Kristine Opolais, Michael Volle, Angela Gheorghiu & Evelyn Herlitzius Lead Semperoper Dresden’s 2021-22 Season
By Francisco SalazarThe Semperoper Dresden has announced its 2021-22 season featuring new productions, revivals, jung oper, and Chamber works.
Premieres
Gaetano d’Espinosa conducts a new production of Peter Konwitschny Bellini’s “Norma” with Yolanda Auyanet in the title role. The cast will also include Dmytro Popov, Alexandros Stavrakakis, and Stepanka Pucalkova.
Performance Dates: Oct. 2-31, 2021
Ivan Repušić conducts a new production of Verdi’s “Don Carlo” by Vera Nemirova. The cast will be led by Vitalij Kowaljow, Riccardo Massi, Andrei Bondarenko, Alexandros Stavrakakis, Hibla Gerzmava, and Anna Smirnova.
Performance Dates: Oct. 22-Nov. 7, 2021
Emily D’Angelo and Elena Maximova star in Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Maxim Mironov, Martin Mitterrutzner, Maurizio Muraro, Marco Filippo Romano, Andrey Zhilikhovsky, Pietro Spagnoli, and Georg Zeppenfeld. The production will be directed by Damiano Michieletto and conducted by Alessandro De Marchi.
Performance Dates: Nov. 6-Dec. 19, 2021
Performance Dates: Jan. 22-Feb. 9, 2022
Katharina Thalbach directs a new production of Verdi’s “Aida” with Krassimira Stoyanova and María José Siri alternating the role. Christian Thielemann and Omer Meir Wellber conduct a cast that also includes Oksana Volkova, Anna Smirnova, Francesco Meli, Jorge de Léon, Georg Zeppenfeld, Vitalij Kowaljow, Quinn Kelsey, and Ambrogio Maestri.
Performance Dates: March 5-July 9, 2022
Kristine Opolais brings her signature Cio-Cio San to a new production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” directed by Amon Miyamoto. Omer Meir Ellber and Gaetano d’Espinosa conduct and Christa Mayer, Michal Doron, Freddie De Tommaso, and Adrian Timpau round out the cast.
Performance Dates: April 2-May 5, 2022
Dvořák’s “Rusalka” will be directed by Christof Loy with Pavel Černoch as the Prince, Elena Guseva as the Foreign Princess, Olesya Golovneva as Rusalka, Alexandros Stavrakakis as Vodník, and Christa Mayer as Ježibaba. Joana Mallwitz conducts.
Performance Dates: May 7-June 11, 2022
Markus Marquardt, Joseph Dennis, Alexandros Stavrakakis, Katerina von Bennigsen, Aaron Pegram, and Martin-Jan Nijhof lead Shostakovich’s “The Nose” with Peter Konwitschny directing and Petr Popelka conducting.
Performance Dates: July 2-13, 2022
Chamber Opera
Performance Dates: Jan. 14-22, 2022
Performance Dates: April 8-24, 2022
Jung Oper Premiere
Moultaka’s “Drei Fiese Miese Kerle” will be directed by Annika Nitsch and star Christiane Hossfeld, Sarah Alexandra Hudarew, Doğukan Kuran, and Daniel Pastewski. Ilya Ram conducts.
Performance Dates: Oct. 15-26, 2021
Elisabeth Dopheide and Franz Xaver Schlecht star in “Weisse Rose” with Johannes Wulff-Woesten conducting and Stephan Grögler directing.
Performance Dates: March 11-20, 2022
Revivals
Performance Dates: June 10-July 15, 2022
“Cavalleria Rusticana” and “Pagliacci” will be performed in a double bill. Sonia Ganassi, Teodor Ilincăi, and Markus Marquardt star in Mascagni’s work while Gregory Kunde, Hrachuhí Bassénz, Markus Marquardt, and Sebastian Wartig star in Leoncavallo’s opera. Ivan Repušić conducts.
Performance Date: Nov. 17-29, 2021
Heidi Stober, Cecilia Molinari, Katerina von Bennigsen, Ioan Hotea, Mario Cassi, and Omar Montanari lead the ensemble of Mozart’s “
Performance Date: March 24-April 17, 2022
Eötvös’s “” will star Mariya Taniguchi, Karina Repova, James Park, and Doğukan Kuran. Marie Jacquot conducts.
Performance Date: June 22-July 3, 2022
Sebastian Wartig, Sabine Brohm, Joseph Dennis, Nikola Hillebrand, Georg Zeppenfeld, and Katerina von Bennigsen star in Lortzing’s “Der Wildschütz” with Johannes Fritzsch conducting.
Performance Dates: May 27-June 12, 2022
Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” returns to the stage in time for the holiday season. The production will star Jürgen Müller, Hrachuhí Bassénz, Mert Süngü, Christa Mayer, Nikola Hillebrand, and Sebastian Wartig with John Fiore conducting.
Performance Dates: Dec. 27, 2021-Jan. 21, 2022
Klaus Florian Vogt, Camilla Nylund, and Matthias Goerne headline Korngold’s “Die Tote Stadt” with Thomas Guggeis leading in the pit.
Performance Dates: Dec. 14, 2021-Jan. 4, 2022
Smetana’s “Hrachuhí Bassénz, Thomas Blondelle, Tilmann Rönnebeck, Simeon Esper, Matthias Henneberg, and Sabine Brohm.
Performance Date: May 9-22, 2022
Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” will star Georg Zeppenfeld, Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Tilmann Rönnebeck, Julia Sitkovetsky, Maria Perlt, Christina Poulitsi, Rocío Pérez, Mariya Taniguchi, Sophie Karthäuser, Elbenita Kajtazi, Tuuli Takala, Beomjin Kim, Sebastian Kohlhep, Martin Mitterrutzner, Joseph Dennis, Mauro Peter, Christoph Pohl, Sebastian Wartig, Bernhard Hansky, Julia Muzychenko, and Katerina von Bennigsen. Michael Balke, Jonathan Darlington, Michele Gamba, Christoph Gedschold, and Gábor Káli conduct.
Performance Dates: Sept. 11, 2021-June 8, 2022
Mozart’s “
Peter Mattei brings his signature “Don Giovanni” in Mozart’s masterpiece. He will be joined by Alexandros Stavrakakis, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Tuuli Takala, Benjamin Hulett, Aga Mikolaj, Markus Marquardt, Erwin Schrott, Martin-Jan Nijhof, and Anke Vondung with Omer Meir Wellber conducting.
Performance Date: Feb. 27-April 15, 2022
Doris Soffel, Lise Lindstrom, Allison Oakes, Jürgen Müller, and Markus Marquardt stars in Strauss’ “Elektra“ with Christoph Gedschold conducting.
Performance Date: April 30-May 13, 2022
Johannes Wulff-Woesten and Srba Dinić conduct Humperdink’s “Handel and Gretel” with Jelena Kordić, Stepanka Pucalkova, Mariya Taniguchi, Nikola Hillebrand, Matthias Henneberg, Markus Marquardt, Christa Mayer, Sabine Brohm, Iris Vermillion, and Evelyn Herlitzius.
Performance Date: April 30-May 13, 2022
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Hrachuhí Bassénz, Maria Teresa Leva, and Elbenita Kajtazi sing the role of Mimi in Puccini’s “La Bohème” with Nikola Hillebrand, Julia Muzychenko, and Elena Gorshunova as Musetta, Najmiddin Mavlyanov, Liparit Avetisyan, and Dmytro Popov as Rodolfo, Bogdan Baciu, Sebastian Wartig, and Christoph Pohl as Marcello. John Fiore, Jonathan Darlington, Antonello Allemandi, and Stefano Ranzani
Performance Date: Nov. 13, 2021-April 23, 2022
Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will star Christoph Pohl, Peter Mattei, Miah Persson, Julia Kleiter, Elena Gorshunova, Hila Baggio, Katerina von Bennigsen, Lawson Anderson, Erwin Schrott, Martin-Jan Nijhof, Jana Kurucová, and Stepanka Pucalkova. Gaetano d’Espinosa and Omer Meir Wellber conducts.
Performance Date: Sept. 2-June 2, 2022
Stephen Gould leads Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” with Georg Zeppenfeld, Michael Volle, Joseph Dennis, Alexandros Stavrakakis, Malin Byström, and Elena Zhidkova. Marc Albrecht conducts.
Performance Date: Jan. 8-Feb. 20, 2022
Saioa Hernández, Elena Stikhina, Angela Gheorghiu, Elena Guseva, and Maria Agresta share the role of Puccini’s “Tosca” with Tomislav Mužek, Dmytro Popov, Stefano la Colla, Andrea Carè, Andrzej Dobber, Markus Marquardt, and Alexey Markov. Stefano Ranzani and Domingo Hindoyan conducts.
Performance Dates: Oct. 8, 2021-June 24, 2022
Jung Oper
Performance Dates: Sept. 8-19, 2021
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