Singer

Giuseppe Verdi sends his protagonist Rigoletto on an emotional rollercoaster ride between feigned hilarity, honest paternal love and human abysses. Director Ute M. Engelhardt takes a look behind the facade of the joker and into the maw of the brutalised society in which the title hero finds himself. On the podium: chief conductor Vassilis Christopoulos, who once again devotes himself to a Verdi opera after his gripping interpretation of Macbeth.

Rigoletto

Oper Graz

Whether singing, dancing, or instrumental music – you can expect a diverse program in an intimate setting, performed by ensemble members, dancers from the Graz Ballet, members of the Graz Philharmonic, and guests. Admission is free!

Espresso concert

The hottest party girl in town is hiding a terrible secret. Violetta Valéry is the most sought-after courtesan in Paris. Only the ardent Alfredo sees through her mask of gaiety to the real woman and her well-disguised suffering. But the love that could save her life is threatened by the demands of Alfredo’s furious father Germont, who insists on a devastating sacrifice to save his own family from disgrace and ruin. Even a heart of gold can shatter under such a strain. From the defiant coloratura flights of “Sempre libera” to the sobbing violins of “Addio del passato,” Alexander Dumas, fils’ semi-autobiographical story and Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless score will alternately lift your spirits and break your heart.

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La Traviata

Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

There's something exhilarating about spending an entire evening in Rachmaninov's company. Not only for the melancholy of his final symphony, a page of exile and maturity concluded with the words "Finished! Praise be to God!" But also for the imagination that fantasizes about and reinvents the native Slavic land. "Joyful ringing, melancholic knells, every Russian carries within him this love of bells," notes its author, hoping, in this vocal symphony, which he considered one of his major achievements, to have "succeeded in making the bells vibrate with human emotions."

Tenor

Pavel Petrov

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 15, 2025 - Jun 24, 2026

Espresso concert · Oper Graz

Nov 15, 2025 - Mar 21, 2026

Rigoletto · Oper Graz

Dec 18, 2025

The Bells, Symphony No. 3 Marina Rebeka · Orchestre National de France

Past events

Nov 15, 2025 - Mar 21, 2026

Rigoletto · Oper Graz

Oct 15, 2025 - Jun 24, 2026

Espresso concert · Oper Graz

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in The Bells by Rachmaninoff

Orchestre National de France

Singer in Symphony No. 3 by Rachmaninoff

Orchestre National de France

The Duke in Rigoletto by Verdi

Oper Graz

Singer in Tosca by Puccini

Oper Graz

Singer in L'Arlesiana by Cilea

Oper Graz

Singer in Arias from Rigoletto by Verdi

Oper Graz

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