Scarpia, Rome’s chief of police, desires Tosca. Since her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, is among the government’s political enemies, Scarpia has him imprisoned. He orders Cavaradossi’s execution and hopes to force Tosca into granting him one night with her, in exchange for Cavaradossi’s release. She, however, thwarts his plans…

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Tosca

Staatsoper Hamburg

Carmen charms everyone with her dancing and singing - only one of them turns her down: Don José. He, of all people, is supposed to arrest her after an argument in the factory. But José is also caught - he can't help it, lets her flee and is demoted and dismissed for it. Finally, the much-awaited appearance of the Toréador: he sings his furious march-like melody and flirts with Carmen. But she rejects him - she is waiting for Don José ... An opera full of musical highlights and dramatic love stories.

Carmen

What happens when, in times of war and destruction, even your own family becomes a battlefield and mistrust, desire and betrayal break out? The cruel, ingenious and at the same time megalomaniac King of Pontus, Mitridate, fights a hopeless war against the Romans, while his two sons are under pressure from their father and his fiancée Aspasia decides against her duty and in favor of her feelings and turns away from him. With Mitridate, the 14-year-old Mozart composed his first full-length opera seria according to all the rules of the time and at the same time a work in which his humanistic flair already shines through. In the arias, he gives the ensemble of singers ample opportunity to explore the depths of the human soul and display their vocal virtuosity. Preserving the essence of this historical operatic genre, but at the same time reinterpreting its form, the aim is to create something in which the orchestra is integrated both visually and in terms of content. In this way, the fate of the characters can be experienced directly through visible music-making.

Peter Galliard

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 13, 2024 - May 28, 2025

Tosca · Staatsoper Hamburg

Feb 23 - Jun 26, 2025

Mitridate, re di Ponto · Staatsoper Hamburg

Past events

Oct 13, 2024 - May 28, 2025

Tosca · Staatsoper Hamburg

Sep 24 - Oct 10, 2024

Carmen · Staatsoper Hamburg

Future and recently performed repertoire

Shuttle in Tosca by Puccini

Staatsoper Hamburg

Arbate in Mitridate, re di Ponto by Mozart

Staatsoper Hamburg

Patched in Carmen by Bizet

Staatsoper Hamburg

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