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CologneDer fliegende HolländerNew production
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
François-Xavier Roth; Benjamin Lazar; Oper Köln; Adeline Caron; Andreas Grüter; Gürzenich Orchestra
CologneLa Bête dans la jungleWorld premiere
Petit: La Bête dans la jungle
François-Xavier Roth; Frederic Wake-Walker; Oper Köln; Anna Jones; Nicol Hungsberg; Gürzenich Orchestra
CologneGiulio Cesare in EgittoNew production
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17
Rubén Dubrovsky; Vincent Boussard; Oper Köln; Frank Philipp Schlößmann; Christian Lacroix; Andreas Grüter; Gürzenich Orchestra
CologneDer Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren
Hanke: Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren
Rainer Mühlbach; Brigitta Gillessen; Oper Köln; Jens Kilian; Philipp Wiechert; Gürzenich Orchestra
CologneDie Zauberflöte
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
Jordan de Souza; Michael Hampe; Oper Köln; German Droghetti; Andreas Grüter; Gürzenich Orchestra
CologneLucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Andrea Sanguineti; Eva-Maria Höckmayr; Oper Köln; Christian Schmidt; Saskia Rettig; Nicol Hungsberg; Gürzenich Orchestra
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A very palpable hit: Hamlet in Cologne
Brett Dean's operatic reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet receives its German premiere in a powerful new staging by the work's librettist Matthew Jocelyn.
An emotionally distant Peter Grimes at Oper Köln
Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes is a nuanced, gripping tale that should pack an emotional punch. Despite fine moments, Oper Köln's production didn't serve the work.
A conceptually bold Manon at Oper Köln
This production fell just short of brilliance but showed how relevant and thought-provoking opera as an art form can be when tapping into today's headline debates.
An effectively unsettling The Emperor of Atlantis at Oper Köln
Though straightforward in concept, Oper Köln's production of the one-act opera written in the Theresienstadt concentration camp brought the opera's profound themes to the surface in an excellently sung performance.
Oper Köln's delightful Orpheus enraptures all ages
Oper Köln’s Orpheus in the Underworld proved age accessibility must not sacrifice humour and musical integrity. The tight ensemble piece was superbly acted and well-sung throughout.
Fidelio: delightful Beethoven in Cologne
In a temporary home, Cologne Opera have mounted a remarkably joyful production of Beethoven’s single, wonderful opera.