The Nationaltheater Mannheim has appointed Alistair Lilley as its chorus director. Lilley is expected to begin this role in the summer. He will succeed Dani Juris, who will be going to the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin. Currently the choir director at the Theater Regensburg, Lilley studied piano, organ, and conducting at the Royal College of Music and the {…}
The Nationaltheater Mannheim has extended the contract of its Intendant Albrecht Pulhmann until 2028. Puhlmann started his tenure with the company in 2016-17, taking over for Klaus-Peter Kehr. During Puhlmann’s tenure, there has been an emphasis on early operatic works as well as new operas. He was previously extended in 2019 with his current contract set to expire in 2024. {…}
The Nationaltheater Mannheim has appointed a new Music Director. The company announced that Roberto Rizzi Brignoli will succeed Alexander Soddy as Generalmusikdirektor starting in the 2023-24 season. Brignoli is the Music Director of the Teatro Municipal de Santiago de Chile and the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra and is considered one of the great conductors in the Italian repertoire. He has conducted {…}
The Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director. The company noted that Tilmann Pröllochs will take over the position from the 2022-23 season. In his new position, Pröllochs will oversee the overall economic state and management of the interdisciplinary areas and departments of the theatre and he will also be in charge of the general refurbishment {…}
(Credit: Wolfgang Runkel) (UPDATE: While the following theaters are not performing for live audiences, they are streaming live concerts from various platforms. For more information, check out our streaming section of OperaWire.com) The Oper Frankfurt and Staatsoper Stuttgart have announced that they will extend the closure until at least June 2021 due to the worsening epidemiological situation in Germany. Meanwhile, {…}
(Credit: Sven Helge Czichy) The Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden has announced the extension of its shutdown until at least May 1, 2021. “On March 8 we were allowed to resume with rehearsals, but the resumption of performances depends on many factors. We can say that it will be a while before the curtain rises again,” said the opera house in the {…}
(Credit: Oper Köln official website) Two major German opera houses, Nationaltheater Mannheim and Oper Köln have extended their closures until at least May 1, 2021. Both opera houses stated that the decision comes on the heels of a rapidly worsening epidemiological situation. The German federal government and Prime Ministers of German federal states have agreed to extend the lockdown in {…}
(Credit: Mannheim.de) The Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced that it will remain shut down until at least March 31, 2021. Per a statement on the company’s website, after the decision of the federal and state governments to both extend and tighten the lockdown, the city of Mannheim and the Nationaltheater Mannheim agreed to suspend all performances until March 31, 2021. Additionally, {…}
(Credit: Mannheim.de / Theater Dortmund official website) Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced that it will shut down until the end of January 2021. “After the federal and state governments decided to extend the lockdown to January 10, 2021, the city of Mannheim and the Mannheim National Theater have agreed to cease performances until January 31, 2021,” says the statement on the {…}
The Nationaltheater Mannheim has announced its 2019-20 seasons, which includes nine production premieres and 15 revivals. Premieres The season opens with Britten’s “Peter Grimes,” which will be directed by Markus Dietz and conducted by Alexander Soddy. Roy Cornelius stars in the title role with Astrid Kessler as Ellen Orford. Performance Dates: Nov. 11, 2019 – March 15, 2020 Jelena Kordic {…}