Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Annika Schlicht (Judith), Johan Reuter (Bluebeard) and Bluebeard's wives (including Kate Lindsey)

Kate Lindsey in Freuenliebe und -leben

Thomas Blondelle (Guido), Johan Reuter (Simone) and Ambur Braid (Bianca)

Johan Reuter (Bluebeard) and Annika Schlicht (Judith)

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“poured out the score’s latent violence and dark, cinematic imagery”

Critique faite à Hamburgische Staatsoper: Main Hall, Hamburg, le 15 avril 2026

Schumann, Frauenliebe und -leben, Op.42

Bartók, Le Château de Barbe-Bleue

Zemlinsky, Eine florentinische Tragödie (A Florentine Tragedy) Op.16

Staatsoper Hamburg

Karina Canellakis, Direction

Tobias Kratzer, Mise en scène

Rainer Sellmaier, Décors, Costumes

Michael Bauer, Lumières

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Manuel Braun, Vidéaste

Johan Reuter, Barbe-Bleue, Simone

Annika Schlicht, Judith

Ambur Braid, Bianca

Thomas Blondelle, Guido Bardi, Prince of Forence

Kate Lindsey, Mezzo-soprano

Éric Le Sage, Piano

Annette Dasch, Soprano

Wolfram Rieger, Piano

Marlis Petersen, Soprano

Stephan Matthias Lademann, Piano

Vera-Lotte Boecker, Soprano

Joseph Middleton, Piano

Une partie de chasse maléfique

Anne-Laure Faubert, 14th September

Pierre fondatrice de la tradition de l’opéra romantique allemand, Der Freischütz rappelle que quiconque pénètre dans la forêt entreprend une quête qui aboutit au Bien ou au Mal selon ses choix.

****1

Vampires, Disney and Donald Trump: Monster’s Paradise in Hamburg

Kevin W Ng, 1st February

Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek take on Donald Trump in their latest operatic collaboration.

****1

Unsuk Chin's opera Die dunkle Seite des Mondes premieres in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

At Staatsoper Hamburg, Unsuk Chin’s new opera The Dark Side of the Moon immerses audiences in an hypnotic, introspective journey, where dreams, science and psyche collide in a rigorously crafted, thought-provoking spectacle.

****1

Franciscan virtues for a modern age: a multimedia Messiaen remix

Peter Quantrill, 2nd June

No half measures in a triple-decker Hamburg staging of Saint François d'Assise at the Elbphilharmonie.

***11

Enfant terrible: Dmitri Tcherniakovs Salome an der Staatsoper Hamburg

Alexandra Richter, 12th November

In Tcherniakovs neuer Inszenierung an der Staatsoper Hamburg ist Asmik Grigorian nach fünf Jahren endlich wieder als Salome zu erleben.

***11

Staatsoper Hamburg's new Boris Godunov traverses Russian history

Alexander Hall, 16th September

Opening the new opera season, Kent Nagano powerfully directs Mussorgsky's great psychodrama about a famous tsar, marred only by Frank Castorf's visually confusing and symbolically overweighted production.

****1

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Mengguang Huang

Mengguang Huang is a Hamburg-based project manager in the construction industry. With a strong passion for classical music, he was introduced to the world of early music during his time in the UK, where he developed a particular fondness for renaissance and Baroque vocal music. Driven by his love for this genre, he now makes it a priority to attend major Baroque opera productions and concerts across Western Europe whenever possible, continuing to deepen his appreciation for this rich musical tradition.

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