Oper Graz has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the productions and concerts. 

Opera

Offenbach’s “Les Contes d’Hoffmann“ will star Matthias Koziorowski, Anna Brull, Andżelika Wiśniewska, Tetiana Zhuravel, Tetiana Miyus , Sieglinde Feldhofer, Mareike Jankowski, and Petr Sokolov.

Performance Date: Sept. 30, 2023-Jan. 6, 2024

Tobias Ribitzki directs Kurt Weill’s “Tom Sawyer” with Tom Schimon, Michael Heller, Euiyoung Peter Oh, Corina Koller, Andżelika Wiśniewska, Michael Großschädl, Mareike Jankowski, Martin Fournier, Wilfried Zelinka, Ekaterina Solunya, and Ivan Oreščanin.

Performance Dates: Nov. 3, 2023-June 25, 2024

Vassilis Christopoulos conducts Verdi’s “Macbeth“ in a production by Kateryna Sokolov. The cast includes Mikołaj Zalasiński, Daeho Kim, Wilfried Zelinka, Dshamilja Kaiser, and Mario Lerchenberger.

Performance Dates: Nov. 25, 2023-March 17, 2024

George Gershwin’s “Crazy For You” will star Dennis Hupka, Katia Bischoff, Cusch Jung, Corina Koller, Euiyoung Peter Oh, Daniel Doujenis, Markus Murke, Gyrdir Viktorsson, Christian Scherler, and Hana Batinić. Marius Burkert conducts the production by Cusch Jung.

Performance Dates: Dec. 16, 2023-May 15, 2024

Peter Eötvös’ “Schlaflos” will star Tetiana Miyus, Mario Lerchenberger, Mareike Jankowski, Anna Brull, Iris Vermillion, Tetiana Zhuravel, Neven Crnić, Daeho Kim, and Martin Fournier. Vassilis Christopoulos conducts the production by Philipp M. Krenn.

Performance Dates: Jan. 13-March 10, 2024

Anton Foerster’ s“Die Nachtigall von Gorenska” will be conducted by Marko Hribernik and directed by Janusz Kica. The production will star Mareike Jankowski, Sieglinde Feldhofer, Corina Koller, Roman Pichler, Markus Butter, Neven Crnić, Ekaterina Solunya, Wilfried Zelinka, Martin Fournier, Ivan Oreščanin, Neven Crnić, and Daeho Kim.

Performance Dates: Feb. 10-May 2 2024

Sieglinde Feldhofer, Corina Koller, Matthias Koziorowski, Ferry Öllinger, Ildikó Raimondi, Ivan Oreščanin, and Janós Mischuretz star in Robert Stolz’s “Venus in Seide.” Marius Burkert conducts the production by Dirk Schmeding.

Performance Dates: March 16-June 26, 2024

Emmerich Kálmán’s “Marinka” will be conducted by Koen Schoots and will star Matthias Koziorowski, Ruth Brauer-Kvam, Peter Bording, and Anna Brull.

Performance Dates: March 21 & April 6, 2024

Jean-Baptiste Lully and Moliere’s “Der Bürger als Edelmann” will be conducted by Konrad Junghänel and directed by Matthias Ripper. Anna Brull, Markus Butter, Franz Gürtelschmied, Sebastian Monti, and Euiyoung Peter Oh star.

Performance Dates: March 27-June 28, 2024

Christian Thausing directs “Krieg. Stell dir vor, er wäre hier” by Marius Felix Lange.

Performance Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 17, 2023

“Der Kirschenrummel” which is set to include by Jacques Offenbach, Edmund Eysler, and Hanns Eisler.

Performance Date: May/June 2024

Der Berggeist vom Schöckl will feature music by Christoph Breidler and Susanne F. Wolf.

Performance Dates: May 2024

Concerts 

Tetiana Miyus and Mareike Jankowski perform French music by Hector Berlioz, Jacques Offenbach, Charles Gounod, Georges Bizet, Camille Saint-Saëns and Claude Debussy. Vassilis Christopoulos conducts.

Performance Date: Jan. 1, 2024

Vassilis Christopoulos conducts La Divina Commedia concert.

Performance Date: April 5, 2024

Anna Brull performs in a program of music by Berlioz, Boulanger, and Beethoven. Vassilis Christopoulos conducts.

Performance Date: June 29, 2024