Sascha Zarrabi as Don Ottavio in WiesbadenCross-genre productions have long been a tradition at the Hessian State Theatre Wiesbaden—and they are very popular. This time, Hungarian…
Wolfgang Stefan SchwaigerBaritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger sings Brahms’ Requiem and Ping in TurandotIn May, baritone Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger alternates between the roles of Ping and the Mandarin in the revival of Puccini’s Turandot at the Cologne…
Anton LegkiiConductor Anton Legkii conducts Bizet’s early work in MannheimWith the opéra comique Le docteur Miracle, the eighteen-year-old Bizet won the competition of the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens and secured, alongside…
Johannes WildnerConductor Johannes Wildner conducts Brahms in Guadalajara (Mexico)The Festival de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico, continues its long-standing collaboration with Austrian conductor Johannes Wildner. This time he has been…
What role do art and culture play in our societies during—and especially after—the crisis?The crises currently putting pressure on our arts and culture are manifold. Ongoing wars require the cancellation of concerts in…
Ilia StapleSoprano Ilia Staple as a Flowermaiden at the Wiener StaatsoperIn her second season as an ensemble member of the Wiener Staatsoper, the Austrian coloratura soprano Ilia Staple is currently not only…
Sofia VinnikMezzo-soprano Sofia Vinnik in Rameau’s Castor and Pollux in GrazGreat emotions and the possibility of a return from the underworld are the themes of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Baroque opera Castor et…
Johannes WildnerConductor Johannes Wildner with the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra at the ElbphilharmonieThe Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra has set itself the goal of presenting Viennese music at the very highest level—in all its colours…
Philipp KapellerTenor Philipp Kapeller as Tebaldo in Bellini’s I Capuleti et i MontecchiThe Austrian tenor Philipp Kapeller, currently an ensemble member at the Staatstheater Braunschweig after engagements in Oldenburg and Hanover, makes his…