(© Concerts Pamplona/Jakob Tillmann) Theater Dortmund will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a new opera adapted from Wim Wenders’ film “Wings of Desire.” The opera will feature music by Elena Kats-Chernin and a libretto by Martin G. Berger. Wenders will direct the production with Rolando Villazón in a leading role. The opera will be performed during the 2027-28 season and will {…}
Theater Dortmund has announced its 2026-27 season. Premieres Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay’s “Rebecca” will star Antonia Kalinowski, Mark Seibert, Jan Ammann, Bettina Mönch, David Jakobs, Andreas Schneider, Amani Robinson, Alexandra Farkic, Max Lochmüller, Markus Schneider, Andreas Schneider, and Martin Planz. Carlos Vázquez conducts Gil Mehmert’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 2026-April 10, 2027 Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” will be performed in {…}
Theater Dortmund has announced its 2025-26 season. Premieres Jordan de Souza conducts Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be showcased in a new production by Vincent Boussard. Mandla Mndebele, Anna Sohn, Sooyeon Lee, Ks. Morgan Moody, Denis Velev, Maayan Licht, and Samuel Mariño star. Premiere Date: Sept. 21, 2025 & Nov. 22, 2025 Mandla Mndebele, Daegyun Jeong, Yeeun Yeo, Sooyeon Lee, and {…}
The Theater Dortmund has announced its 2024-25 season. Premieres Verdi’s “La Traviata” will get a new production by Vincent Boussard and Will Humburg will conduct. The opera will star Anna Sohn, Sooyeon Lee, Jessica Nuccio, Andrea Caré, Sungho Kim, and Mandla Mndebele. Performance Dates: Sept. 15, 2024-Jan 3, 2025 Gil Mehmert directs a new production of “Sweeney Todd” with Ks. {…}
The Theater Dortmund has a cast change for its production of “La Bohème.” The company said, “Due to illness, Jonathan Tetelman has to miss his appearance as Rodolfo in ‘La Bohème’ on Sunday, Dec. 10th. at the Dortmund Opera, as already on Dec. 7th. at the Vienna Symphony Orchestra’s Advent concert.” The company noted, “Fortunately, a replacement date could be {…}
The Theater Dortmund has announced its 2023-24 season featuring new productions and concerts. Premieres Sergey Romanovsky, Sungho Kim, Jonathan Tetelman, Anna Sohn, and Zhala Ismailova lead a new production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The cast also includes Rinnat Moriah, Sooyeon Lee, Mandla Mndebele, Daegyun Jeong, Morgan Moody, Daegyun Jeong, and Denis Velev. Gabriel Feltz conducts the production by Gil Mehmert. {…}
The Theater Dortmund has delayed the premiere of “The Merry Widow.” The company, which was forced to postpone the production by a week, noted that the delay was due to high COVID rates. As a result, the new production will now open on Jan. 29 instead of its originally planned Jan. 22 date. The new production is set to be {…}
(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 {…}
(Credit: Mat Ninat Studio) Mezzo-soprano Marie Karall has gained recognition throughout the past years for her “distinguishable dark colors” and for her “highly dramatic tone and emotional involvement.” The French mezzo has steadily raised her profile throughout the world performing at major theaters as the Chorégies d’Orange, Bordeaux National Opera, Montpellier National Opera, Avignon Opera, and the Théâtre des Champs {…}
The Theater Dortmund in Germany has announced its 2020-21 season featuring a number of premieres from modern masterpieces to classics repertory staples. Premieres Bizet’s “Carmen“ gets a new production by Nikolaus Habjan with Montonori Kobayashi conducting. The production is set to star Marie Karall and Maria Boiko in the title role, James Lee and Young Woo Kim as Don Jose, {…}