Chelsea Lehnea, Atalla Ayan, Nicole Chevalier, Marigona Qerkezi, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, Alexei Botnarciuc & Diana Haller Staatsoper Stuttgart’s 2026-27 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2026-27 season.
Premieres
Chelsea Lehnea, Kai Kluge, Johannes Kammler, and Adam Palka star in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Andriy Yurkevych conducts the production by Katie Mitchell.
Performance Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 1, 2026
Nicholas Carter conducts a new production of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.” Ulrike Schwab directs the production with Goran Jurić, Moritz Kallenberg, Rosie Aldridge, Ladislav Elgr, Carole Wilson, Torsten Hofmann, Jasper Leever, Jaewoung Lee, Andrew Bogard, Patrick Guetti, Paweł Konik and Marie Fischer.
Performance Dates: Nov. 8-Jan. 22, 2027
Nicole Chevalier, Charles Sy, Johannes Kammler, Atalla Ayan, and Michael Mayes lead a new production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Roberto Kalb and Vlad Iftinca conduct the new production by Benedikt von Peter.
Performance Dates: Dec. 13, 2026-April 25, 2027
The world premiere of “The Three Investigators and the Hall of Mirrors” by Gordon Kampe. Michael Nagl, Sam Harris, Johannes Kammler, Catriona Smith, Torsten Hofmann, and Maria Theresa Ullrich. Lin Liao conducts the production by Anna Weber.
Performance Dates: Feb. 20-April 17, 2027
Bassem Akiki’s “Ataturk” will star Matthias Klink, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, Alma Ruoqi Sun, Josefin Feiler, and Itzeli del Rosario. Bassem Akiki conducts the production by Ersan Mondtag.
Performance Dates: April 10-May 22, 2027
Simone Schneider, David Steffens, Ida Ränzlöv, Paweł Konik, and Claudia Muschio lead Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier.” Nicholas Carter conducts the new production by Axel Ranisch.
Performance Dates: May 6-June 6, 2027
Titus Engel conducts Gluck’s “Alceste” in a production by Milo Rau. Rachael Wilson, Moritz Kallenberg, Christina Daletska, and Jasper Leever star.
Performance Dates: June 25-July 15, 2027
The final premiere will be Beethoven Neun will feature Simone Schneider, Ida Ränzlöv, Kai Kluge, and Michael Nagl. Bas Wiegers conducts.
Performance Dates: July 4-18, 2027
Revivals
Marigona Qerkezi, Diego Godoy, and Iain MacNeil star in Puccini’s “Tosca.” Francesco Cilluffo conducts.
Performance Dates: Oct. 4-21, 2026
Nina Simone and Frank Sinatra’s “I Did it my Way” will star Mark Waschke and Aisata Denilia Blackman.
Performance Dates: Oct. 8-Dec. 6, 2026
Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” will star Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, Paweł Konik Olivia Johnson, Moritz Kallenberg, Andrew Bogard, Michael Nagl, Catriona Smith, Torsten Hofmann, Diana Haller, and Itzeli del Rosario with Killian Farrell conducting.
Performance Dates: Oct. 16-Nov. 21, 2026
Esther Dierkes, Ida Ränzlöv, Maria Theresa Ullrich, Shigeo Ishino, and Catriona Smith star in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” Dominic Limburg conducts.
Performance Dates: Nov. 20-Jan. 7, 2026
“Station Paradiso” will return after the its world premiere with Goran Jurić, Josefin Feiler, Andrew Bogard, Diana Haller, and Joseph Tancredi. Peter Rundel conducts.
Performance Dates: Nov. 29-Dec. 18, 2026
Alexei Botnarciuc, Olesya Golovneva, Daniel Brenna, Véronique Gens, Elmar Gilbertsson, Shigeo Ishino, Stine Marie Fischer, Franz Hawlata, Jacobo Ochoa, and Catriona Smith star in Prokofiev’s “The Gambler.” Rotem Nir conducts.
Performance Dates: Dec. 22, 2026–Jan. 11, 2027
Itzeli del Rosario stars in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Charles Sy, Alberto Robert, Cole Bellamy, Jorge Ruvalcaba, and Andrew Bogard. Ramon Tebar conducts.
Performance Dates: Jan. 10-April 26, 2027
Kang Wang, Björn Bürger, Esther Dierkes, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson Alma Ruoqi Sun, Diana Haller, Atalla Ayan, and Johannes Kammler star in Puccini’s “La Boheme” with Nicholas Carter conducting.
Performance Dates: Jan. 17-Feb. 4, 2027
Nicholas Carter conducts Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” with Kai Kluge, Deanna Ray Eberhart von Fange, Moritz Kallenberg, Derek Welton, Goran Jurić, and Manni Laudenbach.
Performance Dates: Jan. 23-Feb. 27, 2027
Nicholas Carter conducts Mozart’s “Idomeneo” with Atalla Ayan, Ida Ränzlöv, Claudia Muschio, Diana Haller, Charles Sy, and Jaewoung Lee.
Performance Dates: Feb. 7-March 13, 2027
David Steffens, Torsten Hofmann, Shigeo Ishino, Björn Bürger, Paweł Konik, Heinz Göhrig, Dominic Große, Sam Harris, Stephan Bootz, Franz Hawlata, Torben Jürgens, Benjamin Bruns, Moritz Kallenberg, Esther Dierkes, and Stine Marie Fischer star in Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.”
Performance Dates: Feb. 28-April 3, 2027
Kyungho Kim, Goran Jurić, Diana Haller, and Laura Orueta star in Bellini’s “Norma.” Vlad Iftinca conducts.
Performance Dates: April 18-July 5, 2027
Ewa Vesin, Heinz Göhrig, Adam Palka, and Esther Dierkes star in Puccini’s “Turandot” with Valerio Galli conducting.
Performance Dates: May 16-June 5, 2027
The final production will be Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” with Goran Jurić, Adam Palka, Charles Sy, Moritz Kallenberg, Luiza Willert, Alma Ruoqi Sun, Elliott Carlton Hines, and Michael Nagl. Omer Ein Zvi conducts.
Performance Dates: June 11-July 2, 2027
Specials
The Season-Opening Concert Gala will feature Johannes Kammler, Kai Kluge, Charles Sy, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, and Maria Theresa Ullrich.
Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2026
Nicholas Carter leads a Sing along concert.
Performance Date: Oct. 18, 2026
“Die Kleine Hexe” will feature Carmen Larios Caparrós performing Alma Mahler-Werfel, Ethel Smyth, and Lili Boulanger.
Performance Dates: Dec. 1, 2026-May 14, 2027
The company will present a Homecoming Concert.
Performance Date: Dec. 27, 2026
Vlad Iftinca conducts a New Year’s Concert with Diana Haller, Esther Dierkes, Joseph Tancredi, Itzeli del Rosario, Alberto Robert, Josefin Feiler, Michael Nagl, Moritz Kallenberg, Kai Kluge, Elliott Carlton Hines, Jasper Leever, Cole Bellamy, Alma Ruoqi Sun, Liam Forrest, Catriona Smith, Ida Ränzlöv, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, Jacobo Ochoa, Carmen Larios Caparrós, Luiza Willert, Deanna Ray Eberhart von Fange, and Jaewoung Lee.
Performance Date: Jan. 1 & 3, 2027
Kai Kluge, Johannes Kammler, Moritz Kallenberg, Michael Nagl, and Florian Hartmann perform “The Comedian Harmonists.”
Performance Date: April 5, 2027
Concerts
Tianyi Lu conducts music by Lili Boulanger, Maurice Ravel, and Dora Pejačević with Ida Ränzlöv as the soloist.
Performance Dates: March 21 & 22, 2027
Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson is the soloist in a concert with music by Chausson, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff. Miguel Sepúlveda conducts.
Performance Dates: June 13 & 14, 2027
Chamber Concerts
Theresa Maria Romes is the soloist in a concert with music by Fazil Say, Bohuslav Martinů, and Luciano Berio. The concert includes Olivier Marger, Nicola Lolli, Madeleine Przybyl, Stefanie Faber, Andrea Berger, and Uschik Choi.
Performance Dates: April 14, 2027
Lieder Konzert
Itzeli del Rosario, Laura Orueta, Carmen Larios, and Alberto Robert open the recital series with pianist Marco Rizzello.
Performance Date: Oct. 12, 2026
Elliott Carlton Hines, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, Laura Orueta, and Charles Sy perform alongside Vlad Iftinca.
Performance Date: Nov. 18, 2026
Andrew Bogard and Joseph Tancredi perform with Yuri Aoki.
Performance Date: Dec. 14, 2026
Polish Music Rediscovered is the theme of Paweł Konik and Michael Pandya’s recital.
Performance Date: Jan. 13, 2027
The Hugo Wolf: Italienisches Liederbuch will be headlined by Johannes Kammler and Anna El-Kashem with Alan Hamilton.
Performance Date: March 4, 2027
The Opernstudio artists will perform works by Schumann and Brahms with Vlad Iftinca.
Performance Date: May 5, 2027
Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson and Yuri Aoki conclude the season.
Performance Date: June 24, 2027
