Singer

Men don't fall in love with courtesans! That's the opinion of Alfredo's father after his son moves in with the mortally ill Violetta Valéry. In her love for Alfredo Violetta even agrees. She leaves him, dies poor, ill – still dreaming of the happiness of true love. One of Verdi's most beloved operas continues to hold the mirror up to society and its hypocritical morality. An exemplary production! See it!

La Traviata

Max-Joseph-Platz

As the template for his opera, Die Englische Katze (1983), Hans Werner Henze turned to a story by Honoré de Balzac from the early 1840s, illustrated by the famous caricaturist, Grandville. The libretto for Die Englische Katze was delivered by the English author Edward Bond, with whom Henze had already collaborated successfully with his previous opera, We Come to the River. If this was a passionate plea against the war, at first glance this animal parable, Die Englische Katze, appears to be apolitical, indeed, even harmless or amusing. The story about the ageing tomcat, Lord Puff, president of a vegetarian-nourishing “Royal Society for the Protection of Rats” and his young wife Minette, who falls in love with another, daring and exciting tomcat, Tom, ends tragically however, and serves as a wicked satire. Minette is drowned by the other cats, Tom is stabbed in the back, just after he has inherited a large sum of money. The insensitive, hypocritical cat society that only looks out for its own benefit gets off scot free.

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Die Englische Katze

Munich Residence

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Lucila Zavala Pérez is a student of Ana María Martínez.

Lucila Zavala Pérez, Soprano

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. Meg Brilleslyper is a student of Robin Rice. 

Meg Brilleslyper, Mezzo-Soprano

Since its first performance in 1893, Humperdinck's most famous opera Hansel and Gretel has remained constantly popular, becoming over the generations almost synonymous with the first family visit to the opera. "Brother come and dance with me!“ – "Susie, dear Susie" – a dancing brother and sister, the Dew Fairy and the Sandman, the Witch and the parents: a collection of all the fairy tale elements of the 19th century. And yet this is also a tale of hardship, hunger and the desire for abundance with a clear moral: "When the need is greatest, God the Lord puts out His hand!“

Hänsel Und Gretel

Elektra's father: murdered. Her mother and her paramour Ägisth were his murderers. The disheveled Elektra is determined to avenge the parricide. She has the axe for the deed but not the strength. Then her brother Orest appears … Armor-plated emotions! – whipped up by a gigantic orchestra. An aristocratic cast of singers. An enthusiastically cheered staging by Herbert Wernicke. A shattering drama of the Soul.

Elektra

Neither balsam, nor medicinal herbs can provide relief to the wounded and ailing Amfortas, ruler of the Grail kingdom. His path to recovery proves to be a complex one. No member of the Grail community can reclaim the spear which inflicted the wound, but only an outsider, a “pure fool”, enlightened by compassion. Only by the tip of this spear touching Amfortas’s wound can he be healed. On his journey of self-discovery, towards his destiny as chosen deliverer, Parsifal is accompanied, not only by the skilful Grail Knight Gurnemanz, but also by the enigmatic and seductive Kundry, who opens his eyes to sensuality and extrasensory experience.

Parsifal

In the portrait concerts of the Opera Studio, two singers and a pianist from the Opera Studio present themselves. The program consists exclusively of song repertoire, which is selected by the singers in consultation with the pianists and, along with operas, forms an important part of the vocal repertoire. The portrait concerts offer the possibility to get to know the three artists in their own way and with their history in a nice atmosphere.

Portrait Concert 4

Artist House

Rusalka feels trapped in a world from which there is no escape. She is ready to put her immortality on the line in return for a human soul, so she can gain the love of a handsome prince. But she must pay for it with her voice. Muted and liberated from her dark world, she is forced to watch as the prince rejects her in favor of a foreign princess – dooming them both. She cannot live, she cannot die, yet nevertheless at the end, she helps the prince find his death with a “rescuing” kiss.

Mezzo-soprano

Meg Brilleslyper

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 5, 2025 - Jan 30, 2026

Die Englische Katze · Bayerische Staatsoper

5 - 12 Dec, 2025

Hänsel Und Gretel · Bayerische Staatsoper

18 - 27 Mar, 2026

Elektra · Bayerische Staatsoper

5 - 11 Apr, 2026

Parsifal · Bayerische Staatsoper

Apr 17, 2026

Portrait Concert 4 · Bayerische Staatsoper

Past events

11 - 20 Nov, 2025

La Traviata · Bayerische Staatsoper

Nov 5, 2025 - Jan 30, 2026

Die Englische Katze · Bayerische Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

The kitchen boy in Rusalka by Dvořák

Bayerische Staatsoper

Flora Bervoix in La traviata by Verdi

Bayerische Staatsoper

Die Vertraute in Elektra by Strauss

Bayerische Staatsoper

Sandmännchen in Hänsel und Gretel by Humperdinck

Bayerische Staatsoper

Singer in Barcarolle from Les contes d’Hoffmann by Offenbach

The Shepherd School of Music

Babette in The English Cat by Henze

Bayerische Staatsoper

Klingsor's Magic Girl in Parsifal by Wagner

Bayerische Staatsoper

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