The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2025-26 season.

Premiere 

Jacquelyn Wagner, John Matthew Myers, Simon Neal, Hans-Peter König, Anna Sophia Theil, Lavinia Dames, Riccardo Romeo, Henry Ross, Luke Stoker, and Žilvinas Miškinis star in Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” Vitali Alekseenok and Harry Ogg conduct the concert performances. 

Performance Dates: Sept. 10-Oct. 24, 2025

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Antonino Fogliani conducts Donizetti’s “Prima La Mamma” in a production by Daniel Kramer.

Performance Dates: Sept. 29-Nov. 22, 2025

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Patrick Francis Chestnut and Sebastian Ludwig conducts Marius Schötz & Marthe Meinhold’s “Pinoccohio.” Marius Schötz directs.

Performance Dates: Oct. 30-Dec. 16, 2025

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Alexey Zelenkov leads Verdi’s “Nabucco” alongside Eduardo Aladrén, Jussi Myllys, Shavleg Armasi, Liang Li, Young-Doo Park, Svetlana Kasyan, Marigona Qerkezi, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, and Ramona Zaharia. Vitali Alekseenok and Katharina Müllner conduct the new production by Ilaria Lanzino.

Performance Dates: Nov. 4, 2025-June 14, 2026

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Händel’s “Giulio Cesare di Egitto” will be directed by Michaela Dicu and conducted by Attilio Cremonesi. Anna Harvey, Dennis Orellana, Katarzyna Kuncio, Maximiliano Danta, Tobias Hechler, Roman Hoza, Torben Jürgens, and Annabel Kennedy star.

Performance Dates: Nov. 30, 2025-Jan. 18, 2026

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Sylvia Hamvasi leads Janáček’s “Katja Kabanova” with Rosie Aldridge, Riccardo Romeo, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Sami Luttinen, Jussi Myllys, and David Fischer. Axel Kober conducts the new production by Tatjana Gürbaca.

Performance Dates: Dec. 7, 2025-Feb.8, 2026

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Maria Kataeva and Jorge Espino star in Piazzola’s “Maria de Buenos Aires” with Mariano Chiacchiarini conducting a new production by Johannes Erath.

Performance Dates: Feb. 7-July 18, 2026

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Anno Schreier’s “Die blaue Sau” will be conducted by Harry Ogg and directed by Yaroslavia Kalesidis.

Performance Dates: March 12-May 6, 2026

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Magdalena Anna Hofmann leads Strauss’ “Elektra” with Liana Aleksanyan, Linda Watson, Cornel Frey, and Richard Šveda. Vitali Alekseenok conducts the production by Stephan Kimmig.

Performance Dates: April 12-June 4, 2026

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Koen Schoots conducts Bernstein’s “On the Town” with Louisa Proske directing.

Performance Dates: April 25-June 18, 2026

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Gounod’s “La reine de Saba” will star Liana Aleksanyan, Bogdan Taloș, Annabel Kennedy, Charlotte Langner, Henry Ross, Jake Muffett, Valentin Ruckebier, and Jacob Harrison. Hendrik Vestmann conducts the concert performances.

Performance Dates: May 15-July 9, 2026

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Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” will star Bogdan Baciu, Luiza Fatyol, Ramona Zaharia, Beniamin Pop, and Bogdan Taloș while Jens-Daniel Herzog directs a new production. Antonino Fogliani conducts.

Performance Dates: June 24-July 19, 2026

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Revivals

Ovidiu Purcel, Bogdan Baciu, Ramona Zaharia, and Anke Krabbe star in Bizet’s “Carmen” with Asher Fisch and Katharina Müllner conducting.

Performance Dates: Sept. 6-Oct. 12, 2025

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Harry Ogg, Christoph Stöcker, and Patrick Francis Chestnu conduct “Anatevka.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 10, 2025-July 8, 2026

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Katharina Müllner conducts J. Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus.”

Performance Dates: Oct. 18, 2025-Jan. 23, 2026

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“Comedian Harmonists –Best of” will be performed by Cornel Frey, Sander de Jong, Jussi Myllys, Florian Simson, Jake Muffett, Günes Gürle, Sami Luttinen, and Patrick Francis Chestnut.

Performance Dates: Nov. 28, 2025-May 21, 2026

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Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Simone McIntosh, Maria Polańska, Anke Krabbe, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Anna Sophia Theil, Lavinia Dames, Romana Noack, Rita Kapfhammer, Stefan Heidemann, Jasper Leever, Richard Šveda, Frank Dolphin Wong, Morenike Fadayomi, Cornel Frey, and Florian Simson star in Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” Christoph Gedschold and Harry Ogg conduct.

Performance Dates: Dec. 6, 2025-Jan. 18, 2026

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Moart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will star Torben Jürgens, Luke Stoker, Sami Luttinen, Thorsten Grümbel, David Fischer, Andrés Sulbarán, Jussi Myllys, Danae Kontora, Dimitra Kotidou, Gloria Rehm, Tetiana Zhuravel, Sophia Theodorides, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Anna Sophia Theil, Lavinia Dames, Günes Gürle, Jacob Harrison, Valentin Ruckebier, Žilvinas Miškinis, Roman Hoza, Richard Šveda, and Jake Muffett. Antonino Fogliani conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 10, 2025-March 13, 2026

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Oksana Kramareva leads Puccini’s “Turandot” with Sergej Khomov, Beniamin Pop, Sami Luttinen, Eduardo Aladrén, Andrea Shin, Luiza Fatyol, Anke Krabbe, Sylvia Hamvasi, and Lavinia Dames. Paolo Arrivabeni and Antonino Fogliani conduct.

Performance Dates: Jan. 9-April 12, 2026

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Bogdan Baciu, Jorge Espino, Anke Krabbe, Sylvia Hamvasi, Mara Guseynova, Anna Sophia Theil, Luke Stoker, Bogdan Taloș, Annabel Kennedy, and Maria Polańska star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Vitali Alekseenok and Katharina Müllner conduct.

Performance Dates: Jan. 25-May 24, 2026

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Thorsten Grümbel, James Rutherford, Sarah Ferede, Signe Heiberg, and Anna Harvey star in Wagner’s “Die Walküre” with Vitali Alekseenok conducting.

Performance Dates: Feb. 22-April 5, 2026

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Eduardo Aladrén star in Wagner’s “Parsifal” with Hans-Peter König, Sarah Ferede, Bogdan Baciu, and Joachim Goltz. Christoph Gedschold conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer.

Performance Dates: Feb. 28-April 3, 2026

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Puccini’s “Il Trittico” will be conducted by Stefano Ranzani. “Gianni Schicchi” will star Alexey Zelenkov, Anna Sophia Theil, Lavinia Dames, Katarzyna Kuncio, Riccardo Romeo, and Andrés Sulbarán, while “Suor Angelica” will star Sylvia Hamvasi and Ramona Zaharia. Finally, “Il tabarro” will include Alexey Zelenkov, Eduardo Aladrén, Sergej Khomov, Žilvinas Miškinis, and Henry Ross.

Performance Dates: March 29-May 10, 2026

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Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Patrick Kabongo, Roman Hoza, Günes Gürle, and Valentin Ruckebier star in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Katharina Müllner conducting.

Performance Dates: April 26-July 17, 2026

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Axel Kober conducts Berg’s “Wozzeck” with Bo Skovhus, Corby Welch, Riccardo Romeo, Cornel Frey, Sami Luttinen, and Sarah Ferede.