Th
18
Apr
OperaGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:05
Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Romatic opera in three acts
Sung in German.

Libretto: Johann Friedrich Kind
Premiere: 1821 in Berlin
9825
1926
Sa
20
Apr
OperaCancellation / Change
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Opera in four acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.
Changed
The performance of "Don Carlo" on 20 April has been replaced by "Otello".

Libretto: Joseph Méry & Camille Du Locle, based on the dramatic play »Don Carlos, Infante of Spain« by Friedrich Schiller (1787)
Italian version by Achille de Lauzières & Angelo Zanardini
Premiere: 1884 in Milan (original version 1867 in Paris)
9818
1625
OperaGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:30
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Lyric Drama in four acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto: Arrigo Boito, based on "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare
Premiere: 1887 in Milan
10428
349
Su
21
Apr
OperaGrosses Haus18:00
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni nach Carlo Gozzi
Premiere: 1926 in Milan
9831
1927
We
24
Apr
OperaGrosses Haus19:30
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni nach Carlo Gozzi
Premiere: 1926 in Milan
9832
1927
Sa
27
Apr
OperaCancellation / Change
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Opera in four acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.
Cancelled

Libretto: Joseph Méry & Camille Du Locle, based on the dramatic play »Don Carlos, Infante of Spain« by Friedrich Schiller (1787)
Italian version by Achille de Lauzières & Angelo Zanardini
Premiere: 1884 in Milan (original version 1867 in Paris)
9819
1625
Su
28
Apr
OperaGrosses Haus18:00
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni nach Carlo Gozzi
Premiere: 1926 in Milan
9833
1927
Tu
30
Apr
OperaGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:05
Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Romatic opera in three acts
Sung in German.

Libretto: Johann Friedrich Kind
Premiere: 1821 in Berlin
9826
1926

May 2024

We
1
May
OperaPremiere | International May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto: Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Premiere: 1893 in Milan
9839
1928
Sa
4
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.
Sold out / leftover tickets at the box office
* Please note this date was moved forward from 9 to 4 May 2024. *

Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni nach Carlo Gozzi
Premiere: 1926 in Milan
9834
1927
We
8
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30
Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.
Sold out / leftover tickets at the box office
* Please note this date was moved forward from 12 to 8 May 2024. *

Libretto by Giuseppe Adami & Renato Simoni nach Carlo Gozzi
Premiere: 1926 in Milan
9835
1927
Th
9
May
Opera, ConcertInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus18:00 - 21:00
Opera meets nature e.V. | DE

Richard Wagner Charity Gala

for Opera meets nature e. V.
10345
2018
Tu
14
May
Opera, ConcertInternational May FestivalFoyer Grosses Haus19:30 - 22:00
Ensemble Mattiacis | DE

Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

Concert Performance
George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759)
Oratorio in two parts
Sung in Italian.
Sold out / leftover tickets at the box office

Text by Benedetto Pamphili
Premiere: 1707 in Rome
10355
2023
Th
16
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:30
Teatro Comunale di Bologna | IT

Tosca

Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Melodrama in three acts
In italienischer Sprache.

Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the drama by Victorien Sardou
Premiere: 1900 in Rome
10357
1985
Fr
17
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:30
Teatro Comunale di Bologna | IT

Tosca

Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)
Melodrama in three acts
In italienischer Sprache.

Libretto: Giuseppe Giacosa, based on the drama by Victorien Sardou
Premiere: 1900 in Rome
10358
1985
Su
19
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:30
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Lyric Drama in four acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto: Arrigo Boito, based on "The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice" by William Shakespeare
Premiere: 1887 in Milan
9803
349
Mo
20
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus18:00
Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901)
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles.

Libretto: Arrigo Boito, based on William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Premiere: 1893 in Milan
9840
1928
Sa
25
May
OperaDiscussion | International May FestivalFoyer Grosses Haus16:00 - 17:30

Opera Talk

»Ring«-Edition
Wolfgang M. Schmitt & Constantin Mende
10368
2002
OperaInternational May Festival | Ring CycleGrosses Haus19:30 - 22:00
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Das Rheingold

The Rhinegold
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Sung in German, with surtitles

Libretto: by the composer
Premiere: 1869 in Munich
9806
587
Su
26
May
OperaInternational May Festival | Ring CycleGrosses Haus16:00 - 21:00
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Die Walküre

The Valkyrie
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Sung in German, with surtitles

Libretto: by the composer
Premiere: 1870 in Munich
9809
589
Tu
28
May
OperaInternational May Festival | Ring CycleGrosses Haus16:00 - 21:10
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Siegfried

Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Sung in German, with surtitles

Libretto: by the composer
Premiere: 1876 in Bayreuth
9812
590
We
29
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus19:30 - 23:15

Le nozze di Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Opera Buffa in four acts
Sung in Italian, with German surtitles

Libretto: Lorenzo Da Ponte, based on "La folle journée ou Le mariage de Figaro" by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais
Premiere: 1786 in Vienna
9708
1472
Th
30
May
OperaInternational May Festival | Ring CycleGrosses Haus16:00 - 21:30
Der Ring des Nibelungen

Götterdämmerung

Twilight of the Gods
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Sung in German, with surtitles

Libretto: by the composer
Premiere: 1876 in Bayreuth
9815
591
Fr
31
May
OperaInternational May FestivalGrosses Haus18:00 - 22:30
Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883)
Romantic opera in three acts
Sung in German, with surtitles.
* Please note the changed starting time (18:00) *

Libretto by the composer
Premiere: 1850 in Weimar
9699
1923