Cologne – Seen and Heard International

Cologne concert Götterdämmerung performance brings Ring cycle project to a glorious conclusion

08/06/202607/06/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Dresden Festival Chorus of the Richard-Wagner-Academy, KlangVerwaltung Chorus, Dresden Festival Orchestra, Concerto Cologne / Kent Nagano (conductor). Philharmonie Cologne, 4.6.2026. (DM-D)

Kent Nagano conducts *Götterdämmerung* (previously in Dresden) © Oliver Killig

Wotan’s compelling Die Walküre laboratory in Cologne

08/04/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Gürzenich-Orchestra / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Cologne Opera, StaatenHaus in Cologne-Deutz, 1.4.2026. (DM-D)

Act I: Astrid Kessler (Sieglinde), Daniel Johansson (Siegmind) and Tijl Faveyts (Hunding) © Matthias Jung

Children are the focus of an intriguing Das Rheingold in Cologne

10/11/202510/11/2025 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Wagner, Das Rheingold: Soloists, Gürzenich-Orchestra / Marc Albrecht (conductor). Cologne Opera, 6.11.2025. (DM-D)

Image RheingoldKöln2 Child extras, Adriana Bastidas-Gamboa (Erda), Lucas Singer (Fafner) and Emily Hindrichs (Freia) © Matthias Jung

Cologne Opera’s new production confirms Nabucco as a masterpiece

20/01/202520/01/2025 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Verdi, Nabucco: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Cologne Opera. Gürzenich-Orchestra / Sestro Quatrini (conductor). StaatenHaus Saal 1, Cologne, 12.1.2025. (DM-D)

Stefano Meo (centre, Nabucco) and the Chorus of Cologne Opera © Thilo Beu

Cologne’s Portrait celebrates Sir Simon Rattle

05/06/2022 by Curtis Rogers

Germany R. Strauss and Mahler: Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Staples (tenor), Chamber Orchestra of Europe / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Philharmonie, Cologne, 3.6.2022. (MB)

Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) and Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) (c) Mark Allan

Pierre-Laurent Aimard and François-Xavier Roth challenge us to hear Beethoven in a new way

30/03/202014/02/2020 by Mark Berry

Germany ‘Alleyn Freyheit: Eine Beethoven-Séance’ – Mundry, Beethoven, Lachenmann, Filidei and Zimmermann: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne / François-Xavier Roth (conductor). Philharmonie, Cologne, 10.2.2020. (MB)