Haydn Festival: Thomas Lichtenecker in “Der Traum” in PetronellMichael Haydn’s “Commedia dell’arte”-inspired pantomime “Der Traum” already was a major success at the Znojmo Music Festival; on September 12th,…
House debut, postponed: Kay Anne Schuhmacher to stage Peter Maxwell Davies’s “The Lighthouse” in InnsbruckDirector Kai Anne Schuhmacher already attracted major attention with her productions for the Oper Köln, the Staatstheater Mainz, the Theater…
Katharina RuckgaberSoprano Première: Katharina Ruckgaber with “Stabat Mater” by PergolesiLike so many other houses, the Theater Freiburg also had all of its plans knocked over by Covid-19 and was…
Unnsteinn ÁrnasonBass Première: Unnsteinn Árnason as hermit in “Der Freischütz” at the Landestheater InnsbruckIn general director Johannes Reitmeier’s new production of Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz” at the Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck, Unnsteinn…
Ilia StapleSoprano Ilia Staple as Queen of the Night at the GärtnerplatztheaterVersatile Ilia Staple not only fills the house as Eliza Doolittle in “My Fair Lady” at the Salzburger Landestheater (the show runs till May),…
Christoph Seidl: from ominous Sarastro to Schubert’s “Müllerin”In February, Christoph Seidl played opposite Ilia Staple on the stage of the Gärtnerplatztheater. His Sparafucile is a dark, dark character, and…
Première: Thomas Lichtenecker in Monteverdi’s “L’orfeo” at KopenhagenBefore returning to the Volksoper Wien where he sings the part of Caffarelli in Christian Kolonovits’ Musical “Vivaldi – die fünfte Jahreszeit”,…
Tamara IvanišSoprano Opera for the little people: In Salzburg, Tamara Ivaniš as Ännchen in “Freischütz”The Kammerspiele des Salzburger Landestheaters offers a staging of “Freischütz” adapted for children by Kristina Gerhard; Tamara Ivaniš plays Ännchen. Salzburger Landestheater Carl Maria…
Johannes WildnerConductor Acting debut: Johannes Wildner plays Beethoven!To honour Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, Michael Korth wrote the play “Ich, Beethoven”. Beethoven and his nephew Karl talk about…
