Oper Wuppertal has appointed Yorgos Ziavras as its new Principal Conductor. The 35-year-old Greek-German conductor joins the house after a tenure at Theater Krefeld/Mönchengladbach. Ziavras opens his first season with the company on Nov. 29, 2025, leading Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” and during the 2025–26 season, he will conduct five additional premieres. Ziavras is the founder of ÉRMA Ensemble {…}
Oper Wuppertal has announced that it will extend General Music Director Patrick Hahn’s contract through 2026. The Austrian conductor took over the position during the 2021-22 season. Hahn is also the principal guest conductor of the Munich Radio Orchestra, becoming the first person to earn that title in the orchestra’s history. He is also the principal guest conductor and artistic {…}
Oper Wuppertal has announced that Rebekah Rota will be its new Intendant. She will take over the position starting in August 2023. The Deputy Director of Opera at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlruhe, Rota is a native Californian with a Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Michigan. She performed over 40 roles as a singer, appearing with such companies {…}
