Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Nikola Hillebrand, Konstanze
Katharina Pichler, Konstanze – actress
Ilia Staple, Blonde
Stella Roberts, Blonde – actress
Stefan Cerny, Osmin
Sebastian Kohlhepp, Belmonte
Christian Natter, Belmonte – actor
Matthäus Schmidlechner, Pedrillo
Ludwig Blochberger, Pedrillo – actor

Constantin Trinks, musical direction
Hans Neuenfels, direction
Christian Schmidt, stage setting
Bettina Merz, costumes
Stefan Bolliger, lighting
Henry Arnold, dramaturgy and assistant direction

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre

Nicky Spence, Siegmund
Ante Jerkunica, Hunding
Derek Welton, Wotan
Vida Miknevičiūtė, Sieglinde
Allison Oakes, Brünnhilde
Annika Schlicht, Fricka
Katie Lowe, Helmwige
Hellen Kwon, Gerhilde
Mariana Poltorak, Ortlinde
Katja Pieweck, Waltraute
Ida Aldrian, Siegrune
Aebh Kelly, Rossweiße
Iris van Wijnen, Grimgerde
Brigitta Listra, Schwertleite

Claus Guth, direction
Christian Schmidt, staging
Christian Schmidt, costumes
Michael Bauer, lights
Hella Bartnig, dramaturgy

Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Thomas Quasthoff, recitation
Amatis Trio
Lea Hausmann, violin
Samuel Shepherd, cello
Mengjie Han, piano

The horrors of the First World War come to life through the interplay of music and literature. Thomas Quasthoff brings to life the voices of young soldiers, while the Amatis Trio provides a chamber music accompaniment.

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

Kurt Rydl, The Steward
Martin Gantner, A Music Teacher
Irene Roberts, The Composer
Brian Jagde, The Tenor / Bacchus
Zipei Zheng, An Officer
Tansel Akzeybek, A Dance Master
Hector Bloggs, A Wigmaker
Christian Rieger, A Footman

Sabine Devieilhe, Zerbinetta
Anja Kampe, Prima Donna / Ariadne
Konstantin Krimmel, Harlequin
Joel Williams, Scaramuccio
Paweł Horodyski, Truffaldin
Lucas van Lierop, Brighella
Sarah Dufresne, Naiad
Emily Sierra, Dryad
Jessica Niles, Echo

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Robin Ticciati, musical director
Robert Carsen, director
Peter Pabst, set design
Falk Bauer, costumes
Manfred Voss, lighting
Marco Santi, choreography
Ingrid Zellner, dramaturgy

Thomas Quasthoff, recitation
Amatis Trio
Lea Hausmann, violin
Samuel Shepherd, cello
Mengjie Han, piano

The horrors of the First World War come to life through the interplay of music and literature. Thomas Quasthoff brings to life the voices of young soldiers, while the Amatis Trio provides a chamber music accompaniment.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Nikola Hillebrand, Konstanze
Katharina Pichler, Konstanze – actress
Ilia Staple, Blonde
Stella Roberts, Blonde – actress
Stefan Cerny, Osmin
Sebastian Kohlhepp, Belmonte
Christian Natter, Belmonte – actor
Matthäus Schmidlechner, Pedrillo
Ludwig Blochberger, Pedrillo – actor

Constantin Trinks, musical direction
Hans Neuenfels, direction
Christian Schmidt, stage setting
Bettina Merz, costumes
Stefan Bolliger, lighting
Henry Arnold, dramaturgy and assistant direction

Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs

Christiane Karg, soprano
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

Kurt Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny – Opera in Three Acts to a Libretto by Bertolt Brecht (Concert Performance)

Wallis Giunta, Leokadja Begbick
Michael Laurenz, Fatty
Florian Boesch, Dreieinigkeitsmoses
Lauren Michelle, Jenny Hill
Mirko Roschkowski, Jim Mahoney
Jörg Schneider, Jakob Schmidt
Markus Butter, Bill
Tilmann Rönnebeck, Joe
Gideon Poppe, Toby Higgins
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
MDR-Rundfunkchor
HK Gruber, conductor

Kaija Saariaho: Ciel d’hiver
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto A-minor op. 16
Johannes Brahms: Symphony Nr. 2 D-major op. 73

Jan Lisiecki, piano
Antonello Manacorda, conductor
Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Richard Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos

Kurt Rydl, The Steward
Martin Gantner, A Music Teacher
Irene Roberts, The Composer
Brian Jagde, The Tenor / Bacchus
Zipei Zheng, An Officer
Tansel Akzeybek, A Dance Master
Hector Bloggs, A Wigmaker
Christian Rieger, A Footman

Sabine Devieilhe, Zerbinetta
Anja Kampe, Prima Donna / Ariadne
Konstantin Krimmel, Harlequin
Joel Williams, Scaramuccio
Paweł Horodyski, Truffaldin
Lucas van Lierop, Brighella
Sarah Dufresne, Naiad
Emily Sierra, Dryad
Jessica Niles, Echo

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Robin Ticciati, musical director
Robert Carsen, director
Peter Pabst, set design
Falk Bauer, costumes
Manfred Voss, lighting
Marco Santi, choreography
Ingrid Zellner, dramaturgy