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

Simon BAILEY will celebrate the premiere of Wagner’s MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG at the Minden Municipal Theatre on September 11. He will be singing his role debut as Hans Sachs. Conductor: Frank Beermann, stage director: Jakob Peters-Messer. Further performances: September 13/18/20/25/27.

Stefan BLUNIER takes up his new position as General Music Director and conducts the Duisburg Philharmonic at Hanel Classic Open Air. The concert will take place on September 11 and will be held in front of the Duisburg Opera House. Popular works from CONTES D’HOFFMANN, RUSALKA, MY FAIR LADY, and others will be presented.

On September 18 and 20, he will conduct the concert Trip to Italy at the Casa da Música Porto. The programme includes HAROLD EN ITALIE (Berlioz) and SYMPHONY IN D MINOR (Franck). The viola soloist is Mateusz Stasto.

Also at the Casa da Música, he will conduct Strauss’s ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA on September 26. Brahms’s ACADEMY FESTIVAL OUVERTURE and Berg’s THREE ORCHESTRA PIECES will also be performed.

Claude EICHENBERGER will be performing the role of Orfeo in Gluck’s ORFEO ED EURIDICE in a concert performance at the Reitschule Bern on September 12 and 13. She will be accompanied by the orchestra La Banda Storica, under the baton of Bernhard Pfammatter.

Dimitry IVASHCHENKO will make his role debut as König von Frankreich in Reimann’s LEAR at the Komische Oper Berlin on September 18. The performances will be held at Hangar 4 of Tempelhof Airport.The production is staged by Barrie Kosky, with Nicholas Carter in the pit. Further performances will take place on September 20/22/24/26/29 through October.

Marco JENTZSCH returns to the Latvijas Nacionālā opera in Riga on September 5 as Herod in Richard Strauss’ SALOME. Stage director: Alvis Hermanis, Conductor: Mārtiņš Ozoliņš.

Johannes KAMMLER will appear as Gunther in Wagner’s GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG in a concert performance at the Lucerne Festival on September 10 and at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris on September 13. The production will be presented at both renowned concert venues under the musical direction of Kent Nagano, with the Dresden Festival Orchestra playing.

Michael KUPFER-RADECKY will sing the role of Kurwenal in Wagner’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Taipei Performing Arts Center Grand Theatre on September 16 and 19. The production is staged by Christian Räth, with musical direction by Alexander Liebreich, who will conduct the Taipei Symphony Orchestra.

Lena KUTZNER can be seen again as Elisabeth and, for the first time, as Venus as well in Wagner’s TANNHÄUSER at Festhalle Wartburg from September 23. The production was staged by Ansgar Haag, with Killian Farrell leading the Meiningen State Orchestra. Further performances will take place on September 26 and 30, as well as in October.

Matthias LIKA will sing the bass solo part in Haydn’s SCHÖPFUNG on September 26 in the Basilica of St. Ulrich and Afra Augsburg. He will perform with the Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic under the baton of Peter Bader.

Polina PASTIRCHAK will premiere as Contessa in Mozart’s NOZZE DI FIGARO at the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest on September 20. The production is by Judit Galgóczy, with Gábor Kali in the pit. Further performances will take place on September 22/24/27/30, as well as in October.

Magnus PIONTEK sings the role of Eremit in Weber’s FREISCHÜTZ at the Burgplatz Open Air in Braunschweig. The production was staged by Philipp Moschitz and will be conducted by Friedrich Praetorius. Performances take place on September 1/2/3/4/5/6/8.

Rolf ROMEI returns as Jim Mahoney in Weill’s AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY at the Theater Basel. The stage design is by Benedikt von Peter, and Thomas Wise will be in the pit. Performance dates: September 5/12/19/ 27.

Marie SEIDLER sings the 3. Dame in Mozart’s ZAUBERFLÖTE at the Müpa Budapest on September 9/11/13. Iván Fischer is the musical and stage director. This production will also be presented at the Vicenza Opera Festival and the Baden-Baden Winter Festival in October and December.

Jordan SHANAHAN will sing his house debut as the Holländer in Wagner’s FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER at the Leipzig Opera on September 12 and 27. Staging: Michiel Dijkema, musical direction: Yura Yang and Christoph Gedschold. Further performances will take place in May and June 2027.

Bo SKOVHUS sings the baritone part in Britten’s WAR REQUIEM. The concerts take place at La Scala in Milano (September 6) and at the Rai Arturo Toscanini Auditorium in Turin (September 7). The Rai National Symphony Orchestra will perform under the baton of Simone Young.

Furthermore, he will be appearing as Gabriel von Eisenstein in Strauss’s FLEDERMAUS at the Zurich Opera House from September 29. The production is staged by Anna Bernreitner, with Jonathan Bloxham conducting. Additional performances will take place in October.

Alma Ruoqi SUN will appear as Königin der Nacht in Mozart’s ZAUBERFLÖTE at the Semperoper Dresden on September 5 and 20. In Josef E. Köpplinger’s production, she will be on stage under the musical direction of Michael Zlabinger.

Oleg VOLKOV makes his role debut as Gregorio in Gounod’s ROMÉO ET JULIETTE at La Monnaie / De Munt on September 29. The production is by Julia Burbach, with Valentina Peleggi in the pit. The performances will continue into October.

Junho YOU will perform the role of Alfred in Strauss’s FLEDERMAUS at the Vienna Volksoper on September 11 and 16. Musical direction: Michael Papadopoulos. The production, based on a staging by Robert Herzl, will run until 2027.

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