29-03-26 Conductor: Marko Ivanović Director: David Radok
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
05-10-2025
CONCERT HALL DEBUT
C. Orff
<Carmina Burana>
SOPRANO SOLO
Bayerische Philharmonie
Bamberg Congress & Event
Soprano ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA again on stage with the Bayerische Philharmonie, performing the SOPRANO-SOLO-PART in Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" in a unique fusion between classical music and electronic virtuosity with Trio LBT, performed after each other, not as in Ariadne auf Naxos, together. Bamberg Congress & Event 5:00PM Conductor: Mark Mast
Martha
EASON
04-10-2025
PREMIERE
J.-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
SÉMIRE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Coloratura soprano MARTHA EASON starts her 2nd season at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe as SÉMIRE in Rameau's "Les Boréades", which she already performed highly successfully at the Staatstheater Oldenburg. The last season's "Phédre" by Lemoyne, with Mrs. Eason as Œnone, was nominated at the International Opera Awards as "Best Rediscovery of the Year" Performances: 04-10-2025 - 11-04-2026 Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi Director: Christoph von Bernuth
Anastasiya
TARATORKINA
04-10-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
J-Ph. Rameau
<Les Boréades>
ALPHISE
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
Soprano ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA starts her 2nd season as an ensemble-member at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe with the part of ALPHISE in Jean-Philippe Rameau's "Les Boréades". The last season's "Phédre" by Lemoyne, with Mrs. Taratorkina as Œnone, was nominated at the International Opera Awards as "Best Rediscovery of the Year" Performances: 04-10-2025 - 11-04-2026 Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi Director: Christoph von Bernuth
Hendrik
MÜLLER
04-10-2025
PREMIERE
W. A. Mozart
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
STAGE DIRECTION
Schl.-Hol.Landestheater
Stage Director HENDRIK MÜLLER puts W. A. Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" on stage of the Schleswig Holsteinisches Landestheater, where he holds the position of the opera-director, highly praised for the good program as well as for his directing-work Performances: 04-10-2025 - 04-03-2026 Conductor: GMD Harish Shankar & Sergi Roca Bru
Anna
STEPANETS
04-10-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
W. A. Mozart
<Le Nozze di Figaro>
CHERUBINO
Schl.-Hol. Landestheater
Young mezzosoprano ANNA STEPANETS, member at the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landestheater Flensburg & Rendsburg is very much looking forward to her ROLE-DEBUT as CHERUBINO in W. A. Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro". Performances: 04-10-2025 - 04-03-2026 Conductor: Harish Shankar Director: Hendrik Müller
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
04-10-2025
ROLE-DEBUT in REVIVAL
R. Leoncavallo
<Pagliacci>
BEPPE
Nationaltheater Mannheim
After tenor RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA started very successfully into the New Season 25/26, his 3rd season as ensemble-member at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, with the "Mozart-Serenade", today he will make his ROLE-DEBUT as BEPPE in Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci". Performances: 04-10-2025 - 11-04-2026 Conductor: Anton Legkii Director: Ronald Velte
Adam
KIM
04-10-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
R. Strauss
<Der Rosenkavalier>
HERR VON FANINAL
Landestheater Linz
Baritone ADAM KIM since many seasons a highly valued member of the ensemble at Landestheater Linz, today will make his role-debut as HERR VON FANINAL in R. Strauss "Der Rosenkavalier" Performances: 04-10-2025 - 13.03.2026 Conductor: Markus Poschner Stage Director: Hermann Schnieder
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Sergei
NIKOLAEV
04-10-2025
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
G. Verdi
<La Traviata>
ALFREDO GERMONT
Staatstheater Nürnberg
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Young tenor SERGI NIKOLAEV is looking very much forward to his ROLE-DEBUT as ALFREDO GERMONT in Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" at Staatstheater Nürnberg, where he is a amember of the ensemble since last season. Performances: 04-10-2025. - 28-12-2025 Conductor: Björn Huestege Director: Ilaria Lanzino
Agnieszka
HAUZER
04-10-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
G. Puccini
<Il Trittico>
GIORGETTA
Theater Kiel
Soprano AGNIESZKA HAUZER, a highly valued member at Theater Kiel, who posses a huge repertoire, today adds another fantastic part to it, GIORGETTA in Puccini's "Il Tabarro" IL TRITTICO. Performances: 04-10-2025 - 14-03-2026 Conductor: Rani Calderon Stage Director: Pier Francesco Maestrini
Benjamin
RUSSELL
03-10-2025 - NEW DATE SOON
SONG-RECITAL
Beethoven, Schubert, Copland, etc.
<Music for Wexford>
Piano: Niall Kinsella
St Iberius' Church Wexford
Irish Baritone BENJAMIN RUSSELL and his pianist Niall Kinsella are looking forward to perform for the first time at "Music for Wexford". The program of the musical dream-team, who also already recorded a CD with works by Irish composers, includes selected songs by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Ina Boyle, George Butterworth and Aaron Copland.
Yasushi
HIRANO
03-10-2025
REVIVAL-RUN
W. A. Mozart
<Die Zauberflöte>
2. GEHARNISCHTER
Volksoper Wien
Bass YASUSHI HIRANO overtakes in B-Premiere of Mozart's "Die Zauberflöte" the part of 2. GEHARNISCHTER at Volksoper Wien, where he was a member of the ensemble and still is a highly welcomed guest. Performances until 16-01-2026 Conductor: Alexander Joel Director. Lotte de Beer
We congratulate the OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH & its former Intendant Andreas Homoki being named by the reviewers of magazine "Die Opernwelt" the OPERAHOUSE of the YEAR 2025. And we are very proud, that our soprano ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA was part of this success, performing VALENCIENNEin Lehár's "Die lustige Witwe" in stage direction by Barrie Kosky and with Patrick Hahn conducting. Our next artist in Zürich will be countertenor ERIC JURENAS, perfomring in a new opera by Olga Neuwirth. 08-03-2026
CONGRATULATIONS
OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
OPERAHOUSE
of the YEAR
2025
chosen by reviewers of the Magazine OPERNWELT
ANASTASIYA TARATORKINA
performed
VALENCIENNE
in
F. Lehár's
<Die lustige Witwe>
VALENSIENNE
CONGRATULATIONS
REDISCOVERY
of the YEAR 2025
Staatstheater Karlsruhe & Meiningen
chosen by reviewers of the Magazine OPERNWELT
Ethel Smyth's
<The Wreckers>
with MARTHA EASON
as AVIS in Karlsruhe
&
SARA-MARIA SALMANN
as SOPHIE (Jack) in Meiningen
Congratulations to Staatstheater Karlsruhe & the Staatstheater Meiningen. Both awarded by the reviewers of magazin "Die Opernwelt" for the productions of Ethel Smyth's "The Wreckers" as BEST REDISCOVERY of the YEAR 2025. And we are proud, 2 our artists were part of the success: mezzosoprano SARA-MARIA SAALMANN as SOPHIE (Jack) in Meiningen and soprano MARTHA EASON as AVIS in Karlsruhe
CONGRATULATIONS
ORCHESTRA
of the YEAR 2025
chosen by reviewers of the Magazine OPERNWELT
FRANKFURTER OPERN -
und MUSEUMSORCHESTER
with whom
KATERYNA KASPER
regularly performing at
Oper Frankfurt
MEININGER HOFKAPELLE
with whom
SARA-MARIA SAALMANN
&
MEILI LI
regularly performing
at Staatstheater Meiningen
Congratulations to the OPERN- und MUSEUMORCHESTER FRANKFURT & the MEININGER HOFKAPELLE. Both awarded the BEST ORCHESTRAS in 2025, by the reviewers of magazin "Die Opernwelt". We are delighted, that our artists mezzosoprano SARA-MARIA SAALMANN & counter MEILI LI are working regularly with the Meininger orchestra in the Staatstheater Meiningen & soprano KATERYNA KASPER and countertenor RAFAL TOMKIEWICZ with the Frankfurter orchestra at Oper Frankfurt
CONGRATULATIONS
NOMINEES
Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe
J,-Ph, Rameau
<PHÉDRE>
Stage Direction: Christoph von Bernuth
Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi
Dramaturgy: Stephanie Twiehaus
with
ANASTASIYA TARATO'RKINA
&
MARTHA EASON
both in the part of Œnone
AWARD CEREMONY 13-11-2025 Greek National Opera
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Nathalie
MITTELBACH
30-09-2025
REVIVAL-PREMIERE
G. Verdi
<Otello>
EMILIA
Theater Bremen
Mezzosoprano NATHALIE MITTELBACH is looking forward to perform again EMILIA in Verdi's "Otello" in the highly praised production by Frank Hilsdorf at Theater Bremen wher she is a member of the ensemble, and also will make her debut as MARCHESA MELIBEA in Rossini's "Il Viaggio a Reims" Conductor: Sasha Yankevytch & Yu Sugimoto 30-09 / 19-10 / 27-12-2025
Beomjin Angelo
KIM
28-09-2025
OPERA-GALA
a.o. Donizetti - NEMORINO
"Una furtiva lagrima"
& Ensembles by Mozart, a.o.
Staatstheater Karlsruhe
After young soprano EKATERINA SOLUNYA already was celebrated in roles like Tytania in Britten's "A Midsummernight's Dream" as a member of the opera-studio, tonight, she starts her first season as a NEW MEMBER of the ENSEMBLE at Oper Graz, making her debut in the role of ILIA in Mozart's "Idomeneo". Conductor: Johannes Braun & Stefan Birnhuber Director: Philipp Westerbarkei. Performances: 04-10-2025. - 30-11-2025
Martha
EASON
28-09-2025
OPERA-GALA
a.o. Bernstein <Candide>
""Glitter & be gay
Badisches Staatstheater
Karlsruhe
Soprano MARTHAEASON starts her New Season 25/26 with the Opera-Gala "A Night at the Opera", in which she will perform a.o. Bernstein's famous "Glitter and be gay" Furthermore, she will overtake at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe the parts of SÉMIRE in "Les Boradés", BESS in "Breaking the Waves" (Debut), NEDDA in "Pagliacci" or TYTANIA in "A Midsummernight's Dream" (Debut). Conductors: GMD Georg Fritzsch Johannes Willig Moderation:Christian Firmbach
Ekaterina
SOLUNYA
27-09-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
W. A. Mozart
<Idomeneo>
ILIA
Oper Graz
After young soprano EKATERINA SOLUNYA already was celebrated in roles like Tytania in Britten's "A Midsummernight's Dream" as a member of the opera-studio, tonight, she starts her first season as a NEW MEMBER of the ENSEMBLE at Oper Graz, making her debut in the role of ILIA in Mozart's "Idomeneo". Conductor: Johannes Braun & Stefan Birnhuber Director: Philipp Westerbarkei. Performances: 04-10-2025. - 30-11-2025
Susanne
SERFLING
27-09-2025
PREMIERE & HOUSE-DEBUT
R. Wagner
<Der Fliegende Holländer>
SENTA
MiR Gelsenkrichen
Soprano SUSANNE SERFLING, a NEW member of the ENSEMBLE at the Musiktheater im Revier Gelsenkirchen,starts the NEW SEASON 25/26 with a part, she has already performed many times with huge success: SENTA in Wagner's "Der Fliegende Holländer". Furthermore, she will embody in Gelsenkirchen the title-role of Rachmaninov's FRANCESCA da RIMINI. Conductor: Rasmus Baumann Director: Igor Pison 10 Performances 27-09-2025. - 10-01-2026
Seymur
KARIMOV
27-09-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
J. Corigliano
<The Ghosts of Versailles>
BEAUMARCHAIS
Theater Regensburg
Baritone SEYMUR KARIMOV, a highly valued member of the ensemble at Theater Regensburg starts the NEW SEASON 25/26 with his debut as BEAUMARCHAIS in John Corigliano's Grand Opera Buffa "The Ghosts of Versailles". Conductor: GMD Stefan Veselka Director: Intendant Sebastian Ritschel 12 performances 26-09-2025 - 30-01-2026
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
27-09-2025
FINALS IVC 's-Hertogenbosch
Competitioin - Theatre in Song
<Farewell to Arms>
Pianist: Pieter Bogaert
Theater aan de Parade
Young Countertenor GERBEN VAN DER WERF is thrilled to have been chosen as 1 of only 11 finalists-duos at the IVC, International Voice Competition in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. In the new category "Theatre in Song". he will perform together with his pianist, Pieter Bogaert, a 45 minte program with the title "Farewll to Arms", inspired by Ernest Hemingway's book about war and love.
Arminia
FRIEBE
26-09-2025
PREMIERE & DEBUT
M. Weinberg
<Wir Gratulieren>
MADAME
Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Soprano ARMINIA FRIEBE start the NEW SEASON 25/26 with her debut as MADAMA in Mieczyslaw Weinberg's "Wir gratulieren". Furthermore, she will appear at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, where she is member of the ensemble as MIMI in Puccini's "La Bohème", DONNA ELVIRA in Mozart's "Don Giovanni", as well as again as MARIETTA in Korngold's "Die Tote Stadt", Conductor: Massimiliano Iezzi Director: Astrid Vosberg 26-09-2025 - 27-12-2025
Sung Min
SONG
25-09-2025
L. v. Beethoven
<Missa Solemnis>
TENOR
Symphonieorchester Halle
Konzertchor Leipzig
Hartmut Haenchen
Duomo di Pisa
Soprano ARMINIA FRIEBE start the NEW SEASON 25/26 with her debut as MADAMA in Mieczyslaw Weinberg's "Wir gratulieren". Furthermore, she will appear at the Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern, where she is member of the ensemble as MIMI in Puccini's "La Bohème", DONNA ELVIRA in Mozart's "Don Giovanni", as well as again as MARIETTA in Korngold's "Die Tote Stadt", Conductor: Massimiliano Iezzi Director: Astrid Vosberg 26-09-2025 - 27-12-2025
Gerben
VAN DER WERF
Sep. 2025
Interview NRC Handelsblad
over the new
<Theatre in Song> Competition
of IVC 's-Hertogenbosch
"This is an artistically liberation"
<Farewell to Arms> with pianist Pieter Bogaert, 27-09-25, 3:20 PM
Young Countertenor GERBEN VAN DER WERF interviewed by NRC Handelsblad: "The new category at the IVC competition, 'Theatre in Song' feels like a creative liberation! We can choose our own program and therefore, can present something very special and unique to the public. And it's not only staying at the piano and singing, but a theatralically manner to present songs, with also involving other instruments. "Farewell to Arms", inspired by E. Hemingway: 27-09-25, 3:20 PM - 16:00, Theater aan de Parade Den Bosch
Maria
LOBANOVA
25-09-2025
OPERA in CONCERT
I. Stravinsky
<Oedipus Rex>
IOCASTA
Bolshoi Teatr Moskwa
Soprano MARIA LOBANOVA will perform the role of IOCASTA in Igor STravinsky's "Oedipus Rex" at the Bolshoi Teatre in Moscow, where the Lithuanian soprano is a member of the ensemble; and where she also will embody the title-role of Puccini's TURANDOT.
Rafael
HELBIG-KOSTKA
23-09 / 28-10 / 30-10-2025
W.A. Mozart
<Mozart Serenade>
Idomeneo, Tito, Contino
Nationaltheater Mannheim
Schloßtheater Schwetzingen
Tenor RAFAEL HELBIG-KOSTKA begins his 3rd season as an ensemble-member at the Nationaltheater Mannheim with the "Mozart Serenate" at the beautiful baroque theatre at Castle Schwetzingen, in which he will perform arias & ensembles from IDOMENEO, La Clemenza di TITO and CONTINO from "La Finta Giardiniera". Concerts: 23-09 / 28-10 / 30-10-2025
Ekaterina
ALEKSANDROVA
19-09-2025,
PREMIERE & THEATRE-DEBUT
J. Peri
<Euridice>
ARCETRO
Deut. Nationaltheater Weimar
Mezzosoprano EKATERINA ALEKSANDROVA starts her new season 25/26 as a new member of the Deutsches Nationaltheater with the part of ARCETRO in Jacopo Peri's 1st opera "Euridice". Further parts in 25726 include ROSINA in Rossini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia" & CHARLOTTE in Massenet's "Werther". Conductor: William Shaw Stage Direction: Jochen Biganzoli 4 Perofmances until 15-10-2025
Meili
LI
19-09-2025,
PREMIERE & ROLE-DEBUT
D. Sarro
<Didone Abbandonata>
ENEA
Staatstheater Meiningen
Countertenor MEILI LI starts his NEW SEASON 25/26, which also includes his house-debut at the Opera Cobenhagen and his return to Theater Lübeck with his ROLE-DEBUT as ENEA in the German-Premiere of Domenico Sarro's opera "Didone Abbandonata" at Staatstheater Meiningen Conductor: Samuel Bächli Stage Director: Dietrich Hilsdorf 9 Performances: 19-09-25 until 07-03-2026
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