Oper Leipzig has announced its 2026-27 season.

Opera

Premiere

Ivan Repušić and Yura Yang conduct a new production of Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” directed by Vasily Barkhatov. The cast will be led by Franz Xaver Schlecht and Mathias Hausmann with Kathrin Göring, Olena Tokar, Maya Gour, Gabrielė Kupšytė, Peter Dolinšek, and Yorck Felix Speer.

Performance Dates: Oct. 10, 2026-Feb. 7, 2027

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Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” will star Mathias Hausmann, Franz Xaver Schlecht, Athanasia Zöhrer, Olena Tokar, Samantha Gaul, Anastasiya Taratorkina, Sejong Chang, Peter Dolinšek, Gabrielė Kupšytė, and Maya Gour. Yura Yang conducts the production by Ilaria Lanzino.

Performance Dates: Nov. 29, 2026-May 27, 2027

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Ulrike Schneider, Almerija Delic, Olena Tokar, Heather Phillips, Einar Dagur Jónsson, Tuomas Pursio, Peter Dolinšek, Charlotte Quadt, and Erika Hammarberg star in Kaija Saariaho’s “Innocence.” Matthias Foremny conducts the production by Elisabeth Stöppler.

Performance Dates: March 6-May 8, 2027

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Lucio Gallo, Elbenita Kajtazi, Rodrigo Garull, Samantha Gaul, Doris Soffel, Ulrike Schneider, Tomislav Jukic, and Kathrin Göring highlight Puccini’s “Il Trittico.” Ivan Repušić conducts the new production by Vincent Boussard.

Performance Dates: April 17-June 19, 2027

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The company will perform “O Fortuna” featuring a ballet by Andreas Heise, “Pagliacci” by Ruggero Leoncavallo, and “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff.

The cast for “Pagliacci” will star Martin Muehle, Xavier Moreno, Solen Mainguené, Olena Tokar, Ljubomir Puskaric, Einar Dagur Jónsson, Tomislav Jukic, and Franz Xaver Schlecht. Orff’s oratorio will star Athanasia Zöhrer and Dan Karlström.

Performance Dates: May 15-July 4, 2027

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Marius Felix Lange’s “WAR. What if it were here?” will be conducted by Sebastian Camaño Saavedra and will be directed by Marlene Hahn.

Performance Dates: June 10-July 2, 2027

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Revivals 

Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” returns to the stage with Solen Mainguené, Martina Welschenbach, Ingela Brimberg, Ulrike Schneider, Jordan Shanahan, Egils Silins, Sejong Chang, Yorck Felix Speer, Tobias Kehrer, Randall Jakobsh, Brenden Gunnell, Dan Karlström, Tomislav Mužek, Kieran Carrel, and Einar Dagur Jónsson. Ivan Repušić, Yura Yang, and Christoph Gedschold alternate at the podium.

Performance Dates: Sep. 12, 2026-June 5, 2027

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Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” will be revived with a cast that includes Yorck Felix Speer, Peter Dolinšek, Randall Jakobsh, Matthias Stier, Andrei Danilov, Frieder Flesch, Tuomas Pursio, Mathias Hausmann, Ylva Stenberg, Regina Koncz,  Marie-Pierre Roy, and Franz Xaver Schlecht

Performance Dates: Sep. 13, 2026-May 16, 2027

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Natalya Romaniw headlines Puccini’s “Tosca” with Matteo Lippi, Ivan Gyngazov, Lucio Gallo, and Ivan Inverardi. Ivan Repušić conducts.

Performance Dates: Sep. 20, 2026-April 11, 2027

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Athanasia Zöhrer, Luiza Fatyol, Matthias Stier, Franz Xaver Schlecht, and Mathias Hausmann star in Verdi’s “La Traviata” with Yura Yang, Christoph Gedschold, and Friedrich Praetorius.

Performance Dates: Sep. 25, 2026-May 2, 2027

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Ivan Repušić and Friedrich Praetorius conduct Puccini’s “La Boheme” with Solen Mainguené, Olena Tokar, Athanasia Zöhrer, Samantha Gaul, Evan LeRoy Johnson, Matthias Stier, Sungho Kim, and Franz Xaver Schlecht.

Performance Dates: Oct. 18-Dec 13, 2026

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Bizet’s “Carmen” will star Maya Gour, Irakli Kakhidze, Leonardo Caimi, Tuomas Pursio, Solen Mainguené, and Olena Tokar. Matthias Foremny and Friedrich Praetorius conduct.

Performance Dates: Jan. 9-June 6, 2027

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Hulkar Sabirova, Maya Gour, Aluda Todua, Liang Li, and Matthias Stier star in Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Yura Yang conducts.

Performance Dates: Jan. 16-Feb. 26, 2027

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Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” will be revived with Alyona Rostovskaya, Gabrielė Kupšytė, Tuomas Pursio, Sejong Chang, Samantha Gaul, and Matthias Stier. Rubén Dubrovsky conducts.

Performance Dates: March 21-May 29, 2027

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Rossini’s “Il viaggio a Reims” will be revived.

Performance Date: March 27, 2027-TBD

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Ulrike Schneider, Jennifer Holloway, Maya Gour, Brenden Gunnell, Jordan Shanahan, and Matthias Stier will star in Strauss’ “Salome.” Ivan Repušić conducts.

Performance Date: May 1, 2027

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Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” will star Catherine Foster, Annika Schlicht, Daniel Johansson, Andreas Schager, Yorck Felix Speer, Mathias Hausmann, Einar Dagur Jónsson, and Annika Schlicht. Ivan Repušić conducts.

Performance Date: May 22-June 27, 2027

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Franz Xaver Schlecht, Randall Jakobsh , Yorck Felix Speer, Athanasia Zöhrer, Tomislav Jukic, Sejong Chang, Peter Dolinšek, and Samantha Gaul star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” Yura Yang conducts.

Performance Date: May 28-June 25, 2027

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Operetta/Musical 

New Productions 

Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” will star Friederike Meinke, Mirjam Neururer, Da-yung Cho, Milko Milev, Michael Raschle, and Andreas Rainer. Tobias Engeli conduct the production by André Kaczmarczyk.

Performance Dates: March 20-July 6, 2027

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Offenbach’s “La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein” will star Da-yung Cho, Michael Raschle, Milko Milev, and Andreas Rainer. Michael Nündel conducts the production by Philipp Moschitz.

Performance Dates: June 5-July 11, 2027

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Revivals

Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” will star Jeffery Krueger, Friederike Meinke, Andreas Rainer, Mirjam Neururer, and Thomas Pigor. Michael Nündel conducts.

Performance Dates: Oct. 23-Dec. 31, 2026

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Kalman’s “Csárdásfürstin” will star Friederike Meinke, Andreas Rainer, Da-yung Cho, and Milko Milev. Michael Nündel conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 11, 2026-Jan. 24, 2027

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Concerts

Friederike Meinke, Mirjam Neururer, Nora Lentner, Olivia Delauré, Sabine Töpfer, Milko Milev,  Andreas Rainer,  and Johann Zumbült perform in the gala concert.

Performance Dates: Oct. 3 & 4, 2026

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Friedrich Praetorius conducts the Silver concert.

Performance Date: Dec. 31, 2026

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Michael Nündel conducts the New year’s Concert.