Three Cio-Cio-Sans in Bremen’s intriguing new Madama Butterfly

GermanyGermany Puccini, Madama Butterfly: Soloists, Chorus and Extra Chorus of Bremen Theatre, Bremen Philharmonic / Sasha Yankevych (conductor). Bremen Theatre, 11.10.2025. (DM-D)

[l-r] Michal Partyka (Sharpless), Sarah-Jane Brandon (Cio-Cio-San II), Oliver Sewell (Pinkerton) and Brigitte Hahn (Cio-Cio-San III) © Jörg Landsberg

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Pene Pati and Il Pomo D’oro bring a subtle feast of Neapolitan Song to Bremen  

GermanyGermany Musikfest Bremen 2025 [2]Ciao Napoli! Serenata Napoletana: Pene Pati (tenor), Il Pomo d’Oro. Die Glocke, Bremen, 4.9.2025. (DM-D)

Musikfest Bremen – Tenor Pene Pati and Il Pomo d’Oro © Nikolai Wolff/fotoetage

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Tarmo Peltokoski works magic in witty semi-staged production of Die Zauberflöte in Bremen

GermanyGermany Musikfest Bremen 2025 [1] – Mozart, Die Zauberflöte(The Magic Flute): Soloists, Chorwerk Ruhr, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen / Tarmo Peltokoski (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 27.8.2025. (DM-D)

[front l-r] Andreas Conrad (Monostatos), Chorwerk Ruhr, Elsa Dreisig (Pamina) and Äneas Humm (Papageno) © Patric Leo

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Season 2025-26 in Bremen and Bremerhaven

All-time favourites, comedy and operetta inform the choices for music theatre in Theater Bremen’s 2025-26 season The press conference to announce the 2025/26 season for theatre, music theatre, dance and youth theatre at Theater Bremen (info here) was dedicated to the memory of Michael Börgerding, the company’s former artistic director who passed away in January … Read more