Fri
01 May
Richard Strauss
Opera Main Stage

with Gerhard Siegel, Monika Bohinec, Elena Stikhina, Tomasz Konieczny, Daniel Jenz, Isabel Signoret, Conductor: Sebastian Weigle

Salome

Cast on Friday 1. May 2026

Herodes

Gerhard Siegel

Salome

Elena Stikhina

Narraboth

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Künstlerische Mitarbeit

Céline Gaudier

Bühne

Valérie Grall

Kostüme

Marie La Rocca

Licht

Julien Boizard

Video

Mehdi Toutain-Lopez

Video - Live Kamera

Rémy Nguyen

Choreographie

Magdalena Chowaniec
U27
Sat
02 May
Ballet Main Stage
Giselle

Cast on Saturday 2. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie und Inszenierung

Musik

Adolphe Adam

mit einer Einlage von

Friedrich Burgmüller

Libretto

Théophile Gautier, Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges & Jean Coralli nach Heinrich Heine

Bühne

Ingolf Bruun

Kostüme

Clarisse Praun-Maylunas
U27
Thu
07 May
Gaetano Donizetti
Opera Main Stage

with Pretty Yende, Michael Spyres, Clemens Unterreiner, Ambrogio Maestri, Conductor: Gianluca Capuano

L'elisir d'amore

Cast on Thursday 7. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Gianluca Capuano

Inszenierung

Otto Schenk

Bühne und Kostüme

U27
Cycle »Komische Oper«

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Humorous productions and rousing musical interpretations transport the audience into a world full of comedy, satire and lively characters.

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Fri
08 May
Ballet Main Stage
Giselle

Cast on Friday 8. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie und Inszenierung

Musik

Adolphe Adam

mit einer Einlage von

Friedrich Burgmüller

Libretto

Théophile Gautier, Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges & Jean Coralli nach Heinrich Heine

Bühne

Ingolf Bruun

Kostüme

Clarisse Praun-Maylunas
U27
Subscription 6

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Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:
 

22. November 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
10. January 2025: TURANDOT
21. Febuary 2025: IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA
07. March 2025: BALLET: DIE KAMELIENDAME
04. April 2025: IOLANTA

Mon
11 May
Georges Bizet
Opera Main Stage

with Kristina Mkhitaryan, Juan Diego Flórez, Ludovic Tézier, Ivo Stanchev, Conductor: Daniele Rustioni

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Cast on Monday 11. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Daniele Rustioni

Inszenierung, Bühne & Kostüme

Ersan Mondtag

Video

Luis August Krawen

Licht

Henning Streck
U27
Fri
15 May
Richard Strauss
Opera Main Stage

with Camilla Nylund, Günther Groissböck, Samantha Hankey, Adrian Eröd, Nikola Hillebrand, Michael Spyres, Conductor: Alexander Soddy

Der Rosenkavalier

Cast on Friday 15. May 2026

Feldmarschallin

Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau

Octavian

Samantha Hankey

Herr von Faninal

Sophie

Nikola Hillebrand

Ein Sänger

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Otto Schenk

Bühne

Rudolf Heinrich

Kostüme

Erni Kniepert
U27
Sat
16 May

Manon

Premiere

Ballet Main Stage
Manon

Cast on Saturday 16. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie und Inszenierung

Kenneth MacMillan

Musik

Jules Massenet

zusammengestellt von

Leighton Lucas

unter Mitarbeit von

Hilde Gaunt

orchestriert von

Martin Yates

Bühne & Kostüme

Peter Farmer

Einstudierung

Laura Moreira
U27
Sun
17 May
Opera Main Stage

with Kristina Mkhitaryan, Juan Diego Flórez, Ludovic Tézier, Ivo Stanchev, Conductor: Daniele Rustioni

Les Pêcheurs de perles

Cast on Sunday 17. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Daniele Rustioni

Inszenierung, Bühne & Kostüme

Ersan Mondtag

Video

Luis August Krawen

Licht

Henning Streck
U27
Cycle »New Productions«

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The premiere production series are undoubtedly among the most sought-after performances for audiences. They focus equally on scenic and musical reinterpretations of key works in the music theatre repertoire.

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Tue
19 May
Richard Wagner
Opera Main Stage

with Michael Volle, Matthäus Schmidlechner, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Georg Nigl, Gerhard Siegel, Simonas Strazdas, Matheus França, Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado

Das Rheingold

Cast on Tuesday 19. May 2026

Erda

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Alberich

Mime

Gerhard Siegel

Fafner

Matheus França

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

Friedrich Zorn
U27
Cycle »Ring 1«

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The Ring cycle is a musical marathon that takes the audience on a journey through mythology and human drama. This monumental opera saga, composed by Richard Wagner, combines breathtaking music, a captivating plot and impressive stage sets to create an unforgettable work of art.

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Thu
21 May
Ballet Main Stage
Manon

Cast on Thursday 21. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie und Inszenierung

Kenneth MacMillan

Musik

Jules Massenet

zusammengestellt von

Leighton Lucas

unter Mitarbeit von

Hilde Gaunt

orchestriert von

Martin Yates

Bühne & Kostüme

Peter Farmer

Einstudierung

Laura Moreira
U27
Subscription 20

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Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:

03. October 2024: DON CARLO
28. November 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
23. January 2025: BALLET: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
17. April 2025: PARSIFAL
12. June 2025: DER ROSENKAVALIER

Sun
24 May
Piotr I. Tschaikowski
Opera Main Stage

with Asmik Grigorian, Daria Sushkova, Boris Pinkhasovich, Bogdan Volkov, Dmitry Ulyanov

Eugen Onegin

Cast on Sunday 24. May 2026

Larina

Elena Manistina

Fürst Gremin

Musikalische Leitung

Timur Zangiev

Inszenierung und Bühne

Kostüme

Maria Danilova

Licht

Gleb Filshtinsky

Ko-Kostümbildnerin

Elena Zaytseva
U27
Cycle »Slavic Operas«

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A cross-section of the Slavic repertoire - and a wide range of different narrative forms and styles: the tragic fate of a mermaid, the refreshingly captivating love story in a Bohemian village, the great relationship drama of love at the wrong time, a multi-layered late work about a blind princess and the almost science-fiction-like story of a mysterious recipe that promises eternal life.

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Mon
25 May
Richard Wagner
Opera Main Stage

with Michael Spyres, Günther Groissböck, Michael Volle, Simone Schneider, Camilla Nylund, Szilvia Vörös, Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado

Die Walküre

Cast on Monday 25. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller)
U27
Cycle »Ring 1«

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The Ring cycle is a musical marathon that takes the audience on a journey through mythology and human drama. This monumental opera saga, composed by Richard Wagner, combines breathtaking music, a captivating plot and impressive stage sets to create an unforgettable work of art.

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Wed
27 May
Ballet Main Stage
Manon

Cast on Wednesday 27. May 2026

Musikalische Leitung

Choreografie und Inszenierung

Kenneth MacMillan

Musik

Jules Massenet

zusammengestellt von

Leighton Lucas

unter Mitarbeit von

Hilde Gaunt

orchestriert von

Martin Yates

Bühne & Kostüme

Peter Farmer

Einstudierung

Laura Moreira
U27
Subscription 11

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Season 2024/2025

Choose a day of the week and your favorite seats and enjoy five performances in one season.

The following performances are included in this subscription:

18. December 2024: RIGOLETTO
12. Febuary 2025: TOSCA
05. March 2025: WERTHER
07. May 2025: BALLET: PATHÉTIQUE
04. June 2025: TANNHÄUSER

Sat
30 May
Richard Wagner
Opera Main Stage

with Andreas Schager, Camilla Nylund, Michael Volle, Georg Nigl, Wiebke Lehmkuhl, Gerhard Siegel, Matheus França, Conductor: Pablo Heras-Casado

Siegfried

Cast on Saturday 30. May 2026

Brünnhilde

Der Wanderer

Alberich

Erda

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Mime

Gerhard Siegel

Fafner

Matheus França

Stimme des Waldvogels

Regie

Sven-Eric Bechtolf

Bühne

Rolf Glittenberg

Kostüme

Marianne Glittenberg

Video

fettFilm (Momme Hinrichs und Torge Möller)
U27
Cycle »Ring 1«

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The Ring cycle is a musical marathon that takes the audience on a journey through mythology and human drama. This monumental opera saga, composed by Richard Wagner, combines breathtaking music, a captivating plot and impressive stage sets to create an unforgettable work of art.

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