(Credit: Staatsoper Stuttgart) Viktor Schoner will remain the Intendant of the Staatsoper Stuttgart until 2029. The administrative board of the Württemberg State Theaters unanimously welcomed the extension, and the new contract was signed on Dec. 22, 2022. Viktor Schoner has been the Intendant of the Staatsoper Stuttgart since the 2018-19 season. “With the decision to extend Viktor Schoner’s contract as {…}
(Credits: © Matthias Baus / © Chris Gloag / © Matthias Baus) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced that it will live stream Wagner’s opera “Das Rheingold” on Dec. 19, 2021 at 5:50 p. m. CET. The opera stars Goran Jurić as Wotan, Paweł Konik as Donner, Moritz Kallenberg as Froh, Matthias Klink as Loge, Leigh Melrose in the role of {…}
(Credit: © Matthias Baus) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced the upcoming premiere of Antonio Vivaldi’s oratorio “Juditha Triumphans.” The oratorio will star five mezzo-sopranos including Stine Marie Fischer as Holofernes, Diana Haller as Vagaus, Gaia Petrone as Abra, Alexandra Urquiola as Ozias, and Rachael Wilson in the title role. Benjamin Bayl conducts a production by Silvia Costa. Vivaldi’s oratorio hold {…}
The Staatsoper Stuttgart is set to premiere its new production of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” on Nov. 21, 2021. The opera will be conducted by Cornelius Meister in a new production by Stephan Kimmig. Goran Juric will star as Wotan with Pawel Konik as Donner and Moritz Kallenberg as Froh. Other cast members include Rachael Wilson and Esther Dierkes as Fricka {…}
On Nov. 1, Staatsoper Stuttgart will open a new production of Paul Dessau‘s “Condemnation of Lucullus.” The production will be staged by the theatrical collective Hauen und Stechen will star Gerhard Siegel in the title role of Lucullus. Legendary soprano Cheryl Studer will also star in the work as Tertullia alongside many of Staatsoper’s ensemble singers including Friedemann Röhlig, Alina Adamski, Torsten {…}
(Credit: Martin Sigmund) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Premieres Paul Dessau’s “Die Verurteilung des Lukullus” opens the season. The complex work stars Friedemann Röhlig, Alina Adamski, Torsten Hofmann, Elliott Carlton Hines, Maria Theresa Ullrich, Linsey Coppens, Philipp Nicklaus, Heinz Göhrig, Jasper Leever, Laia Vallés, Clare Tunney, {…}
Staatsoper Stuttgart is set to present Massenet’s “Werther” as the first opera with an audience since October last year. The production by Felix Rothenhäusler will be performed at Stuttgart’s historic opera house on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in front of an audience of up to 700 people and will star Arturo Chacón-Cuz in the title role and Rachael Wilson in {…}
(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: Marco Borggreve) On April 11, the Staatsoper Stuttgart will present “A day with Ariadne auf Naxos: In Search of Lost Closeness.” The interactive day will feature Cornelius Meister conducting Richard Strauss’ “Der Bürger als Edelmann” and “Ariadne auf Naxos” and a number of other interactive activities including interviews, a backstage tour, and a virtual foyer with artists and performers. {…}
(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: Staatsoper Stuttgart official website) The Staatsoper Stuttgart has announced that it will remain closed until at least May 1, 2021. The opera house stated that the decision was made by the Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts together with the two state theaters of the State of Baden-Württemberg. The resumption of performances in April does not seem feasible {…}