(Credit: Susanne Diesner) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has appointed German-American conductor Evan Rogister to be its General Music Director, effective from the 2027-28 season. He will assume the position simultaneously with Ina Karr, the new Artistic Director. Rogister has conducted at the Metropolitan Opera, The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opernhaus Zürich, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Glyndebourne {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres Zemlinsky’s “Der Kreidekreis” will be conducted by Hendrik Vestmann and directed by David Bösch. The cast includes Lavinia Dames, Katarzyna Kuncio, Maria Gulik, Richard Šveda, Riccardo Romeo, Cornel Frey, Joachim Goltz, Marcel Brunner, Sarah Ferede, Jorge Espino, Romana Noack, and Mathilde Guedj. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 22, 2026 Wagner’s “Die Meisterisnger von Nurnberg” {…}
(Photo: Jochen Quast) Deutsche Oper am Rhein prides itself on having the largest permanent ensemble of soloists in the world. This is no exaggeration: the German opera house is renowned for maintaining one of the most substantial fixed ensembles internationally, with approximately 47 singers under permanent contract –excluding the chorus and its collaborations with two orchestras – thus covering the {…}
(Photos: Hans Joerg Michel & Andreas Etter) To think of “Turandot,” Giacomo Puccini’s swan song, inevitably means evoking the Orient – and more specifically China – not only because of its plot, but above all because of its sonic universe. The premise of the production under review is particularly intriguing precisely because it arises from the encounter between East and West. {…}
(Photo: Andreas Etter) In 1968, as Buenos Aires was going through a difficult political and social period, Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer brought to life a work destined to defy any clear definition: “María de Buenos Aires.” It is neither a lyric opera in the traditional sense nor a simple tango show; rather, as its own creators defined it, it {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced Albert Horne as the new chorus master. Horne will begin in his new position during the 2025-26 season and will succeed Gerhard Michalski. Horne has been Chorus Master & Conductor at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in Germany since 2014. He holds a Master’s Degree in Music from the Guildhall School of Music and {…}
Ina Karr has been named the new General Director of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. The news was announced by the state capital of Düsseldorf, the city of Duisburg, and the Friends of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein following prior consultation with the Supervisory Board. Karr will start in her position during the 2027-28 season for an initial period of {…}
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 Antonino Fogliani conducts Donizetti’s “Prima La Mamma” {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced a cast change for its March 14, 2025 performance of “La Traviata.” The company said that Maria Novella Malfatti will sing the role of Violetta replacing Adela Zaharia, who is ill. The company also noted that Ioan Hotea will sing the role of Alfredo replacing Alexey Neklyudov. Malfatti took to social media and {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced a cast change for the March 2, 2025 performance of “La Traviata.” The company said that Luiza Fatyol will sing the role of Violetta replacing Adela Zaharia who is ill. Zaharia also took to social media and said, “Bad News…I sang the Traviata performance yesterday sick- not everyone could notice (thank heavens for {…}
(Credit: © Susanne Diesner) Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s General Director Christoph Meyer has resigned from his position effective March 30, 2025. Following 15 seasons, Mayer said, “I have decided to take this step after much careful consideration and with a heavy heart. However, after medical consultation, my health unfortunately does not allow me to continue to lead Deutsche Oper am {…}