Germany Gurlitt, Wozzeck: Soloists, Chorus of Oldenburg State Theatre, Oldenburg State Orchestra / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 23.6.2026. (DM-D)
Rare production of Manfred Gurlitt’s Wozzeck in Oldenburg
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Opera in Bremen, Bremerhaven and Oldenburg in 2026-2027
Opera in the 2026/27 season of the Municipal Theatres in Bremen and Bremerhaven and Oldenburg State Theatre
Bremen, Bremerhaven and Oldenburg recently presented their 2026/27 seasons. The links below provide access to the overall season brochures, while the following focuses on the respective programmes for music theatre.
Gripping Lady Macbeth of Mtensk in Oldenburg
Germany Shostakovich, Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Oldenburg State Chorus (director: Thomas Bönisch) and Orchestra / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 28.4.2026. (DM-D)
Cool design vs. passionate music in Oldenburg’s Werther
Germany Massenet, Werther: Soloists, Children’s and Youth Chorus, Oldenburg State Theatre; Oldenburg State Orchestra / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 27.2.2026. (DM-D)
Movingly engaging – if orgiastic – Oldenburg State Theatre’s La traviata
Germany Verdi, La traviata: Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus and Extras of Oldenburg State Theatre, Oldenburg State Orchestra / Carlo Goldstein (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 27.9.2025. (DM-D)
Oldenburg’s The Cunning Little Vixen is an excellent ensemble effort
Germany Janáĉek, The Cunning Little Vixen: Soloists, Chorus, Extra chorus, and Youth and Children’s chorus of Oldenburg State Theatre, Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburg State Theatre, 2.7.2025. (DM-D)
Oldenburg State Theatre in 2025-26
Oldenburg’s new 2025-26 season Looking back on two thirds of his first season in office, Oldenburg State Theatre’s artistic manager Georg Heckel was full of praise for the openness of Oldenburg’s audiences towards a new administration. This boost of confidence, not necessarily the norm for incoming leadership teams, influenced decisions for the second, 2025/26 season … Read more
Fine singing and a convincing production for Oldenburg’s Les contes d’Hoffmann
Germany Offenbach, Les contes d’Hoffmann: Soloists, Chorus, Extra Chorus, Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester / Vito Cristofaro (conductor). Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, 6.5.2025. (DM-D)
