»Der Rosenkavalier« is a “literature opera”, a disguise comedy, a trial about the transience of time, about holding on and letting go. A work of modern times, which looks back to a completely different time, a homage to an invented past: at times melancholic-lyrical, at times in a waltz beat, at times in a comic parlando

Der Rosenkavalier

Oper Leipzig

California in 1850: hundreds of thousands have fallen for the gold rush – and some of them also for the barkeeper Minnie, at whose saloon various fortune seekers meet every evening. Among them is Sheriff Jack Rance. Minnie, however, falls in love with the stranger Dick Johnson. It soon turns out that Johnson is a wanted robber: the sheriff wants to see him hang and have Minnie to himself. A round of poker is to decide about Dick’s life: is there yet another trump up Minnie’s sleeve?

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La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West)

Staatsoper Hamburg

Danae must marry a wealthy man to settle her father's debts. All dream of gold here, and Danae more than all others. A powerful man takes an interest in her and sends another ahead. It would appear the right husband has been found. But, of course his wealth comes with a condition which stands in the way of true happiness. Danae must, Danae can choose between wealth and love, between dreams and reality, between the promises of wealth and riches, and of love and all its happiness. 

Paul Kaufmann

Events

Past events

14 - 29 Jun, 2025

Der Rosenkavalier · Oper Leipzig

Mar 21 - Apr 4, 2025

La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the West) · Staatsoper Hamburg

Future and recently performed repertoire

Step in La Fanciulla del West by Puccini

Staatsoper Hamburg

Valzacchi in Der Rosenkavalier by Strauss

Oper Leipzig

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