Dramaturge

»Either I am terribly mistaken, or ›The Queen of Spades‹ really is the crowning achievement of my life’s work!«, was Peter Tchaikovsky’s verdict on his penultimate opera, which premiered at the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg in 1890 and has captivated audiences ever since.

Pique Dame

Oper Leipzig

Rising from raging, fierce tempests of the sea stands a triumphant hero: Otello! The illustrious general is in love with the enchanting Desdemona. Against her father's will, she frees herself from the golden cage and now loves the man who dazzles so brilliantly amidst the splendor of society, yet remains so distant. As Jago takes the stage and plants seeds of doubt, jealousy begins to grow in Otello.

Otello

Every woman has a secret. But woe betide her if it suddenly turns up on her doorstep. Hanna and Rolf have been married for 40 years, have a daughter together and are celebrating their K-Day today. In other words, the day on which they f irst got to know each other. Because that is more unique. And it is on this day that someone is singing from afar for all to hear: »Ti amo«? It’s Matteo. And after all these years, he just can’'t get Hanna out of his mind. Recently divorced, he knocks on the door and says: »Hello again?« Will Hanna now leave Rolf, go to Venice with Matteo and celebrate the life she has always dreamed of ? Could this be the beginning of the rest of her life

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Hello! Again?

Musikalische Komödie

At a train station, somewhere in Germany, businessman Max Habermann is waiting – handsome (he’s well aware of it), on the verge of a burn-out (he’s unaware of it yet), pompous and condescending to everyone else. Where on earth is the train that is supposed to take him to the airport? Main thing is to get far away fast! The business meeting is waiting. When the announcement is made that there will be no more trains for the time being due to an approaching storm, the likeable guy on the platform completely loses it ...

Delayed to Happiness - A Winter Revue

»Die Fledermaus« is considered the ultimate operetta, full of waltzes, polkas, who-with-whom, champagne, mistaken identity, masquerading and fraternization. How refreshing it is that Gabriel von Eisenstein, eager to have some quick fun with young ladies before he goes to prison, is repaid tit-for-tat by his wife Rosalinde: with her old vocal coach Alfred. Only a tenor could be so audacious! Adele, the maid, has high aspirations, but first she attends the ball as Miss Olga in the dress of her gracious lady. And this is how all the lovable characters, who are not too concerned with the truth, converge at the ball of Prince Orlofsky. He is young, rich, bored – such a retaliatory action by Dr. Falke is just what he needs. The latter has a score to settle with Eisenstein: "This is the way the bat takes revenge!" Orlofsky's ball becomes a stage. And in the end they all meet again in prison. Here Herr von Eisenstein learns who his close pal, the Chevalier Chagrin, really is and what the doppelganger in his dressing gown is all about. Eisenstein's acquittal is celebrated with champagne, because after all, he alone was to blame, was he not?

The bat

Based on the novel of the same name by Polish author and Auschwitz survivor Zofia Posmysz, Weinberg created an opera about guilt and renewed confrontation with the past. In his opera, completed in 1968 but only staged for the first time in 2010, the Polish-Jewish composer, who lost his parents and sister in the Shoah, combines late romantic opulence with twelve-tone technique, folk songs and dance music to create a haunting memorial against obfuscation and forgetting.

Dramaturge

Marlene Hahn

Events

Past events

May 10 - Jun 7, 2025

Pique Dame · Oper Leipzig

Jan 18 - Feb 15, 2025

Otello · Oper Leipzig

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