(Credit:© Liliya Namisnyk) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has named Vitali Alekseenok its new chief conductor. The 32-year-old conductor from Belarus will take the position starting 2024-25 succeeding General Music Director Axel Kober, did not renew his contract with the Deutsche Oper Rhein after 15 seasons. Alekseenok conducted at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein for the first time about a {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2023-24 season. Premieres The first new production of the season will be Wagner’s “Parsifal” with Daniel Frank and Michael Weinius sharing the title role. They are joined by Bogdan Baciu, Luke Stoker, Hans-Peter König, Joachim Goltz, and Sarah Ferede. Axel Kober conducts the production by Michael Thalheimer. Performance Dates: Sept. 17, 2023-April 7, {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf has announced a cast change for its new production of “Herodiade.” The company said that french tenor Sebastien Gueze will perform the role of Jean. Gueze has performed at the Athens Opera, Teatro La Fenice, La Monnaie, Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia di {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2022-23 season. New Productions Michael Thalheimer directs Verdi’s “Macbeth.” Stephen Blunier conducts a cast starring Hrolfur Saemundsson, Ewa Plonka, Bogdan Talos, Ovidiu Purcel, and David Fischer, among others. Performance Dates: June 12 – Sept. 18, 2022 Vasily Barkhatov directs “Der Fliegende Holländer” with Patrick Long conducting. The opera stars Gabriela Scherer, James Rutherford, {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced that Harry Ogg will be its new Kapellmeister. Ogg will kick off his tenure during the 2022-23 season and will hold the post for two seasons. Among the operas that he will conduct with the company this season are “Die Tote Stadt,” “Tosca,” “Don Giovanni,” “Hänsel und Gretel,” and “Die Zauberflöte.” He has {…}
Susanne Moser was named the new chair of the Operkonferenz last weekend. Moser, who is the co-artistic director and managing director of the Komische Oper Berlin, will take over for Bernd Loebe of the Frankfurt Opera, who held the position since 2010. “I am very pleased about the election to chair the German-speaking Opera Conference and thank you for your {…}
(Credit: Per Appelgren) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has canceled the premiere of its new production of “Andrea Chenier” due to the war in Ukraine. The company released a statement that said, “Against the background of the war in Ukraine, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein is canceling the premiere of Umberto Giordano’s opera ‘Andrea Chénier’ planned for May 14, 2022 {…}
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has delayed the opening of “Orpheus in der Unterwelt.” The company noted that “as a result of further corona infections in the ensemble, the premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s operetta ‘Orpheus in der Unterwelt’ will now take place on Feb. 26.” This marks the second delay for the production as it was originally slated to open {…}
(Credit: Jens Wegener) The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate. Opera Premieres Dorottya Láng and Bogdan Taloş star in Demis Volpi’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” with Axel Kober conducting. Performance dates: Sep. 10 – Oct. 2, 2021 Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera “MaselTov!” spotlights Lavinia Dames, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Sylvia Hamvasi, {…}
(Credit: Sandra Then) The Deutsche Oper Am Rhein has announced that it will present three acts of Wagner‘s “Tristan und Isolde” on three consecutive nights between July 2 and 4, 2021 at the Opernhaus Düsseldorf. The opera will star Sarah Ferede as Brangäne, Hans-Peter König in the role of König Marke, Richard Šveda as Kurwenal, Dmitri Vargin as Melot, and {…}
(Credit: Studioline Photography / Xavier Sabata official website / Ascolta Artists official website) The Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España has announced that it will perform a version of Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” for two pianos and the percussion on Feb. 12-14, 2021. The showcase will be presented by the Coro Nacional, and the percussion section of the Orquesta Nacional {…}
