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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 news items for January 2026 (in alphabetical order):

Ilker ARCAYÜREK will reprise his role as Erik in Wagner’s FLYING DUTCHMAN at the Theater Osnabrück on January 2/4/9. Benjamin Huth conducts this production by Dennis Krauss.

Stefan BLUNIER will conduct his new orchestra, the Duisburg Philharmonic, at the New Year’s Concert 2026 on January 1 and 2. Beethoven’s 9 SYMPHONY will be performed in the Mercatorhalle in Duisburg. The soloists are Eleanor Lyons (soprano) and three of our artists: Katrin WUNDSAM (mezzo), Marco JENTZSCH (tenor), Johannes KAMMLER (baritone).

On January 10, he will conduct a concert at the Casa da Música Porto featuring works by Parra, Villa-Lobos, and de Falla. Mezzo-soprano Marta Infante will also be on stage.

Chao DENG can be seen as speaker in Mozart’s MAGIC FLUTE. The opera will be performed for the last time this season at the Hamburg State Opera on January 3. This production by Jette Steckel will be conducted by Keren Kagarlitsky.

Claude EICHENBERGER sings the roles of Gertrude and the witch in Humperdinck’s HÄNSEL UND GRETEL at the Bühnen Bern in a production by Raimund Orfeo Voigt. Alevtina Ioffe conducts. Performances on January 4/8/18/22.

On January 30, she will also celebrate the premiere of Mozart’s NOZZE DI FIGARO at the Bühnen Bern. She sings the role of Marcellina. Musical direction: Clément Lonca, stage direction: Marco Štorman. Further performances until May.

Cornel FREY is part of the 4. Philharmonic Concert of the Kiel Philharmonic Orchestra at Schloss Kiel: On January 11 and 12 he can be heard performing Orff’s CARMINA BURANA under the baton of Georg Fritzsch.

The artist sings also the role of Gabriel von Eisenstein in Strauss’s FLEDERMAUS at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein on January 23. Conducting: Katharina Müllner; staging: Alex Köhler.

Äneas HUMM returns to the stage of the Lucerne Theatre as Papageno in Mozart’s MAGIC FLUTE. Dates: January 4/9/11. Jonathan Bloxham conducts this production by Christine Cyris.

Dimitry IVASHCHENKO will make his debut as Pope in Shostakovich’s LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK at Komische Oper Berlin on January 31. James Gaffigan will be in the pit, and Barrie Kosky will direct. Performances continue until March.

Marco JENTZSCH will make his debut as Herodes in Strauss’s SALOME at the Latvian National Opera in Riga. The production is directed by Alvis Hermanis and conducted by Mārtiņš. Ozoliņš. Dates: January 17 and 29.

Michael KUPFER-RADECKY will be on stage at the Wuppertal City Hall on January 18. He will be singing Wotan in a concert version of Wagner’s WALKÜRE. Patrick Hahn will be conducting.

The Kiel Theatre will premiere Loriot’s RING AN EINEM ABEND on January 31, where the artist will appear as Wotan/Wanderer. Frank Beermann will conduct. Performances will run until April.

Lena KUTZNER will be Agathe in Weber’s FREISCHÜTZ at the Meiningen State Theatre on January 31. This production, staged by Philipp M. Krenn, will be conducted by Kens Lui.

Matthias LIKA will sing Beethoven’s 9 SYMPHONY at the New Year’s Concert on January 13 in the Mozarthalle (Rosengarten Mannheim). The Philharmonia Frankfurt will play under the baton of Juri Gilbo.

Andrei MAKSIMOV sings the huntsman in Dvořák’s RUSALKA at the Vienna State Opera. Robert Jindra will be in the pit, and the production is by Sven-Eric Bechtolf. Dates: January 8/10/13/15.

Magnus PIONTEK returns as the gold merchant in Hindemith’s CARDILLAC at the Aalto Theatre in Essen. Patrick Lange conducts, and Guy Joosten is the stage director. Performances: 4/7/9/15/25 January.

Rolf ROMEI will celebrate the premiere of Verdi’s MACBETH at Theater Basel on January 22. In this production by Herbert Fritsch, he sings the role of Macduff. Dirk Kaftan will be in the pit. Further performances: January 24 and 30, until March.

Johannes SCHWARZ will once again take on the role of Masetto in Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI at the Theater Erfurt on January 14. The production, staged by Alexandra Pape, will be conducted by Hermes Helfricht.

Jordan SHANAHAN will sing the title role in Wagner’s FLYING DUTCHMAN at the Hamburg State Opera on January 23 and 30. This production by Michael Thalheimer will be conducted by Kazushi Ono.

Bo SKOVHUS can be heard performing Zemlinsky’s LYRIC SYMPHONY with Maria Bengtsson at the Auditorium Lyon on January 29 and 30. Simone Young conducts the Orchestre National de Lyon.

Alma Ruoqi SUN returns as the Queen of the Night in Mozart’s MAGIC FLUTE at the Stuttgart State Opera. Riccardo Bisatti conducts. The oprea was staged by Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade. Performances: January 4 and 10 through June.

Matthew TOOGOOD will conduct Janáček’s AUSFLÜGE DES HERRN BROUČEK at the Tiroler Landestheater on January 9 and 25. Tobias Ribitzki staged the production.

On January 11/16/31, he will conduct the Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck at Landestheater in Strauss’s FLEDERMAUS. The staging is by Jasmina Had?iahmetović.

Junho YOU will sing his role debut of Italian singer in Strauss’s ROSENKAVALIER at the Vienna Volksoper on January 25. Alexander Joel will conduct and Josef Ernst Köpplinger directed. Further performances are scheduled until February.

PS. A new and interesting interview with Bo SKOVHUS in the magazine Opernring 2 is available online.

Source: “Opernring 2” (December 2025 issue), page 2; interview conducted by Andreas Láng.

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