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Selected news items for May 2026 (in alphabetical order):

Ilker ARCAYÜREK will sing Schubert’s SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN on May 2, accompanied by Ammiel Bushakevitz on piano. The recital is part of the Schubertiade Hohenems.

On May 14, he will sing Beethoven’s 9TH SYMPHONY at the Asim Kocabiyik Anadolu Auditorium in Istanbul. The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra will play, conducted by Carlo Tenan.

Furthermore, the artist will be appearing for the first time in the title role of Lehár’s ZAREWITSCH at the Vienna Volksoper on May 6. Alfred Eschwé will conduct, and Steef de Jong staged the opera.

Simon BAILEY will present the song recital SONGS OF TRAVEL AND TRANSFORMATION at the Frankfurt Opera on May 5, accompanied by Anne Larlee on the piano.

Stefan BLUNIER will conduct the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin) on May 20 and 21. The concert will take place in the Mercatorhalle and will include works by Shostakovich, Hindemith, and Nielsen.

Chao DENG will sing the role of Pfleger des Orest in Strauss’s ELEKTRA at the Hamburg State Opera for the last time this season on May 1 and 8. Conductor: Anja Bihlmaier; Stage director: Dmitri Tcherniakov.

The artist will reprise the role of Kuno in Weber’s FREISCHÜTZ at the Hamburg State Opera on May 3. The production by Andreas Kriegenburg will be conducted by Yoel Gamzou.

Claude EICHENBERGER sings the role of Marcellina again in Mozart’s NOZZE DI FIGARO at the Bühnen Bern. Musical direction: Clément Lonca; stage direction: Marco Štorman; dates: May 1 and 6.

Anna EL-KHASHEM will sing the role of Marzelline in Beethoven’s FIDELIO at the Zurich Opera on May 3/6/10/14/16. Axel Kober will be in the pit, and the production is by Andreas Homoki.

Cornel FREY sings the role of Aegisth again in Strauss’s ELEKTRA at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Vitali Alekseenok conducts this production by Stephan Kimming. Performances: May 3 and 29, through June.

Furthermore, he sings the Wirt in a concert version of Strauss’s ROSENKAVALIER on May 17 and 24 as part of the Pfingstfestspiele Baden-Baden. The SWR Symphony Orchestra will perform under the baton of François-Xavier Roth.

On May 21, he will, for the last time this season, perform the role of Ari in COMEDIAN HARMONISTS at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Patrick Francis Chestnut will conduct.

Äneas HUMM will be performing at the Fondation La Prairie Bellmund on May 31. Together with pianist Jansen Ryser, he will present the song recital LIBERTAS.

Dimitry IVASHCHENKO will premiere with Dvořák’s RUSALKA at the Opéra Bastille Paris on May 2. He will sing the role of the Water sprite. The production was staged by Robert Carsen and will be conducted by Kazushi Ono. Further performances will take place on May 5/8/11/14/17/20.

Marco JENTZSCH is again Tannhäuser in Wagner’s opera of the same name at the famous Wartburg. Dates: May 1/3/7/16. Killian Farrell and Kens Lui conduct the Meininger Staatskapelle. Stage direction by Ansgar Haag.

Johannes KAMMLER and the Deutsche Sinfonieorchester Berlin, under the baton of Kent Nagano, will perform Bernstein’s DYBBUK on May 1. The concert will take place at the Berlin Philharmonie.

On top of that, he is also touring with the Dresdner Musikfestspielorchester. He will sing the role of Gunther in Wagner’s GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG. Kent Nagano will conduct. Dates: May 14, Musikfestspiele Dresden; May 24, Friedrichsforum Bayreuth; May 26, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg; June 4, Kölner Philharmonie; September 10, Lucerne Festival; September 13, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées Paris.

Lena KUTZNER will sing the role of the Tochter in Hindemith’s CARDILLAC again at the Meiningen State Theatre on May 23. Killian Farrell will be in the pit. The production, directed by Giulia Giammona, runs until June.

Matthias LIKA sings Haydn’s SCHÖPFUNG under the direction of Vincent Heitzer. The concert takes place on May 10 in Bamberg Cathedral. The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra will perform.

On May 21 and 22, he will participate in the opening of the TAGE ALTER MUSIK in Regensburg. Works by Weber and Mendelssohn Bartholdy will be performed in the Dreieinigkeitskirche. The ensemble Musica Florea will perform under Christian Heiss.

Andrei MAKSIMOV is the König in the children’s opera MUSKETIERE! by Sebastian Schwab at the NEST New Vienna State Opera. Conductor: Carlo Benedetto Cimento. Stage direction: David Bösch. Performances with Andrei: May 18/26/27/29.

Polina PASTIRCHAK celebrates the premiere of Strauss’ ROSENKAVALIER at the Graz Opera on May 9. She sings her role debut as Marschallin in this production by Philipp M. Krenn, under the baton of Vassilis Christopoulos. Further performances: May 13/17/21/28/31 and into June.

Magnus PIONTEK will sing the role of Daland in Wagner’s FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER again at the Chemnitz Theatre on May 10/14/24/31. In this production by Juana Inés Cano Restrepo, Benjamin Reiners and Kens Lui will share the musical direction.

Johannes SCHWARZ will celebrate the premiere of Jonathan Dove’s AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at the Theater Erfurt on May 9. He sings the role debut of Phileas Fogg. Conductor: Clemens Fieguth; stage director: Nina Kühner. Further performances: May 17/29/31 and through June.

Marie SEIDLER will sing the alto part in the dance theatre production JOHANNES-PASSION for the last time this season at the Aachen Theatre on May 10, featuring music by J.S. Bach. Christopher Ward will conduct this production by Olivia Fuchs.

The artist is touring with the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra and Aapo Häkkinen, performing Ryba’s STABAT MATER. The tour includes the following stops: May 19, Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki; May 21, Rodolfinum, Prague; and May 29, Haydneum, Budapest.

Jordan SHANAHAN can be seen one last time at the Cologne Opera as Wotan in Wagner’s WALKÜRE on May 3, in a production by Paul-Georg Dittrich. Marc Albrecht will be in the pit.

On May 17 and 27, he will also sing the role of Wotan in WALKÜRE for the first time at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The production was staged by Stefan Herheim, and Sir Donald Runnicles will conduct.

Bo SKOVHUS returns to the Theater Lübeck as Wozzeck in Berg’s opera of the same name. Stefan Vladar takes the podium. The production is directed by Brigitte Fassbaender. Dates: May 2/17/24/30. Performances run until June.

Together with soprano Adrienn Miksch and under the baton of Stefan Vladar, he will perform Zemlinsky’s LYRIC SYMPHONY at the Theater Lübeck on May 3 and 4.

The artist will also be performing at the Gluckfestspiele on May 8 at the Friedrichsforum in Bayreuth. A concert version of Gluck’s IPHIGENIE IN AULIS will be presented. The ThüringenPhilharmonie Gotha-Eisenach plays under the direction of Michael Hofstetter.

Finally, on May 10, he will perform together with Stefan Vladar, also as part of the Gluckfestspiele, in the chamber music hall of the Steingraeber piano factory in Bayreuth. The two will perform Schubert’s SCHWANENGESANG.

Alma Ruoqi SUN will sing the role of Helene again in Strauss and Benatzky’s CASANOVA on May 13 and 25 in a production by Marco Štorman at the Stuttgart State Opera. Luka Hauser conducts the ensemble.

Katrin WUNDSAM sings the alto part in Beethoven’s MISSA SOLEMNIS at the Teatro Filarmonico Verona on May 8 and 9. Wolfram Christ is in the pit with the Orchestra della Fondazione Arena di Verona. And on May 10, the mass will be performed at the Teatro Communale di Vicenza.

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