Singer

When asked about his title, the author gives an answer that leads into the future. "I love snow. Snow covers the earth and everything becomes beautiful. There are the upheavals, all the contradictions of everyday life, and then it snows and the world is beautiful," says Vladimir Sorokin in conversation about his novel, which, like Pushkin and Tolstoy, bears the title Метель ( Snowstorm ) and, at first glance, appears to be a condensation, an intertext, of the Russian blizzard tradition. "If you're out and about and get caught in a blizzard, that's it. It's a beautiful phenomenon, but also a terrible, fateful event. My story actually has three protagonists: the doctor, his coachman, and the blizzard. In the end, the third wins."

The blizzard

Perner-Insel

Infanticide, cunning monks and a tsar falling prey to madness. In his large-scale choral opera, the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky tackled a theme that is still relevant today: the extremes to which a hunger for power can lead. Celebrated director Kirill Serebrennikov brings his own experiences in Russia into a grippingly topical reading of the work.

Boris Godunov

National Opera & Ballet

Don Giovanni knows what he wants, how to get it and how to throw an incredibly decadent party. Servant Leporello groans under his master's seductive skills, as he has to pay the price for everything afterwards. When Don Giovanni murders the Commendatore in a duel for the honor of his daughter Donna Anna, Leporello has had enough too. Don Giovanni loves to seduce, trick and play for his life, until suddenly, young and wild, he has to face death...

Don Giovanni/Requiem

Schiller Theater

The acclaimed Komische Oper Berlin and director Kirill Serebrennikov, known for his daring, satirical productions, present Mozart’s iconic comic opera.

EPSG:4326

The Marriage of Figaro

Festival Theatre Edinburgh

Don Giovanni knows what he wants, how to get it and how to throw an outrageously decadent party. Servant Leporello groans under the seductive arts of his master, as he has to pay for everything afterwards. When Don Giovanni murders the Commendatore in a duel for the honor of his daughter Donna Anna, Leporello has had enough. Don Giovanni likes to seduce, trick and gamble for his life, until he suddenly has to face death young and wild ...

Don Gio­vanni/­Re­qui­em

The depths of love are the subject of almost all of Mozart's operas – but none as exclusively as in "Così fan tutte." Ferrando and Guglielmo are convinced that their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, are faithful to them. The men enter into a bet with Don Alfonso, who intends to prove them wrong with an experiment. But what begins as a harmless game turns into a cruel open-heart experiment... Kirill Serebrennikov's production is radically contemporary; Roberto González-Monjas, chief conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur, guides the audience through Mozart's brilliant yet ambiguous score.

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Evgeny Kulagin

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026

Don Giovanni/Requiem · Komische Oper Berlin

3 - 12 Jul, 2026

That's what they all do · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

16 - 26 Aug, 2025

The blizzard · Salzburger Festspiele

10 - 29 Jun, 2025

Boris Godunov · Nationale Opera & Ballet

Future and recently performed repertoire

Tizio in That's what they all do by Mozart

Opernhaus Zürich

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