Chelsea Lehnea, Atalla Ayan, Nicole Chevalier, Marigona Qerkezi, Natasha Te Rupe-Wilson, Alexei Botnarciuc & Diana Haller Staatsoper Stuttgart’s 2026-27 Season

The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres Chelsea Lehnea, Kai Kluge, Johannes Kammler, and Adam Palka star in Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Andriy Yurkevych conducts the production by Katie Mitchell. Performance Dates: Oct. 3-Nov. 1, 2026 Nicholas Carter conducts a new production of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.” Ulrike Schwab directs the production with Goran Jurić, Moritz Kallenberg, Rosie Aldridge, {…}

Feb 9, 2026

Staatsoper Stuttgart 2025-26 Review: Don Giovanni

(Credit: Martin Sigmund) While the midsize southwestern German city of Stuttgart is not an international operatic centre like Berlin or Munich, it’s nonetheless important to opera’s history. It witnessed the world premieres of three major works: Strauss’s “Ariadne auf Naxos“ (1912); Zemlinsky’s “A Florentine Tragedy” (1917); and Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten” (1984), in addition to several operas by Carl Orff and {…}

Nov 4, 2025

‘The Cunning Little Vixen’ to Be Presented at Staatsoper Stuttgart for the First Time

Leoš Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” is set to be performed at the Staatsoper Stuttgart for the first time. The opera will be staged by Stephan Kimmig and will premiere on Nov. 9, 2025. The new production by Kimmig will center on the confrontation between nature and civilization. French conductor Ariane Matiakh will conduct the Staatsorchester Stuttgart with a cast {…}

Jul 22, 2025

Atalla Ayan, Michael Volle, Franz Hawlata, Evelyn Herlitzius, Claudia Muschio & Anna Princeva Lead Staatsoper Stuttgart’s 2025-26 Season

The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Sebastian Schwab conducts “I Did it My Way” by Nina Simone and Frank Sinatra. Ivo van Hove directs a cast that includes Lars Eidinger and Larissa Sirah Herden. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-28, 2025 Janáček’s “The Cunning Little Vixen” will get a new production by Stephan Kimmig. Ariane Matiakh conducts a cast {…}

Jun 23, 2025

Staatsoper Stuttgart Artistic Director Honors Beate Ritter

Following the passing of 41-year-old soprano Beate Ritter, Staatsoper Stuttgart Artistic Director Viktor Schoner has released a statement about the soprano and her ensemble work with the company from 2018 to 2024. He said, “The Queen of the Night in Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’ was her signature role. She portrayed it in over 150 performances in a wide variety of productions {…}

Jan 25, 2025

Staatsoper Stuttgart Announces Cast Change for ‘Tosca’

UPDATE: Ewa Vesin will replace Olga Busuioc in the title role. Vesin performed last Friday and will also take on the role again on Monday, January 27. The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced a cast change for its Jan. 27 performance of “Tosca.” The company said that Dmytro Popov will sing the role of Cavaradossi, replacing an ill Atalla Ayan. Ayan previously {…}

Jan 24, 2025

Stattsoper Stuttgart to Present Prokofiev’s ‘Der Spieler’

Staatsoper Stuttgart is set to present Sergei Prokofiev’s “Der Spieler” based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel of the same name. Nicholas Carter, designated General Music Director of the company will conduct the production by Axel Ranisch, which will premiere on Feb. 2, 2025. This will mark the third time that Ranisch directs in Stuttgart, following his productions of “Die Liebe zu {…}

Dec 30, 2024

OperaWire’s 10 Operas to See in the 2025 Spring/Winter Season

The year is at an end. But a new year brings new opera experiences and here at OperaWire, we are pumped for the potential of numerous performances. Here are the 10 productions we are most excited for in the first half of the 2025, in alphabetical order (and each company is limited to a single production on the list). Die {…}

Nov 14, 2024

Staatsoper Stuttgart Renovation May Exceed Original Budget

The Staatsoper Stuttgart’s renovation is set to be more expensive than originally planned. According to the SWR, the planned renovation could cost between 1.5 and 2 billion euros and will have been higher than the original estimate of a billion euros. Additionally, the renovation is expected to be completed in 2044, four years after the planned finish. While the new numbers {…}

Nov 10, 2024

Nicholas Carter Named General Music Director at Staatsoper Stuttgart

(Photo credit: Admill Kuyler) Beginning in Autumn 2026, Australian conductor Nicholas Carter will become General Music Director of Staatsoper Stuttgart and Staatsorchester Stuttgart. Carter is currently the Chief Conductor and Co-Opera Director of Bühnen Bern, a position he has held since 2021. Earlier this year, he conducted performances of “Das Rheingold” at Staatsoper Stuttgart and will take over the musical {…}

Oct 11, 2024

Explicit Sex Scenes & Sadist Depictions in ‘Sancta Susanna’ Leave 18 Audiences Seeking Medical Attention at Staatsoper Stuttgart

(Credit: Matthias Baus) (Warning: This article features descriptions of explicit content) The Staatsoper Stuttgart saw 18 audience members require medical treatment over the weekend following performances of “Sancta Susanna” in a production by Florentina Holzinger. According to the Guardian and TMZ, the production featured a live piercing, unsimulated sexual intercourse, and copious amounts of fake and real blood. The Daily {…}