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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our company co-founder and Managing Director, Rudolf Balmer, on October 18, 2025, at the age of 79. Our thoughts are with all those close to him during this difficult time.

Selected artist news for November 2025 (in alphabetical order):

Simon BAILEY sings Darnley on November 9 in Erich Riede’s RICCIO. The concert version of this opera will be performed at the Capitol Theater Offenbach under the baton of Yuval Zorn.

Stefan BLUNIER can be experienced at the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra’s 2nd Symphony Concert on November 28, 29, and 30. He will conduct works by Schumann, Nielsen, and Berwald. Fabian Johannes Egger will be the flute soloist.

Chao DENG is the Sprecher in Mozart’s MAGIC FLUTE. The opera will be available from November 23 to January on the Hamburg State Opera’s schedule. This stage production by Jette Steckel will be conducted by Keren Kagarlitsky.

The artist will also appear as Peter Besenbinder in Humperdinck’s HÄNSEL UND GRETEL on November 30 at the Hamburg State Opera. Musical direction: Killian Farrell. Stage direction: Peter Beauvais. Further dates in December.

Claude EICHENBERGER is Gertrud and the Witch in Humperdinck’s HÄNSEL UND GRETEL at the Bühnen Bern in a production by Raimund Orfeo Voigt. Alevtina Ioffe is in the pit. The premiere will be on November 8. Further performances: November 16, 18, and 19 through February.

Cornel FREY will be performing Frank Martin’s IN TERRA PAX in Düsseldorf. The concert will take place on November 22 at St. John’s Church and on November 23 at St. Stephen’s Church. Federico Ferrari will conduct the Heinrich Heine Symphony Orchestra.

On November 28, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein will once again stage COMEDIAN HARMONISTS, featuring Cornel Frey as Ari. Musical direction: Patrick Francis Chestnut.

Äneas HUMM will perform as baritone in Brahms’ DEUTSCHES REQUIEM on November 22 at the Fraumünster Church in Zurich and on November 23 at the Bern Minster. Martin Studer will conduct the New Orchestra Zurich.

Dimitry IVASHCHENKO sings the role of Osmin in Mozart’s ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL at the Teatro Regio Torino. Gianluca Capuano conducts this production by Michel Fau. Dates: November 9 and 15.

Torben JÜRGENS is Maestro Andreas in Daniel Kramer’s production of Donizetti’s PRIMA LA MAMMA at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein on November 2 and 22. Hendrik Vestmann will be the musical director.

The artist can also be seen again in the Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s PINOCCHIO production, performing the roles of Geppetto, the headmistress, and the teacher on November 16 and 19. Sebastian Ludwig conducts, and Marius Schötz and Marthe Meinhold staged the opera.

Finally, on November 30, Torben Jürgens will celebrate the premiere of Handel’s GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO, also at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. He will sing Curio. In this production by Michaela Dicu, Attilia Cremonesi has the musical direction.

Johannes KAMMLER performs Ralph Vaughn Williams’ A SEA SYMPHONY at the Stuttgart Liederhalle on November 9. Sebastian Kunz will conduct the ensemble scatena.

Michael KUPFER-RADECKY will reprise the role of Achilles in Schoeck and Ullmann’s PENTHESILEA UND DER ZERBROCHENE KRUG on November 16 and 28. This production by Valentin Schwarz will be performed at the Nationaltheater Weimar. Daniel Carter will be the musical director. Further performances are planned until January.

Andrei MAKSIMOV will perform as Masetto in Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI at the Vienna State Opera on November 1, 4, and 9. The opera was staged by Barrie Kosky and will be conducted by Christoph Koncz.

Polina PASTIRCHAK sings Pamina in Mozart’s MAGIC FLUTE at the Hungarian State Opera. Performances: November 22 and 27 and in December. The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra will play under the baton of Péter Halász. Stage director: Miklós Szinetár.

Margaret PLUMMER is Siébel in Gunod’s Faust at the Vienna State Opera. Frédéric Chaslin conducts this production by Frank Castorf. Dates: November 6/9/12/15.

Johannes SCHWARZ will again take over the role of Masetto on November 2/8/21/30 in Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI at Theater Erfurt. The production by Alexandra Pape will be conducted by Hermes Helfricht.

On November 9, the artist will sing Bothwell in Erich Riede’s RICCIO. The concert version of this opera will be performed at the Capitol Theater Offenbach under the baton of Yuval Zorn.

Finally, Johannes Schwarz can be heard in Elgar’s DREAM OF GERONTIUS at the  Laeiszhalle Hamburg on November 15. Christiane Hrasky will be in the pit conducting the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra.

Marie SEIDLER will be on stage at the Pierre Boulez Saal Berlin on November 4. Together with Wolfram Rieger (piano) and Sindy Mohamed (viola), she will present songs by Debussy, Loeffler, and Schönberg.

On November 22, the artist will perform a concert version of Wagner’s GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG at the Hangzhou Grand Theatre in China. Under the baton of Markus Stenz, she will sing 2. Norn and Wellgunde. The Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra will play.

Jordan SHANAHAN returns as Wotan in Paul-Georg Dittrich’s production of Wagner’s RHEINGOLD at the Cologne Opera. Marc Albrecht is the musical director. Dates: November 2/6/8/14/16.

Bo SKOVHUS will celebrate the premiere of Janáček’s VĚC MAKROPULOS at the Vienna State Opera on November 30. He will play Jaroslav Prus in this production by Peter Stein. Tomáš Hanus will conduct.

Alma Ruoqi SUN will sing her new role as Gilda in Verdi’s RIGOLETTO at the Stuttgart State Opera on November 5 and 8 under the direction of Marc Piollet. The stage directors are Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito.

On November 20/22/25, Alma can be heard in Eric Gauthier’s production of LA FEST, featuring a variety of Baroque repertoire, also in Stuttgart. She will sing the soprano part. Benjamin Bayl will be in the pit.

Finally, the artist will sing the title role in Teresa Hoffmann’s play PINOCCHIO’S ABENTEUER at the Stuttgart State Opera. Dates: November 28 and 29 until December.

Matthew TOOGOOD premieres with Janáček's AUSFLÜGE DES HERRN BROUČEK on November 2 at the Tiroler Landestheater in Innsbruck. Tobias Ribitzki staged the opera. Further performances: November 7/9/13/23/30 until January 2026.

Katrin WUNDSAM can be seen in Humperdinck’s HÄNSEL UND GRETEL at the Cologne Opera. She will be performing the roles of Gertrud and the Witch on November 30. This production by Jürgen Rose will be conducted by Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

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