The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced its 2025-26 season.

Premieres 

Robert Schumann’s “Das Paradies und die Peri” will be directed by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and Felix Hornbachner. The work will star Vera-Lotte Boecker, Eliza Boom, Kady Evanyshyn, Kai Kluge, Annika Schlicht, Xavier Sabata, Eric Lunga Hallam, and Christoph Pohl.

Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Nov. 1, 2025

Glinka’s “Ruslan und Ljudmila” will be directed by Alexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka. Ben Glassberg conducts the production which will star Alice Meregaglia, Gabriela Legun, Ilia Kazakov, Giorgi Manoshvili, Nicky Spence, Artem Krutko, Kristina Stanek, Natalia Tanasii, and Alexander Roslavets.

Performance Dates: Nov. 9-Dec. 19, 2025

Olga Neuwirth’s “Monster´s Paradise” will be conducted by Titus Engel and directed by Tobias Kratzer. The opera will star Sarah Aristidou, Kristina Stanek, Georg Nigl, Anna Clementi, Andrew Watts, and Eric Jurenas.

Performance Dates: Feb. 1-19, 2026

Mozart’s “Die große Stille” will be directed by Christopher Rüping and will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and Tohar Gil. The work will star Ana Durlovski, Gregory Kunde, Marie Maidowski, Damian Rebgetz, and Hubert Kowalczy.

Performance Dates: March 15-April 10, 2026

Tobias Kratzer directs a new production of “Frauenliebe und -sterben” featuring three works by Robert Schumann, Bela Bartok, and Alexander Zemlinsky. Karina Canellakis will conduct the evening and will star Kate Lindsey, Johan Reuter, Annika Schlicht, Ambur Braid, Èric le Sage, Thomas Blondelle, Annette Dasch, Elsa Dresig, Marlis Petersen, Matthias Lademann, Wolfram Rieger, and Joseph Middleton.

Performance Dates: April 12-May 22, 2026

Gioachino Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will be directed by Tatjana Gürbaca and will be conducted by Teresa Riveiro Böhm. The opera will star Jonah Hoskins, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Mattia Olivieri, Ilia Kazakov, and Raffaella Lupinacci.

Performance Dates: May 17-June 17, 2026

Opera Stabile

“Die Gänsemagd” will star Tobias Krazter and will be conducted by Claudia Chan. The cast will include Ida Aldrian, Katja Pieweck, Hellen Kwon, Tigran Martirossian, Peter Galliard, and Aebh Kelly.

Performance Dates: Sept. 28-Oct. 15, 2025

Mahler’s “Die Unruhenden” will be conducted by Johannes Harneit and will star Magne Håvard Brekke, Kady Evanyshyn, Ueli Jaeggi, Rosemary Hardy, and Bendix Dethleffsen. Christoph Marthaler directs.

Performance Dates: Jan. 15-Feb. 10, 2026

The company will present “Stockhausen für Kinder: Michaels Reise” with Kathinka Pasveer leading Elisabeth Stöppler’s new production.

Performance Dates: April 11-May 3, 2026

Repertoire

Valerio Galli conducts Verdi’s “Falstaff”  starring Wolfgang Koch, Andrii Kymach, Granit Musliu, James Kryshak, Daniel Kluge, Hubert,  Kowalczyk, Elbenita Kajtazi, Narea Son, Kristina Stanek, and Katja Pieweck.

Performance Dates: Oct. 2-15, 2025

Doris Soffel, Ambur Braid, Kyle Ketelsen, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Aebh Kelly, and Oleksiy Palchykov star in Strauss’ “Salome” with Omer Meir Wellber conducting.

Performance Dates: Oct. 5-12, 2025

Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” will star Olga Kulchynska, Simone McIntosh, Andrew Hamilton, Jonah Hoskins, Kangmin Justin Kim, and Chao Deng. Omer Meir Wellber will conduct.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10-30, 2025

Giampaolo Bisanti’ will comduct Puccini’s “Tosca” starring Ewa Vesin, Young Woo Kim, and Gabriele Viviani.

Performance Dates: Oct. 26-Dec. 23, 2025

Anja Kampe, Nadezhda Pavlova, Jamez McCorkle, and Martin Gantner star in Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos” with Johannes Debus conducting.

Performance Dates: Nov. 16-Dec. 4, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will be conducted by Keren Kagarlitsky and will star Hubert Kowalczyk, Liv Redpath, Chao Deng, Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya, Aleksandra Olczyk, Andrew Hamilton, Peter Galliard, and Marie Maidowski.

Performance Dates: Nov. 23, 2025-Jan. 3, 2026

Killian Farrell conducts Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” with Kartal Karagedik, Katja Pieweck, Aebh Kelly, Narea Son, Hellen Kwon, and Marie Maidowski.

Performance Dates: Nov. 30-Dec. 25, 2025

Juliana Grigoryan, René Barbera, Nicholas Mogg, and Erwin Schrott star in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” with Omer Meir Wellber conducting.

Performance Dates: Dec. 20, 2025-Jan. 25, 2026

Elbenita Kajtazi, Anthony Ciaramitaro, and Kartal Karagedik star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Carlo Goldstein conducting.

Performance Dates: Jan. 7-Feb. 21, 2026

Michael Volle stars in Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer” with David Leigh, Simone Schneider, Attilio Glaser, Katja Pieweck, and Daniel Kluge. Kazushi Ono conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 13-30, 2026

Tchiakovsky’s “Pique Dame” will be led by Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Łukasz Golinski, Kartal Karagedik, Doris Soffel, and Vida Miknevičiūtė. Timur Zangiev conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 7-March 13, 2026

Mariangela Sicilia leads Donizetti’s “Maria Stuarda” with Raffaella Lupinacci, Oleksiy Palchykov, Ilia Kazakov, and Chao Deng. Stefano Montanari conducts.

Performance Dates: Feb. 15-March 14, 2026

Enea Scala and Eleonora Buratto star in Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” with Clementine Margaine, Boris Pinkhasovich, and Alexander Roslavets. Matteo Beltrami conducts.

Performance Dates: March 18-April 8, 2026

Wagner’s “Lohengrin” will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and will star Gábor Bretz, Klaus Florian Vogt, Sara Jakubiak, Martin Gantner, and Yulia Matochkina.

Performance Dates: March 22-April 11, 2026

Aušriné Stundyté leads Strauss’ “Elektra” with Violeta Urmana, Jennifer Holloway, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, and Chao Deng. Anja Bihlmaier conducts. 

Performance Dates: April 14-May 8, 2026

Alexander Joel conducts Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Barno Ismatullaeva, Ida Aldrian, Atalla Ayan, and Kartal Karagedik.

Performance Dates: April 16-May 9, 2026

Carl Maria von Weber’s “Der Freischütz” will star Andrew Hamilton, Narea Son, Alexander Roslavets, Dovlet Nurgeldiyev, Clemes Sienknecht, Hubert Kowalczyk, and William Desbiens.

Performance Dates: April 23-May 3, 2026

Elbenita Kajtazi stars in Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” with George Petean, Alexander Roslavets, Kristina Stanek, Pavol Breslik, and Gábor Bretz. Henrik Nánási conducting.

Performance Dates: May 24-June 5, 2026

Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” will be conducted by Omer Meir Wellber and will star Samuel Sakker, Franz-Josef Selig, Allison Oakes, Christoph Pohl, and Nicholas Mogg.

Performance Dates: June 7-21, 2026