Opera & Ballet – Seen and Heard International

Die Zauberflöte at Zurich Opera creates magic for the entire family

23/09/202622/09/2026 by Michael Fischer

Switzerland Mozart, Die Zauberflöte: Soloists, Chorus amd Orchestra of Zurich Opera / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Zurich Opera, 20.9.2026. (MF)

Regula Mühlemann (Pamina) and Yannick Debus (Papageno) © Herwig Prammer

Rock-solid repertory performance of Lucia di Lammermoor in Hamburg

23/09/202622/09/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Germany Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor: Soloists, Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Daniele Squeo (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 20.9.2026. (DM-D)

2021 Hamburg production of *Lucia di Lammermoor* © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

An unforgettable evening as Stockhausen’s Mittwoch reaches the Deutsche Oper Berlin

22/09/202621/09/2026 by Mark Berry

Germany Stockhausen, Mittwoch: Soloists, String Quartet of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Anna Matz, Monia Rizkallah [violins], Kirsikka de Leval Jezierski [viola], Arne-Christian Pelz [cello]), Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (director: Jeremy Bines), Florent Derex (sound projection), Augustin Müller (computer music design), Ensemble Le Balcon / Maxime Pascal (conductor). Deutsche Oper Berlin, 19.9.2026. (MB)

Stockhausen’s *Mittwoch* at Deutsche Oper Berlin © Julian Roeder

Lucid Verdi Luisa Miller from Bremerhaven’s new General Music Director

21/09/202620/09/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Verdi, Luisa Miller: Soloists, Chorus of the Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven Philharmonic Orchestra / Marco Comin (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 19.9.2026. (DM-D)

[l-r] Luisa Tambaro (Luisa), Timothy Edlin (Graf von Walter), Weilian Wang (Rodolfo) and Boshana Milkov (Federica) © Heiko Sandelmann

Deeply moving contemporary opera by Kaija Saariaho in Bremen

20/09/202618/09/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Kaija Saariaho, Innocence: Soloists, Chorus of Theater Bremen; Bremer Philharmoniker, / Stefan Klingele (conductor). Theater Bremen, 13.9.2026. (DM-D)

Michal Partyka (Henrik), Nadine Lehner (Tereza) and Venla Ilona Blom (Markéta) © Jörg Landsberg

Low-key, thought-provoking Macbeth in Hamburg

20/09/202617/09/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Tomáš Hanus (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, 12.9.2026. (DM-D)

Gabriel Böttcher (Macbeth’s son), Kartal Karagedik (Macbeth) and Nino Machaidze (Lady Macbeth) © Monika Rittershaus

Handel’s Floridante at Bayreuth Baroque in a dark Georgian setting convinces musically not conceptually

16/09/202613/09/2026 by Andreas Bücker

Germany Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 2026 – Handel, Floridante: Soloists, Actors, Chorus of the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, Worcław Baroque Orchestra / Markellos Chryssicos (conductor). Markgräfliches Opernhaus Bayreuth, 8.9.2026. (AB)

[l-r] Yannis François (Coralbo), Gerrit Illenberger (Oronte) and Max Emanuel Cencic (Floridante) © Clemens Manser

Die Meistersinger: Memorable Wagner in Minden – again!

16/09/202613/09/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nϋrnberg: Soloists, coruso e.V., Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie / Frank Beermann (conductor). Stadttheater Minden, 11.9.2026. (DM-D)