Costume Designer

In the early 1930s, for Richard Strauss — approaching 70 — it was an auspicious moment when Stefan Zweig, a renowned author known for his artful, profound novels and plays, proposed writing a new libretto. In a mutually inspiring collaboration, they created a truly “comic opera” based on a play by Ben Jonson from the Shakespeare period filled not only with striking characters, tempo, and wit, but profound reflection as well. “The opera is a perfect, but perhaps for the twenty-first century,” according to Strauss himself, who in a difficult, dark time created a work of creative compositional virtuosity and a relaxed sense of humor, a story of people longing for rest or who lose themselves in busyness. This will be director Jan Philipp Gloger’s debut and it will be Christian Thielemann’s first new production as general music director, a position once held by Strauss himself.

Die schweigsame Frau

Bebelplatz

The celebrated star singer Sylva Varescu and the construction magnate's son Edwin are a couple who shouldn't be together. Their class prejudices, societal expectations, and fear of scandal are too great. But amidst grand staircases, waltzes, and champagne-fueled revelry, a dance on the edge of a volcano begins: full of joie de vivre, contradictions, and melancholy.

The Csárdás Princess

Halle Opera House

In the midst of the French Revolution, a group of nuns fight for their self-determination, their faith and against the fear of death.

Dialogues des Carmélites

Semperoper Dresden

The Silent Woman

Blood, sex, magic and redemption come together in an astonishing musical odyssey. This psychological drama about family duty and private desire, how we die and why we live, is staged at Glyndebourne for the first time.

Parsifal

Glyndebourne

Dramma per musica in three acts by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Libretto by Cardinal Vincenzo Grimani



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Agrippina

Opernhaus Zürich

Opera buffa in four acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Le nozze di Figaro

The Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II is a biblical parable of hubris, punishment and catharsis. After all, would we still know his name if he had not made a major appearance in the Third Book of Daniel in the Old Testament? In a speech there, he tells of how, in accordance with a prophecy, he descended into madness, was cast out and lived like an animal. Only the revelation of “God of heaven” brought him back to human society.

Nabucco

Cologne Opera

Lost, confused, and frightened, Melisande is coerced into marrying the overbearing prince Golaud, and in her marital melancholy, the young bride grows close to her handsome brother-in-law, Pelleas. Golaud’s rage sets the stage for this timeless tale of forbidden love, family jealousy, and regret. Debussy’s luminous orchestrations propel the drama to ecstatic heights, the music a striking contrast to this lean new production by Dutch director Jetske Mijnssen.

Pelleas and Melisande

AT&T Performing Arts Center

The story about the love between Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex, forms the final piece of the so-called  Tudor trilogy by the Italian bel canto composer Gaetano Donizetti .

Roberto Devereux

National Opera & Ballet

For Figaro and Susanna, it was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives: their wedding day. But their master, Count Almaviva, who is equally in love with Susanna, does everything in his power to postpone the marriage. Twenty-four turbulent hours ensue, during which all the characters in this piece are swept away by the power of Eros into confusing emotional states. Director Jan Philipp Gloger transposes Mozart's masterpiece to the present day and shows how a seemingly irresistible man becomes entangled in a web of codes of conduct against abuse of power and sexual assault.

Costume Designer

Ben Baur

Events

Upcoming events

2 - 19 May, 2027

The Marriage of Figaro 2027 · Opernhaus Zürich

2 - 19 May, 2027

The Marriage of Figaro 2027 · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

9 - 29 May, 2026

Die schweigsame Frau · Staatsoper Berlin

Feb 27 - Mar 15, 2026

The Csárdás Princess · Staatskapelle Halle

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