The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2023-24 season.

Premieres

The first new production of the season will be Wagner’s “Parsifal” with Daniel Frank and Michael Weinius sharing the title role. They are joined by Bogdan Baciu, Luke Stoker, Hans-Peter König, Joachim Goltz, and Sarah Ferede. Axel Kober conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer.

Performance Dates: Sept. 17, 2023-April 7, 2024

Barry Kosky directs Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld.” The production stars Susan Maclean, Max Hopp, Elena Sancho Pereg, Bryony Dwyer, Andrés Sulbarán, Florian Simson, Romana Noack, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Peter Bording, and Katarzyna Kuncio. Adrien Perruchon and Patrick Francis Chestnut conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Nov. 7, 2023

Ronchetti’s “Das fliegende Klassenzimmer” will be conducted by Patrick Francis Chestnut and directed by Ilaria Lanzino. Chorong Kim, Hagar Sharvit, Charlotte Langner, Shengwu Ou, Sander de Jong, and Roman Hoza star.

Performance Dates: Oct. 22-Nov. 17, 2023

Trojahn’s “Septembersonate” will be directed by Johannes Erath and directed by Vitali Alekseenok. Holger Falk, Roman Hoza, Juliane Banse, and Susan Maclean star.

Performance Dates: Dec. 13, 2023-Jan. 17, 2024

Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Sivigilia” gets a new production starring Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Maria Kataeva, César Cortés, Cornel Frey, Jake Muffett, Jorge Espino, Giulio Mastrototaro, Bogdan Taloș, and Sami Luttinen. Antonino Fogliani conducts the new production by Maurice Lenhard.

Performance Dates: Dec. 21, 2023-March 6, 2024

“Iwein Löwenritter” will be conducted by Harry Ogg and Sebastian Ludwig and directed by Aron Stiehl. Magda Lena Schlott, Stefan Heidemann, Žilvinas Miškinis, Morenike Fadayomi, Andrei Danilov, Mara Guseynova, Anna Sophia Theil, Thorsten Grümbel, Torben Jürgens, Jorge Espino, Chorong Kim, and Verena Kronbichler star. 

Performance Dates: Jan. 19-Feb. 18, 2024

Bogdan Baciu, and Ekaterina Sannikova star in Tchiakovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” with Ramona Zaharia, Anna Harvey, Ovidiu Purcel, David Fischer, and Bogdan Taloș. Vitali Alekseenok conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer.

Performance Dates: Feb. 25-May 10, 2024

Adela Zaharia and Maria Kataeva lead Bellini’s “I Capuletti e I Montecchi” with Andrei Danilov, Thorsten Grümbel, and Žilvinas Miškinis.

Performance Dates: March 15-May 5, 2024

Jacquelyn Wagner takes on the title role in Janacek’s “Jenufa” alongside Renée Morloc, Giorgi Sturua, Jussi Myllys, and Rosie Aldrige. Axel Kober conducts the new production by Tatjana Gürbaca.

Performance Dates: April 14-May 19, 2024

Paul Abraham’s “Marchen im Grand-Hotel” will be directed by Michaela Dicu. Sylvia Hamvasi, Cornel Frey, Romana Noack, Jake Muffett, Torben Jürgens, and Valerie Eickhoff star. 

Performance Dates: May 8-July 7, 2024

Jerry Bock’s “Anatevka” will star Susan Maclean, Anke Krabbe, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Mara Guseynova, Morenike Fadayomi, and Roman Hoza. Harry Ogg and Christoph Stöcker conduct the production by Felix Seiler.

Performance Dates: May 18-July 2, 2024

Axel Kober conducts Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Hollander” in a new production by Vasily Barkhatov. The cast includes Gabriela Scherer, Jussi Myllys, Anna Harvey, David Fischer, Andrés Sulbarán, Michael Volle, and James Rutherford.

Performance Dates: June 16-July 6, 2024

Revivals 

Donizetti’s “La Fille du Regiment” will be performed by Sophia Theodorides, Konu Kim, Günes Gürle, Susan Maclean, and Florian Simson. Antonino Fogliani conducts.

Performance Dates: August 19-Sept. 14, 2023

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” returns with a cast that includes Beniamin Pop, Thorsten Grümbel, Luke Stoker, Andrés Sulbarán, David Fischer, Jussi Myllys, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Anke Krabbe, Lavinia Dames, Jake Muffett, Roman Hoza, and Richard Šveda. Vitali Alekseenok, Harry Ogg, and Péter Halász alternate at the pit.

Performance Dates: August 20, 2023-Feb. 2, 2024

Liana Aleksanyan leads Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Anna Harvey, Katarzyna Kuncio, Eduardo Aladrén, Ovidiu Purcel, Alexey Zelenkov, and Richard Šveda.

Performance Dates: August 25, 2023-Jan. 13, 2024

Tchaikovsky’s “The Maid of Orleans” will star Maria Kataeva, Sami Luttinen, Aleksandr Nesterenko, Sergej Khomov, Luiza Fatyol, and Thorsten Grümbel. Péter Halász conducts.

Performance Dates: August 30-Sept. 19, 2023

Ewa Vesin and Oksana Kramareva share the title role in Puccini’s “Turandot.“ They star alongside Johannes Preißinger, Alexander Fedin, Luke Stoker, Sami Luttinen, Eduardo Aladrén, Sylvia Hamvasi, Anke Krabbe, and Luiza Fatyol. Hendrik Vestmann and Axel Kober conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Dec. 28, 2023

Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel” returns for the holiday season with multiple casts headlined by Simone McIntosh, Alexandra Yangel, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anke Krabbe, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Lavinia Dames, Renée Morloc, Romana Noack, Stefan Heidemann, Richard Šveda, Morenike Fadayomi, Florian Simson, and Cornel Frey.

Performance Dates: Dec. 2, 2023-Jan. 21, 2024

Liana Aleksanyan, Anna Harvey, James Rutherford, and Lavinia Dames star in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Axel Kober conducting.

Performance Dates: Dec. 22, 2023-Jan. 21, 2024

Antonino Fogliani conducts Rossini’s “L’Italiana in Algeri” with Adrian Sâmpetrean, Žilvinas Miškinis, Levy Sekgapane, Cornel Frey, and Roman Hoza.

Performance Dates: Jan. 28-March 10, 2024

Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” will star Sylvia Hamvasi, Jussi Myllys, Anooshah Golesorkhi, Renée Morloc, Luiza Fatyol, Sarah Ferede, and Elena Sancho Pereg. Antonino Fogliani conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 4-March 17, 2024

Harry Ogg conducts Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Maria Kataeva, Valerie Eickhoff, Alastair Kent, Jake Muffett, Günes Gürle, Pablo Ruiz, Luke Stoker, and Žilvinas Miškinis.

Performance Dates: Feb. 17-April 17, 2024

The double bill of “Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” will be performed by Sarah Ferede, Eduardo Aladrén, Renée Morloc, Stefan Heidemann, Richard Šveda, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Sergey Polyakov, Luiza Fatyol, Sylvia Hamvasi, Alexey Zelenkov, David Fischer, Andrés Sulbarán, and Jorge Espino. Péter Halász conducts.

Performance Dates: March 30-May 25, 2024

Adela Zaharia and Luiza Fatyol lead Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Galeano Salas, Ovidiu Purcel, and Alexey Zelenkov. Harry Ogg and Péter Halász conduct.

Performance Dates: April 6-June 28, 2024

Cornel Frey, Florian Simson, Jake Muffett, Sami Luttinen, and Patrick Francis Chestnut star in “Comedian Harmonists.”

Performance Dates: May 24-July 4, 2024

Verdi’s “Don Carlo” concludes the season with a cast that includes Bogdan Taloș, Luciano Ganci, Bogdan Baciu, Hans-Peter König, Liana Aleksanyan, and Ramona Zaharia. Antonino Fogliani conducts.

Performance Dates: May 30-June 19, 2024