Exciting singing and imaginative staging in Hamburg’s vintage La bohème

GermanyGermany Puccini, La bohème: Staatsoper Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus and Alsterspatzen of Staatsoper Hamburg. Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg / Ramón Tebar (conductor). Staatsoper Hamburg, 17.12.2024. (DM-D)

First scene of the 2006 La bohème © Hans Jörg Michel

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Atmospheric production of Der Freischütz in Hamburg

GermanyGermany Weber, Der Freischütz: Soloists and Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra / Yoel Gamzou (conductor). Hamburg State Opera, Hamburg, 23.11.2024. (DM-D)

[centre l-r] Clemens Sienknecht (Samiel), Hubert Kowalczyk (Cuno), Maximilian Schmitt (Max) and William Desbiens (Kilian) © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

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Outstanding Puccini recital by Jonas Kaufmann enthrals Bremen audiences

GermanyGermany Jonas Kaufmann, Viva Puccini: Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Valeria Sepe (soprano), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz / Jochen Rieder (conductor). Die Glocke, Bremen, 6.11.2024. (DMD)

Jochen Rieder conducts tenor Jonas Kaufmann, soprano Valeria Sepe and the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz © Patric Leo

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Colourful and entertaining My Fair Lady captivates audiences in Bremerhaven

GermanyGermany Lerner & Loewe, My Fair Lady: Soloists, Chorus, Ballet, and Extras of Stadttheater Bremerhaven, Philharmonic Orchestra Bremerhaven / Hartmut Brüsch (conductor). Stadttheater Bremerhaven, 2.11.2024. (DMD)

Kay Krause (Colonel Pickering), Victoria Kunze (Eliza Doolittle), Dirk Böhling (Prof. Henry Higgins) © Wolfgang kurima Rauschning

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