Hannover – Seen and Heard International

In Hannover’s Il trovatore, strong singing wins over an average production

26/10/202624/10/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Verdi, Il trovatore: Soloists, Chorus of Staatsoper Hannover, Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Lorenzo Da Rio (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 22.10.2026. (DM-D)

Cristina Oliveira (Leonora), Jopseh Dahdah (Manrico), Silvia Beltrami (Azucena) and Grga Peroš (Count di Luna) © Bettina Stöss

Mirko Roschkoswski’s remarkable role debut in Hannover’s compelling Die Tote Stadt

22/05/202618/05/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Korngold, Die Tote Stadt: Lower Saxony State Orchestra Hannover / Mario Hartmuth (conductor). Hannover State Opera, 14.5.2026. (DM-D)

[front] Kiandra Howarth (Marie) and Mirko Roschkowski (Paul) © Bettina Stöss

A persuasive psychological reading of Turandot in Hannover

06/05/202605/05/2026 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Puccini, Turandot: Soloists, Chorus of Hannover State Opera, Lower Saxony State Orchestra Hannover / Mazaru Kumakura (conductor). Hannover State Opera, 3.5.2026. (DM-D)

Kiandra Howarth as Liù with the chorus © Bettina Stöss

Disappointing new Lohengrin in Hannover redeemed by some of the singing

24/11/202518/10/2025 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany 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

Good singing overshadowed by the production in Hannover’s Tosca

08/04/202507/04/2025 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany 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

Strong singing and conducting make up for dull staging of Pagliacci in Hannover

09/11/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Leoncavallo, Pagliacci: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover, Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Mario Hartmuth (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 3.11.2024. (DMD)

Barno Ismatullaeva (Nedda) and Darwin Prakash (Silvio) © Tim Müller

Mesmerising unity in diversity in Hannover’s Satyagraha

26/10/202419/09/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany Glass, Satyagraha: Soloists, Chorus and Extras of Staatsoper Hannover, Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover / Masaru Kumakura (conductor). Staatsoper Hannover, 8.9.2024. (DMD)

Hannover State Opera’s *Satyagraha* © Sandra Then

Clever production sheds new light on Figaro in Hannover

04/06/202423/05/2024 by Daniel Meyer-Dinkgräfe

Germany 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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