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MunichDie WalküreNew production
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Wagner: Die Walküre
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichSiegfriedNew production
Wagner: Siegfried
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichGötterdämmerungNew production
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichDas Rheingold
Wagner: Das Rheingold
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichDie Walküre
Wagner: Die Walküre
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
MunichSiegfriedNew production
Wagner: Siegfried
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Weinberg’s The Passenger at Dutch National Opera
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Tobias Kratzer's 2024 Munich production makes its way to Amsterdam, proving that Weinberg's opera has the power to transfix.
Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg
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Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.
Vampires, Disney and Donald Trump: Monster’s Paradise in Hamburg
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Olga Neuwirth and Elfriede Jelinek take on Donald Trump in their latest operatic collaboration.
Upstairs, downstairs: Die Frau ohne Schatten at Deutsche Oper
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Tobias Kratzer gives his third Strauss production in three seasons at Deutsche Oper Berlin another contemporary spin.
And they were the most divine gods: Das Rheingold in Munich
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Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.
Revolutionary zeal gives way to tyranny in The Royal Opera’s Fidelio
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This revival of Kratzer’s production forces the audience to confront where personal responsibility starts and stops for acting under a tyrannical regime, while bringing Beethoven’s only opera to life – with a few twists.
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ParisFaust
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Gounod: Faust
Lorenzo Viotti; Tobias Kratzer; Opéra national de Paris; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
MunichDie WalküreNew production
Wagner: Die Walküre
Vladimir Jurowski; Tobias Kratzer; Bavarian State Opera; Rainer Sellmaier; Michael Bauer; Bayerisches Staatsorchester
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Maximum adaptability: Hungarian State Opera 2025–26
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With over 300 performances of operas, ballets and concerts, the Hungarian State Opera and National Ballet are ever resourceful. We preview their expansive 2025–26 season.