Performer: Deutsche Oper Berlin

A classic opera buffa gets an update by Rolando Villazón to a produce a staging that celebrates the timeless vitality of Rossini’s comic imagination.

David Hermann directs a new production of Korngold’s teenage opera, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. 

A new production of Fedora at the Deutsche Oper Berlin warms up the cold German winter, featuring strong lead performances by Vida Miknevičiūtė and Jonathan Tetelman.

Bei einem Berlin-Besuch stehen Klassikfans vor der Qual der Wahl. Um die Entscheidung zu erleichtern geben wir Einblicke über die Vielzahl der Berliner Klassik-Bühnen, von groß bis klein, von traditionell bis alternativ, von Weltstars bis hin zu jenen, die es werden wollen.

We preview nine major new operas on stage this season in Europe, from composers including Unsuk Chin, Rebecca Saunders, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Philip Venables and Toshio Hosokawa.

We spoke to Sir Donald Runnicles about the new Ring cycle, getting inspired by Stefan Herheim’s ideas and performing Wagner in the midst of the pandemic.