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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Klaus Florian Vogt as Paul leads a mesmerizing Die tote Stadt in Hamburg

GermanyGermany Korngold, Die tote Stadt: Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus, Alsterspatzen (children and youth chorus) of Staatsoper Hamburg. Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg / Yoel Gamzou (conductor). Staatsoper Hamburg; 5.6.2024. (DMD)

From the 2015 performances of Hamburg State Opera’s Die tote Stadt © Bern Uhlig

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Impressive historically informed concert performance of Die Walküre in Hamburg

GermanyGermany Wagner, Die Walküre (concert performance): Dresdener Festspielorchester, Concerto Köln / Kent Nagano (conductor). Internationales Musikfest Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie, 1.5.2024. (DMD)

The concert performance of Die Walküre at Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie © Sebastian Madej

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