Hannover

Disappointing new Lohengrin in Hannover redeemed by some of the singing

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GermanyGermany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists and Chorus of Hannover State Opera. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Stephan Zilias (conductor). Hannover State Opera, 12.10.2025. (DM-D)

Elsa (Viktorija Kaminskaite) and Lohengrin (Maximilian Schmitt) in Act III (Bridal Chamber scene) © Bettina Stöss

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Good singing overshadowed by the production in Hannover’s Tosca

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GermanyGermany Puccini, Tosca: Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus, Children’s Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / James Hendry (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 30.3.2025. (DM-D)

Hannover Opera’s Tosca © Karl und Monika Forster

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Clever production sheds new light on Figaro in Hannover

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GermanyGermany Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Mazaru Kumakura (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 19.5.2024. (DM-D)

Hannover’s Le nozze di Figaro (2023) featuring Richard Walshe (Figaro) and Kiandra Howarth (Countess) © Sandra Then

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L’elisir d’amore in Hannover has an ingenious production and superb singing

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GermanyGermany Donizetti, L’elisir d’amore: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover. Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / James Hendry (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 26.4.2024. (DMD)

Lluís Calvet i Pey (Belcore) and Meredith Wohlgemuth (Adina) © Clemes Heidrich

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