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February 14, 2025
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Fri, Feb 14, 2025, 19:00
Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Bernard Richter (Hoffmann), Amina Edris (Antonia), Amina Edris (Stella), Caroline Wettergreen (Olympia), Alessandra Di Giorgio (Giulietta), Angela Brower (La Muse), Angela Brower (Nicklausse), Joshua Bloom (Lindorf), Joshua Bloom (Coppélius), Joshua Bloom (Dr. Miracle), Joshua Bloom (Dapertutto), Andrew Dickinson (Andrès), Andrew Dickinson (Cochenille), Andrew Dickinson (Frantz), Andrew Dickinson (Pitichinaccio), Katja Pieweck (La Mère), Tigran Martirossian (Maître Luther), Tigran Martirossian (Crespel), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Nathanaël), Jürgen Sacher (Spalanzani), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wilhelm), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wolfram), William Desbiens (Le Capitaine des Sbirres), Nicholas Mogg (Schlémil), Nicholas Mogg (Hermann), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Opéra Fantastique in five acts Libretto by Jules Barbier Based on the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Edited by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck The poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women - Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta - he searches in vain for love for love and for himself. Will he draw the strength for art from his failure in life? art from his failures in life? Or will he fail in himself, even in alcohol? Like in a kaleidoscope, ever new constellations and shimmering colors constellations and shimmering colors German romanticism and French esprit. The composer died over the work without the first performance, which took place in a greatly greatly abridged form. Since then the performance history itself has been an exciting crime play, surprising discoveries have made Hoffmann's tales appear again and again in a new in a new and fascinating light. Musical direction: Kent Nagano Direction: Daniele Finzi Pasca Co-direction: Mellissa Vettore Stage design: Hugo Gargiulo Associate Set design: Matteo Verlicchi Costumes: Giovanna Buzzi Associate Costumes: Ambra Schumacher Lighting: Daniele Finzi Pasca, Marzio Picchetti Video: Roberto Vitalini Choreography: Maria Bonzanigo Dramaturgy: Savina Kationi, Ralf Waldschmidt Choire: Eberhard Friedrich
February 19, 2025
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 19:00
Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Bernard Richter (Hoffmann), Amina Edris (Antonia), Amina Edris (Stella), Caroline Wettergreen (Olympia), Alessandra Di Giorgio (Giulietta), Angela Brower (La Muse), Angela Brower (Nicklausse), Joshua Bloom (Lindorf), Joshua Bloom (Coppélius), Joshua Bloom (Dr. Miracle), Joshua Bloom (Dapertutto), Andrew Dickinson (Andrès), Andrew Dickinson (Cochenille), Andrew Dickinson (Frantz), Andrew Dickinson (Pitichinaccio), Katja Pieweck (La Mère), Tigran Martirossian (Maître Luther), Tigran Martirossian (Crespel), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Nathanaël), Jürgen Sacher (Spalanzani), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wilhelm), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wolfram), William Desbiens (Le Capitaine des Sbirres), Nicholas Mogg (Schlémil), Nicholas Mogg (Hermann), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Opéra Fantastique in five acts Libretto by Jules Barbier Based on the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Edited by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck The poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women - Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta - he searches in vain for love for love and for himself. Will he draw the strength for art from his failure in life? art from his failures in life? Or will he fail in himself, even in alcohol? Like in a kaleidoscope, ever new constellations and shimmering colors constellations and shimmering colors German romanticism and French esprit. The composer died over the work without the first performance, which took place in a greatly greatly abridged form. Since then the performance history itself has been an exciting crime play, surprising discoveries have made Hoffmann's tales appear again and again in a new in a new and fascinating light. Musical direction: Kent Nagano Direction: Daniele Finzi Pasca Co-direction: Mellissa Vettore Stage design: Hugo Gargiulo Associate Set design: Matteo Verlicchi Costumes: Giovanna Buzzi Associate Costumes: Ambra Schumacher Lighting: Daniele Finzi Pasca, Marzio Picchetti Video: Roberto Vitalini Choreography: Maria Bonzanigo Dramaturgy: Savina Kationi, Ralf Waldschmidt Choire: Eberhard Friedrich
February 25, 2025
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Eugene Onegin

Tue, Feb 25, 2025, 19:00
Ari Pelto (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Katja Pieweck (Larina), Sally Matthews (Tatjana), Kristina Stanek (Olga), Carole Wilson (Filipjewna), Christoph Pohl (Eugen Onegin), Bogdan Volkov (Wladimir Lenski), Alexander Roslavets (Fürst Gremin), Keith Klein (Ein Hauptmann), William Desbiens (Saretzki), Peter Galliard (Triquet), Chorsolist (Vorsänger), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Young Tatyana falls in love with Eugene Onegin, and confesses her love for him, against all convention. When he pretends that marriage is not for him, she weds Prince Gremin in haste. After many years, Tatyana and Onegin meet again, but their belated confession of mutual love cannot bring them back together. Director: Adolf Dresen Set Design: Karl-Ernst Herrmann Costume Design: Margit Bárdy Choreography: Rolf Warter Premiere: 11.02.1979
February 26, 2025
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Wed, Feb 26, 2025, 19:00
Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Bernard Richter (Hoffmann), Amina Edris (Antonia), Amina Edris (Stella), Caroline Wettergreen (Olympia), Alessandra Di Giorgio (Giulietta), Angela Brower (La Muse), Angela Brower (Nicklausse), Joshua Bloom (Lindorf), Joshua Bloom (Coppélius), Joshua Bloom (Dr. Miracle), Joshua Bloom (Dapertutto), Andrew Dickinson (Andrès), Andrew Dickinson (Cochenille), Andrew Dickinson (Frantz), Andrew Dickinson (Pitichinaccio), Katja Pieweck (La Mère), Tigran Martirossian (Maître Luther), Tigran Martirossian (Crespel), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Nathanaël), Jürgen Sacher (Spalanzani), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wilhelm), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wolfram), William Desbiens (Le Capitaine des Sbirres), Nicholas Mogg (Schlémil), Nicholas Mogg (Hermann), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Opéra Fantastique in five acts Libretto by Jules Barbier Based on the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Edited by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck The poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women - Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta - he searches in vain for love for love and for himself. Will he draw the strength for art from his failure in life? art from his failures in life? Or will he fail in himself, even in alcohol? Like in a kaleidoscope, ever new constellations and shimmering colors constellations and shimmering colors German romanticism and French esprit. The composer died over the work without the first performance, which took place in a greatly greatly abridged form. Since then the performance history itself has been an exciting crime play, surprising discoveries have made Hoffmann's tales appear again and again in a new in a new and fascinating light. Musical direction: Kent Nagano Direction: Daniele Finzi Pasca Co-direction: Mellissa Vettore Stage design: Hugo Gargiulo Associate Set design: Matteo Verlicchi Costumes: Giovanna Buzzi Associate Costumes: Ambra Schumacher Lighting: Daniele Finzi Pasca, Marzio Picchetti Video: Roberto Vitalini Choreography: Maria Bonzanigo Dramaturgy: Savina Kationi, Ralf Waldschmidt Choire: Eberhard Friedrich
February 28, 2025
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Eugene Onegin

Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 19:00
Ari Pelto (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Katja Pieweck (Larina), Sally Matthews (Tatjana), Kristina Stanek (Olga), Carole Wilson (Filipjewna), Christoph Pohl (Eugen Onegin), Bogdan Volkov (Wladimir Lenski), Alexander Roslavets (Fürst Gremin), Keith Klein (Ein Hauptmann), William Desbiens (Saretzki), Peter Galliard (Triquet), Chorsolist (Vorsänger), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Young Tatyana falls in love with Eugene Onegin, and confesses her love for him, against all convention. When he pretends that marriage is not for him, she weds Prince Gremin in haste. After many years, Tatyana and Onegin meet again, but their belated confession of mutual love cannot bring them back together. Director: Adolf Dresen Set Design: Karl-Ernst Herrmann Costume Design: Margit Bárdy Choreography: Rolf Warter Premiere: 11.02.1979
March 1, 2025
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Les Contes d'Hoffmann

Sat, Mar 1, 2025, 19:00
Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Bernard Richter (Hoffmann), Amina Edris (Antonia), Amina Edris (Stella), Caroline Wettergreen (Olympia), Alessandra Di Giorgio (Giulietta), Angela Brower (La Muse), Angela Brower (Nicklausse), Joshua Bloom (Lindorf), Joshua Bloom (Coppélius), Joshua Bloom (Dr. Miracle), Joshua Bloom (Dapertutto), Andrew Dickinson (Andrès), Andrew Dickinson (Cochenille), Andrew Dickinson (Frantz), Andrew Dickinson (Pitichinaccio), Katja Pieweck (La Mère), Tigran Martirossian (Maître Luther), Tigran Martirossian (Crespel), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Nathanaël), Jürgen Sacher (Spalanzani), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wilhelm), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Wolfram), William Desbiens (Le Capitaine des Sbirres), Nicholas Mogg (Schlémil), Nicholas Mogg (Hermann), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Opéra Fantastique in five acts Libretto by Jules Barbier Based on the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré Edited by Michael Kaye and Jean-Christophe Keck The poet E. T. A. Hoffmann as the protagonist of his own fantastic tales: In his encounter with three women - Olympia, Antonia, and Giulietta - he searches in vain for love for love and for himself. Will he draw the strength for art from his failure in life? art from his failures in life? Or will he fail in himself, even in alcohol? Like in a kaleidoscope, ever new constellations and shimmering colors constellations and shimmering colors German romanticism and French esprit. The composer died over the work without the first performance, which took place in a greatly greatly abridged form. Since then the performance history itself has been an exciting crime play, surprising discoveries have made Hoffmann's tales appear again and again in a new in a new and fascinating light. Musical direction: Kent Nagano Direction: Daniele Finzi Pasca Co-direction: Mellissa Vettore Stage design: Hugo Gargiulo Associate Set design: Matteo Verlicchi Costumes: Giovanna Buzzi Associate Costumes: Ambra Schumacher Lighting: Daniele Finzi Pasca, Marzio Picchetti Video: Roberto Vitalini Choreography: Maria Bonzanigo Dramaturgy: Savina Kationi, Ralf Waldschmidt Choire: Eberhard Friedrich
March 6, 2025
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Eugene Onegin

Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 19:00
Ari Pelto (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Katja Pieweck (Larina), Sally Matthews (Tatjana), Kristina Stanek (Olga), Carole Wilson (Filipjewna), Christoph Pohl (Eugen Onegin), Bogdan Volkov (Wladimir Lenski), Alexander Roslavets (Fürst Gremin), Keith Klein (Ein Hauptmann), William Desbiens (Saretzki), Peter Galliard (Triquet), Chorsolist (Vorsänger), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Young Tatyana falls in love with Eugene Onegin, and confesses her love for him, against all convention. When he pretends that marriage is not for him, she weds Prince Gremin in haste. After many years, Tatyana and Onegin meet again, but their belated confession of mutual love cannot bring them back together. Director: Adolf Dresen Set Design: Karl-Ernst Herrmann Costume Design: Margit Bárdy Choreography: Rolf Warter Premiere: 11.02.1979
March 8, 2025
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Don Pasquale

Sat, Mar 8, 2025, 19:30
Francesco Ivan Ciampa (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Roberto Frontali (Don Pasquale), Kartal Karagedik (Dottore Malatesta), Jack Swanson (Ernesto), Sydney Mancasola (Norina), Nicholas Mogg (Un Notario), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Don Pasquale, an older, wealthy man with a desire for a young, modest wife, meets the young couple Ernesto and Norina in Donizetti's opera. The only thing missing for their great love happiness is the blessing of money. Malatesta, a doctor friend, develops a cunning plan so that in the end the perfect intrigue emerges and Don Pasquale becomes the plaything of the young people. Production: David Bösch Stage design: Patrick Bannwart Costumes: Falko Herold Lighting: Bernd Gallasch Dramaturgy: Detlef Giese Chorus: Christian Günther Premiere on: 29.05.2022
March 9, 2025
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Eugene Onegin

Sun, Mar 9, 2025, 15:00
Ari Pelto (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Katja Pieweck (Larina), Sally Matthews (Tatjana), Kristina Stanek (Olga), Carole Wilson (Filipjewna), Christoph Pohl (Eugen Onegin), Bogdan Volkov (Wladimir Lenski), Alexander Roslavets (Fürst Gremin), Keith Klein (Ein Hauptmann), William Desbiens (Saretzki), Peter Galliard (Triquet), Chorsolist (Vorsänger), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Young Tatyana falls in love with Eugene Onegin, and confesses her love for him, against all convention. When he pretends that marriage is not for him, she weds Prince Gremin in haste. After many years, Tatyana and Onegin meet again, but their belated confession of mutual love cannot bring them back together. Director: Adolf Dresen Set Design: Karl-Ernst Herrmann Costume Design: Margit Bárdy Choreography: Rolf Warter Premiere: 11.02.1979
March 11, 2025
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Don Pasquale

Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 19:30
Francesco Ivan Ciampa (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Roberto Frontali (Don Pasquale), Kartal Karagedik (Dottore Malatesta), Jack Swanson (Ernesto), Sydney Mancasola (Norina), Nicholas Mogg (Un Notario), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Don Pasquale, an older, wealthy man with a desire for a young, modest wife, meets the young couple Ernesto and Norina in Donizetti's opera. The only thing missing for their great love happiness is the blessing of money. Malatesta, a doctor friend, develops a cunning plan so that in the end the perfect intrigue emerges and Don Pasquale becomes the plaything of the young people. Production: David Bösch Stage design: Patrick Bannwart Costumes: Falko Herold Lighting: Bernd Gallasch Dramaturgy: Detlef Giese Chorus: Christian Günther Premiere on: 29.05.2022
March 14, 2025
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Don Pasquale

Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 19:30
Francesco Ivan Ciampa (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Roberto Frontali (Don Pasquale), Kartal Karagedik (Dottore Malatesta), Jack Swanson (Ernesto), Sydney Mancasola (Norina), Nicholas Mogg (Un Notario), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Don Pasquale, an older, wealthy man with a desire for a young, modest wife, meets the young couple Ernesto and Norina in Donizetti's opera. The only thing missing for their great love happiness is the blessing of money. Malatesta, a doctor friend, develops a cunning plan so that in the end the perfect intrigue emerges and Don Pasquale becomes the plaything of the young people. Production: David Bösch Stage design: Patrick Bannwart Costumes: Falko Herold Lighting: Bernd Gallasch Dramaturgy: Detlef Giese Chorus: Christian Günther Premiere on: 29.05.2022
March 21, 2025
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La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West)

Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 19:30
Paolo Carignani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Anna Pirozzi (Minnie), Claudio Sgura (Jack Rance), Gregory Kunde (Dick Johnson), Andrew Dickinson (Nick), Han Kim (Ashby), Tigran Martirossian (Sonora), Paul Kaufmann (Trin), Nicholas Mogg (Sid), Charles Rice (Bello), Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya (Harry), N. N. (Joe), William Desbiens (Happy), Grzegorz Pelutis (Larkens), Mateusz Ługowski (Billy Jackrabbit), Aebh Kelly (Wowkle), David Minseok Kang (Jake Wallace), N. N. (José Castro), N. N. (Postillon), N. N. (Eine Stimme), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
California in 1850: hundreds of thousands have fallen for the gold rush – and some of them also for the barkeeper Minnie, at whose saloon various fortune seekers meet every evening. Among them is Sheriff Jack Rance. Minnie, however, falls in love with the stranger Dick Johnson. It soon turns out that Johnson is a wanted robber: the sheriff wants to see him hang and have Minnie to himself. A round of poker is to decide about Dick’s life: is there yet another trump up Minnie’s sleeve? Puccini certainly held a trump with his Fanciulla, and even considered the piece his best: after world hits such as La Bohème and Madama Butterfly he had reinvented himself with this “spaghetti western”. In La Fanciulla del West, he combined ragtime rhythms, allusions to gospel singing and the music of the native Americans with Italian melodiousness, resulting in a lushly orchestrated broadband sound. This did not fail to affect the audience at the first performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1910. And yet, compared to Puccini’s major hits, the piece languished in the shadows for a long time – until the musical gold diggers set out to reclaim it… Director: Vincent Boussard Set Designer: Vincent Lemaire Costume Designer: Christian Lacroix Lighting Designer: Guido Levi Premiere: 01.02.2015
March 26, 2025
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La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West)

Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 19:30
Paolo Carignani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Anna Pirozzi (Minnie), Claudio Sgura (Jack Rance), Gregory Kunde (Dick Johnson), Andrew Dickinson (Nick), Han Kim (Ashby), Tigran Martirossian (Sonora), Paul Kaufmann (Trin), Nicholas Mogg (Sid), Charles Rice (Bello), Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya (Harry), N. N. (Joe), William Desbiens (Happy), Grzegorz Pelutis (Larkens), Mateusz Ługowski (Billy Jackrabbit), Aebh Kelly (Wowkle), David Minseok Kang (Jake Wallace), N. N. (José Castro), N. N. (Postillon), N. N. (Eine Stimme), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
California in 1850: hundreds of thousands have fallen for the gold rush – and some of them also for the barkeeper Minnie, at whose saloon various fortune seekers meet every evening. Among them is Sheriff Jack Rance. Minnie, however, falls in love with the stranger Dick Johnson. It soon turns out that Johnson is a wanted robber: the sheriff wants to see him hang and have Minnie to himself. A round of poker is to decide about Dick’s life: is there yet another trump up Minnie’s sleeve? Puccini certainly held a trump with his Fanciulla, and even considered the piece his best: after world hits such as La Bohème and Madama Butterfly he had reinvented himself with this “spaghetti western”. In La Fanciulla del West, he combined ragtime rhythms, allusions to gospel singing and the music of the native Americans with Italian melodiousness, resulting in a lushly orchestrated broadband sound. This did not fail to affect the audience at the first performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1910. And yet, compared to Puccini’s major hits, the piece languished in the shadows for a long time – until the musical gold diggers set out to reclaim it… Director: Vincent Boussard Set Designer: Vincent Lemaire Costume Designer: Christian Lacroix Lighting Designer: Guido Levi Premiere: 01.02.2015
March 27, 2025
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Il trovatore

Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 19:30
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
March 29, 2025
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La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West)

Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 19:30
Paolo Carignani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Anna Pirozzi (Minnie), Claudio Sgura (Jack Rance), Gregory Kunde (Dick Johnson), Andrew Dickinson (Nick), Han Kim (Ashby), Tigran Martirossian (Sonora), Paul Kaufmann (Trin), Nicholas Mogg (Sid), Charles Rice (Bello), Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya (Harry), N. N. (Joe), William Desbiens (Happy), Grzegorz Pelutis (Larkens), Mateusz Ługowski (Billy Jackrabbit), Aebh Kelly (Wowkle), David Minseok Kang (Jake Wallace), N. N. (José Castro), N. N. (Postillon), N. N. (Eine Stimme), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
California in 1850: hundreds of thousands have fallen for the gold rush – and some of them also for the barkeeper Minnie, at whose saloon various fortune seekers meet every evening. Among them is Sheriff Jack Rance. Minnie, however, falls in love with the stranger Dick Johnson. It soon turns out that Johnson is a wanted robber: the sheriff wants to see him hang and have Minnie to himself. A round of poker is to decide about Dick’s life: is there yet another trump up Minnie’s sleeve? Puccini certainly held a trump with his Fanciulla, and even considered the piece his best: after world hits such as La Bohème and Madama Butterfly he had reinvented himself with this “spaghetti western”. In La Fanciulla del West, he combined ragtime rhythms, allusions to gospel singing and the music of the native Americans with Italian melodiousness, resulting in a lushly orchestrated broadband sound. This did not fail to affect the audience at the first performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1910. And yet, compared to Puccini’s major hits, the piece languished in the shadows for a long time – until the musical gold diggers set out to reclaim it… Director: Vincent Boussard Set Designer: Vincent Lemaire Costume Designer: Christian Lacroix Lighting Designer: Guido Levi Premiere: 01.02.2015
April 1, 2025
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Il trovatore

Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 19:30
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
April 3, 2025
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Falstaff

Thu, Apr 3, 2025, 19:30
Finnegan Downie Dear (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Christopher Purves (Falstaff), Simon Keenlyside (Ford), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Fenton), Jürgen Sacher (Dr. Cajus), Daniel Kluge (Bardolfo), Tigran Martirossian (Pistola), Danielle de Niese (Alice Ford), Elbenita Kajtazi (Nannetta), Anna Kissjudit (Mrs. Quickly), Kady Evanyshyn (Meg Page), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Sir John Falstaff is an anarchist who obeys only the reign of his own enjoyment, an egoist who feeds only his power-hunger and his own flesh, and who would prefer to raze the small-minded morals of his contemporaries like the walls of a fortress – by seducing two women at the same time. Needless to say, his plan is thwarted, but those trying to expose him also fail to emerge unruffled from the confusion they unleash around him – which only the audience can keep track of, barely. “Tutto nel mondo è burla,” but these jokes are only funny because falling into the abyss actually does pose quite a serious risk. Arrigo Boito, the librettist of “Otello”, distilled a sophisticated, ingenious libretto from Shakespeare’s original, driving Verdi to highly complex compositional heights. Director: Calixto Bieito Set Designer: Susanne Gschwender Costume Designer: Anja Rabes Dramaturgy: Bettina Auer Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer Premiere: January 19th 2020
April 4, 2025
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La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West)

Fri, Apr 4, 2025, 19:30
Paolo Carignani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Anna Pirozzi (Minnie), Claudio Sgura (Jack Rance), Gregory Kunde (Dick Johnson), Andrew Dickinson (Nick), Han Kim (Ashby), Tigran Martirossian (Sonora), Paul Kaufmann (Trin), Nicholas Mogg (Sid), Charles Rice (Bello), Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya (Harry), N. N. (Joe), William Desbiens (Happy), Grzegorz Pelutis (Larkens), Mateusz Ługowski (Billy Jackrabbit), Aebh Kelly (Wowkle), David Minseok Kang (Jake Wallace), N. N. (José Castro), N. N. (Postillon), N. N. (Eine Stimme), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
California in 1850: hundreds of thousands have fallen for the gold rush – and some of them also for the barkeeper Minnie, at whose saloon various fortune seekers meet every evening. Among them is Sheriff Jack Rance. Minnie, however, falls in love with the stranger Dick Johnson. It soon turns out that Johnson is a wanted robber: the sheriff wants to see him hang and have Minnie to himself. A round of poker is to decide about Dick’s life: is there yet another trump up Minnie’s sleeve? Puccini certainly held a trump with his Fanciulla, and even considered the piece his best: after world hits such as La Bohème and Madama Butterfly he had reinvented himself with this “spaghetti western”. In La Fanciulla del West, he combined ragtime rhythms, allusions to gospel singing and the music of the native Americans with Italian melodiousness, resulting in a lushly orchestrated broadband sound. This did not fail to affect the audience at the first performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in 1910. And yet, compared to Puccini’s major hits, the piece languished in the shadows for a long time – until the musical gold diggers set out to reclaim it… Director: Vincent Boussard Set Designer: Vincent Lemaire Costume Designer: Christian Lacroix Lighting Designer: Guido Levi Premiere: 01.02.2015
April 5, 2025
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Il trovatore

Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 19:00
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
April 6, 2025
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Falstaff

Sun, Apr 6, 2025, 19:00
Finnegan Downie Dear (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Christopher Purves (Falstaff), Simon Keenlyside (Ford), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Fenton), Jürgen Sacher (Dr. Cajus), Daniel Kluge (Bardolfo), Tigran Martirossian (Pistola), Danielle de Niese (Alice Ford), Elbenita Kajtazi (Nannetta), Anna Kissjudit (Mrs. Quickly), Kady Evanyshyn (Meg Page), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Sir John Falstaff is an anarchist who obeys only the reign of his own enjoyment, an egoist who feeds only his power-hunger and his own flesh, and who would prefer to raze the small-minded morals of his contemporaries like the walls of a fortress – by seducing two women at the same time. Needless to say, his plan is thwarted, but those trying to expose him also fail to emerge unruffled from the confusion they unleash around him – which only the audience can keep track of, barely. “Tutto nel mondo è burla,” but these jokes are only funny because falling into the abyss actually does pose quite a serious risk. Arrigo Boito, the librettist of “Otello”, distilled a sophisticated, ingenious libretto from Shakespeare’s original, driving Verdi to highly complex compositional heights. Director: Calixto Bieito Set Designer: Susanne Gschwender Costume Designer: Anja Rabes Dramaturgy: Bettina Auer Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer Premiere: January 19th 2020
April 8, 2025
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La Traviata

Tue, Apr 8, 2025, 19:30
Stefano Ranzani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Vera-Lotte Boecker (Violetta Valery), Ida Aldrian (Flora Bervoix), Renate Spingler (Annina), Oleksiy Palchykov (Alfredo Germont), Alexey Markov (Giorgio Germont), Peter Galliard (Gastone), Mateusz Ługowski (Il Barone Douphol), William Desbiens (Il Marchese d'Obigny), Keith Klein (Il Dottore Grenvil), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Giuseppe), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Violetta is the most sought-after courtesan of the Parisian demimonde. However, her encounter with Alfredo makes her pleasure-seeking life seem questionable: they fall in love and try to build a life for themselves, far from the fast pleasures of the city. Her past, however, catches up with Violetta. Alfredo’s father persuades her that a separation is the only way to restore his family honour. Alfredo, unaware of the true reasons for her decision, insults Violetta in public. When they are finally reunited, Violetta has run out of time. Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the “Lady of the Camellias” as a play adapted by the writer himself at the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris. The impression this made on him strengthened his resolve to use the tale for his next opera; the story gave him an opportunity to reformulate his grand theme: love defeated by the resistance of society. Director: Johannes Erath Stage Designer: Annette Kurz Costume Designer: Herbert Murauer Lighting Designer: Olaf Freese Dramaturgy: Francis Hüsers Premiere: 17.02.2013
April 9, 2025
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Il trovatore

Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 19:00
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
April 10, 2025
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Falstaff

Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 19:30
Finnegan Downie Dear (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Christopher Purves (Falstaff), Simon Keenlyside (Ford), Seungwoo Simon Yang (Fenton), Jürgen Sacher (Dr. Cajus), Daniel Kluge (Bardolfo), Tigran Martirossian (Pistola), Danielle de Niese (Alice Ford), Elbenita Kajtazi (Nannetta), Anna Kissjudit (Mrs. Quickly), Kady Evanyshyn (Meg Page), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Sir John Falstaff is an anarchist who obeys only the reign of his own enjoyment, an egoist who feeds only his power-hunger and his own flesh, and who would prefer to raze the small-minded morals of his contemporaries like the walls of a fortress – by seducing two women at the same time. Needless to say, his plan is thwarted, but those trying to expose him also fail to emerge unruffled from the confusion they unleash around him – which only the audience can keep track of, barely. “Tutto nel mondo è burla,” but these jokes are only funny because falling into the abyss actually does pose quite a serious risk. Arrigo Boito, the librettist of “Otello”, distilled a sophisticated, ingenious libretto from Shakespeare’s original, driving Verdi to highly complex compositional heights. Director: Calixto Bieito Set Designer: Susanne Gschwender Costume Designer: Anja Rabes Dramaturgy: Bettina Auer Lighting Designer: Michael Bauer Premiere: January 19th 2020
April 13, 2025
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La Traviata

Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 18:00
Stefano Ranzani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Vera-Lotte Boecker (Violetta Valery), Ida Aldrian (Flora Bervoix), Renate Spingler (Annina), Oleksiy Palchykov (Alfredo Germont), Alexey Markov (Giorgio Germont), Peter Galliard (Gastone), Mateusz Ługowski (Il Barone Douphol), William Desbiens (Il Marchese d'Obigny), Keith Klein (Il Dottore Grenvil), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Giuseppe), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Violetta is the most sought-after courtesan of the Parisian demimonde. However, her encounter with Alfredo makes her pleasure-seeking life seem questionable: they fall in love and try to build a life for themselves, far from the fast pleasures of the city. Her past, however, catches up with Violetta. Alfredo’s father persuades her that a separation is the only way to restore his family honour. Alfredo, unaware of the true reasons for her decision, insults Violetta in public. When they are finally reunited, Violetta has run out of time. Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the “Lady of the Camellias” as a play adapted by the writer himself at the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris. The impression this made on him strengthened his resolve to use the tale for his next opera; the story gave him an opportunity to reformulate his grand theme: love defeated by the resistance of society. Director: Johannes Erath Stage Designer: Annette Kurz Costume Designer: Herbert Murauer Lighting Designer: Olaf Freese Dramaturgy: Francis Hüsers Premiere: 17.02.2013
April 16, 2025
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La Traviata

Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 19:30
Stefano Ranzani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Vera-Lotte Boecker (Violetta Valery), Ida Aldrian (Flora Bervoix), Renate Spingler (Annina), Oleksiy Palchykov (Alfredo Germont), Alexey Markov (Giorgio Germont), Peter Galliard (Gastone), Mateusz Ługowski (Il Barone Douphol), William Desbiens (Il Marchese d'Obigny), Keith Klein (Il Dottore Grenvil), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Giuseppe), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Violetta is the most sought-after courtesan of the Parisian demimonde. However, her encounter with Alfredo makes her pleasure-seeking life seem questionable: they fall in love and try to build a life for themselves, far from the fast pleasures of the city. Her past, however, catches up with Violetta. Alfredo’s father persuades her that a separation is the only way to restore his family honour. Alfredo, unaware of the true reasons for her decision, insults Violetta in public. When they are finally reunited, Violetta has run out of time. Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the “Lady of the Camellias” as a play adapted by the writer himself at the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris. The impression this made on him strengthened his resolve to use the tale for his next opera; the story gave him an opportunity to reformulate his grand theme: love defeated by the resistance of society. Director: Johannes Erath Stage Designer: Annette Kurz Costume Designer: Herbert Murauer Lighting Designer: Olaf Freese Dramaturgy: Francis Hüsers Premiere: 17.02.2013
April 19, 2025
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La Traviata

Sat, Apr 19, 2025, 19:00
Stefano Ranzani (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), Vera-Lotte Boecker (Violetta Valery), Ida Aldrian (Flora Bervoix), Renate Spingler (Annina), Oleksiy Palchykov (Alfredo Germont), Alexey Markov (Giorgio Germont), Peter Galliard (Gastone), Mateusz Ługowski (Il Barone Douphol), William Desbiens (Il Marchese d'Obigny), Keith Klein (Il Dottore Grenvil), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Giuseppe), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
Violetta is the most sought-after courtesan of the Parisian demimonde. However, her encounter with Alfredo makes her pleasure-seeking life seem questionable: they fall in love and try to build a life for themselves, far from the fast pleasures of the city. Her past, however, catches up with Violetta. Alfredo’s father persuades her that a separation is the only way to restore his family honour. Alfredo, unaware of the true reasons for her decision, insults Violetta in public. When they are finally reunited, Violetta has run out of time. Giuseppe Verdi was on the lookout for such a provocative, innovative tale when he encountered the novel La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas the Younger. In the spring of 1852 he saw the “Lady of the Camellias” as a play adapted by the writer himself at the Vaudeville Theatre in Paris. The impression this made on him strengthened his resolve to use the tale for his next opera; the story gave him an opportunity to reformulate his grand theme: love defeated by the resistance of society. Director: Johannes Erath Stage Designer: Annette Kurz Costume Designer: Herbert Murauer Lighting Designer: Olaf Freese Dramaturgy: Francis Hüsers Premiere: 17.02.2013
April 29, 2025
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Pique Dame

Tue, Apr 29, 2025, 19:30
Graeme Jenkins (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Herman), Pavel Yankovsky (Graf Tomsky), Alexey Bogdanchikov (Fürst Jeletzky), N. N. (Czekalinsky), David Minseok Kang (Ssurin), N. N. (Tschaplitzky), N. N. (Narumoff), Elena Zaremba (Gräfin), Elena Guseva (Lisa), Kai Rüütel-Pajula (Pauline), N. N. (Mascha), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
The outsider Herman loves Liza, who is engaged to Prince Yeletsky. Herman is a passionate gambler: he is desperate to win a fortune and reputation in order to win Liza’s heart. When he learns that her grandmother knows the secret of the three winning cards, fate takes its course. Director: Willy Decker Set and Costume Designer: Wolfgang Gussmann Lighting Designer: Hans Toelstede Premiere: 25.05.2003
May 3, 2025
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Pique Dame

Sat, May 3, 2025, 19:30
Graeme Jenkins (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Herman), Pavel Yankovsky (Graf Tomsky), Alexey Bogdanchikov (Fürst Jeletzky), N. N. (Czekalinsky), David Minseok Kang (Ssurin), N. N. (Tschaplitzky), N. N. (Narumoff), Elena Zaremba (Gräfin), Elena Guseva (Lisa), Kai Rüütel-Pajula (Pauline), N. N. (Mascha), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
The outsider Herman loves Liza, who is engaged to Prince Yeletsky. Herman is a passionate gambler: he is desperate to win a fortune and reputation in order to win Liza’s heart. When he learns that her grandmother knows the secret of the three winning cards, fate takes its course. Director: Willy Decker Set and Costume Designer: Wolfgang Gussmann Lighting Designer: Hans Toelstede Premiere: 25.05.2003
May 8, 2025
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Pique Dame

Thu, May 8, 2025, 19:30
Graeme Jenkins (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Herman), Pavel Yankovsky (Graf Tomsky), Alexey Bogdanchikov (Fürst Jeletzky), N. N. (Czekalinsky), David Minseok Kang (Ssurin), N. N. (Tschaplitzky), N. N. (Narumoff), Elena Zaremba (Gräfin), Elena Guseva (Lisa), Kai Rüütel-Pajula (Pauline), N. N. (Mascha), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
The outsider Herman loves Liza, who is engaged to Prince Yeletsky. Herman is a passionate gambler: he is desperate to win a fortune and reputation in order to win Liza’s heart. When he learns that her grandmother knows the secret of the three winning cards, fate takes its course. Director: Willy Decker Set and Costume Designer: Wolfgang Gussmann Lighting Designer: Hans Toelstede Premiere: 25.05.2003
May 10, 2025
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Pique Dame

Sat, May 10, 2025, 19:30
Graeme Jenkins (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorus), Najmiddin Mavlyanov (Herman), Pavel Yankovsky (Graf Tomsky), Alexey Bogdanchikov (Fürst Jeletzky), N. N. (Czekalinsky), David Minseok Kang (Ssurin), N. N. (Tschaplitzky), N. N. (Narumoff), Elena Zaremba (Gräfin), Elena Guseva (Lisa), Kai Rüütel-Pajula (Pauline), N. N. (Mascha), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
The outsider Herman loves Liza, who is engaged to Prince Yeletsky. Herman is a passionate gambler: he is desperate to win a fortune and reputation in order to win Liza’s heart. When he learns that her grandmother knows the secret of the three winning cards, fate takes its course. Director: Willy Decker Set and Costume Designer: Wolfgang Gussmann Lighting Designer: Hans Toelstede Premiere: 25.05.2003