Alban Berg: Wozzeck

Peter Mattei, Wozzeck
John Daszak, Tambourmajor
Tansel Akzeybek, Andres
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Hauptmann
Jens Larsen, Doktor
Daniel Noyola, 1. Handwerksbursche
Andrew Hamilton, 2. Handwerksbursche
Ulrich Reß, Der Narr
Marlis Petersen, Marie
Rinat Shaham, Margret

Vladimir Jurowski, conductor
Andreas Kriegenburg, staging
Stellario Fagone, choir
Miron Hakenbeck, dramaturgy

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto

Sergei Romanovsky, Il Duca di Mantova
Yngve Soberg, Rigoletto
Siobhan Stagg, Gilda
Chao Deng, Il Conte Monterone
Liam James Karai, Il Conte di Ceprano
Yeonjoo Katharina Jang, La Contessa di Ceprano
Mateusz Ługowski, Marullo
Florian Panzieri, Borsa
Soloman Howard, Sparafucile
Ida Aldrian, Maddalena
Jana Kurucová, Giovanna
Claire Gascoin, Il Paggio della Duchessa
Grzegorz Pelutis, Un Usciere di Corte

Paolo Arrivabeni, conductor
Christian Günther, choir director

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony, Op. 18 for Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Christiane Karg, Soprano
Stéphane Degout, Baritone

Orquesta Nacional de España
David Afkham, Conductor

Ensemble Amarillis
Patricia Petibon, Soprano
Héloïse Gaillard, Artistic Director

REBEL, CHARPENTIER, MARAIS, DESMAREST, LULLY, LECLAIR, RAMEAU

Engelbert Humperdinck: Hänsel und Gretel

Nicole Chirka, Hänsel
Nikola Hillebrand, Gretel
Markus Marquardt, Peter (father)
Christa Mayer, Gertrud (mother)
Jordanka Milkova, witch

Johannes Wulff-Woesten, conductor
Katharina Thalbach, staging
Hans-Georg Wegner, dramaturgy

Childrens choir der Semperoper Dresden
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Dancer of the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Soprano
Mauro Peter, Tenor
Staatskapelle Dresden
Christiane Thielemann, Conductor

It is the traditional start to the pre-Christmas season for classical music lovers throughout Germany: on the eve of the First Advent, the Frauenkirche shines in its baroque splendour and offers a magnificent experience with international guests and the Staatskapelle Dresden.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony, Op. 18 for Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Christiane Karg, Soprano
Stéphane Degout, Baritone

Orquesta Nacional de España
David Afkham, Conductor

Franz Lehár: Die lustige Witwe

Ralf Lukas, Baron Mirko Zeta
Rebecca Nelsen, Valencienne, his wife
Adrian Eröd, Count Danilo
Elissa Huber, Hanna Glawari
Maximilian Mayer, Camille de Rossillion
Ralph Morgenstern, Njegusch (Sprechrolle)
John Heuzenroeder, Vicomte Cascada
Tim Oliver, Raoul de Saint-Brioche

Bernd Mottl, staging
Friedrich Eggert, stage
Alfred Mayerhofer, costumes
Christoph Jonas, choreography
Andreas Grüter, light
Svenja Gottsmann, dramaturgy

Andrea Sanguineti, conductor
Rustam Samedov, director of choir
Chor der Oper Köln
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony, Op. 18 for Soprano, Baritone and Orchestra

Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
Christiane Karg, Soprano
Stéphane Degout, Baritone

Orquesta Nacional de España
David Afkham, Conductor

Michael Schade, tenor
Birgit Minichmayr, reading
Justus Zeyen, piano