The Badische Staatstheater Karlsruhe has announced its 2025-26 season.

Premiere 

Rameau’s “Les Boréades” will star Ralitsa Ralinova, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Mathias Vidal, Ks. Konstantin Gorny, Ks. Tomohiro Takada, Kihun Yoon, Sébastian Monti, Martha Eason, Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Oğulcan Yılmaz, and Michael Metzler. Attilio Cremonesi conducts the new production by Christoph von Bernuth.

Performance Dates: Oct. 4, 2025-March 7, 2026

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Konstantin Gorny, Mirko Roschkowski, Pauliina Linnosaari, Kihun Yoon, Barbara Dobrzanska, Dorothea Spilger, and Tomohiro Takada star in Wagner’s “Lohengrin.” Georg Fritzsch conducts the new production by Manuel Schmitt.

Performance Dates: Nov. 16, 2025-April 11, 2026

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Missy Mazzoli’s “Breaking the Waves” will star Martha Eason, Tomohiro Takada, Marie-Sophie Janke, Barbara Dobrzanska, Matthias Wohlbrecht, Oğulcan Yılmaz, and Liangliang Zhao. Christoph von Bernuth directs.

Performance Dates: Jan. 18, 2026-March 6, 2026

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Andrea Schwalbach directs a new production of Francis Poulenc’s “Les dialogues des Carmélites.” Johannes Willig conducts a cast that includes Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Ralitsa Ralinova, Ks. Ina Schlingensiepen, Beomjin Angelo Kim, Brett Sprague, Melanie Lang, Pauliina Linnosaari, Ann-Beth Solvang, Dorothea Spilger, and Anastasiya Taratorkina.

Performance Dates: Jan. 24-May 7, 2026

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Christophe Dumaux headlines Handel’s “Tamerlano” with Thomas Walker, Katharina Ruckgaber, Alexander Chance, Kristina Hammarström, and Matthias Winckhler. René Jacobs conducts the new production by Kobie van Rensburg.

Performance Dates: Feb. 20-March 3, 2026

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Ralitsa Ralinova, Ks. Ina Schlingensiepen, Jenish Ysmanov, Ks. Armin Kolarczyk, Marie-Sophie Janke, and Florence Losseau star in Bellini’s “La straniera.” Attilio Cremonesi conducts.

Performance Dates: March 29-May 9, 2026

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Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will star Martha Eason, Brett Sprague, Ks. Tomohiro Takada, Marie-Sophie Janke, Melanie Lang, Ks. Ina Schlingensiepen, Oğulcan Yılmaz, Liangliang Zhao, Ks. Matthias Wohlbrecht, and Ks. Klaus Schneider. Georg Fritzsch conducts the new production by François de Carpentries.

Performance Dates: May 17-July 21, 2026

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Anna Drescher directs a new production of Verdi’s “Rigoletto” starring Jenish Ysmanov, Leonardo Lee, Kihun Yoon, Ralitsa Ralinova, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Konstantin Gorny, Liangliang Zhao, Florence Losseau, and Dorothea Spilger. Johannes Willig conducts.

Performance Dates: June 27-July 24, 2026

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Revivals 

Franz Wittenbrink’s “Die Comedian Harmonists” will be revived with Aco Bišćević, Edward Lee, Ben Connor, David Severin, Daniel Pastewski, and Maria Merz.

Revival Date: Sept. 21, 2025

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Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” will star Ks.Armin Kolarczyk, Leonardo Lee, Ks.Konstantin Gorny, Ks. Ina Schlingensiepen, Beomjin Angelo Kim, Ann-Beth Solvang, Florence Losseau, Oğulcan Yılmaz, Liangliang Zhao, and Marie-Sophie Janke. Johannes Willig conducts.

Revival Date: Oct. 25, 2025

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Johannes Willig conducts Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Jenish Ysmanov, Ks.Armin Kolarczyk, Kihun Yoon, Oğulcan Yılmaz, Ks.Konstantin Gorny, Liangliang Zhao, Ks. Ina Schlingensiepen, and Ralitsa Ralinova.

Revival Date: Dec. 4, 2025

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Uliana Alexyuk, Marie-Sophie Janke, Ks. Matthias Wohlbrecht, Ks. Barbara Dobrzanska, Ks. Tomohiro Takada, and Leonardo Lee star i Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel.” Georg Fritzsch conducts.

Revival Date: Dec. 12, 2025

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Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” will showcase Pauliina Linnosaari, Marie-Sophie Janke, Florence Losseau, Kihun Yoon, Jenish Ysmanov, Brett Sprague, and Ks. Konstantin Gorny. Johannes Willig conducts.

Revival Date: Feb. 8, 2026

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Lawrence Zazzo, Valeria Girardello, Suzanne Jerosme, Francesca Ascioti, Jorge Navarro Colorado, Lisandro Abadie, and Martha Eason star in Handel’s “Rinaldo.” Rinaldo Alessandrini conducts.

Revival Date: Feb. 27, 2026

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Mascagni’s “Cavalleria rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will be showcased in a double bill. Mascagni’s work will star Ks. Barbara Dobrzanska, Dorothea Spilger, Canio Milen Bozhkov, Tonio Leonardo Lee, and Kihun Yoon while Leoncavallo’s work will star Martha Eason, Ks.Ina Schlingensiepen, Melanie Lang, Christina Niessen, Marie-Sophie Janke, Ks. Tomohiro Takada, and Beomjin Angelo Kim. Johannes Willig conducts.

Revival Date: March 15, 2026

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Jonathan Dove’s “Itch” will star Brett Sprague, Brianna Meese, Melanie Lang, Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod, Nicholas Tamagna, Oğulcan Yılmaz, Ks. Klaus Schneider, and Ks. Armin Kolarczy. Giuseppe Barile conducts.

Revival Date: March 19, 2026

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Georg Fritzsch conducts Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” with Ann-Beth Solvang, Pauliina Linnosaari, Florence Losseau, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Beomjin Angelo Kim, and Jenish Ysmanov. 

Revival Date: May 3, 2026

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Concerts 

A Night at the Opera will be performed.

Performance Date: Sept. 28, 2025

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Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 will showcase Tanja Ariane Baumgartner and Georg Fritzsch.

Performance Dates: May 31 & June 1, 2026