A psychological drama between duty and freedom

Katja Kaba­nova

German Oper am Rhein

While the grimy back yards of the Weimar Republic were filled with unemployed singers practicing their skills in the hope of earning enough for a warm meal, night after night the revue theatres of the Kurfürstendamm would present glittering golden dreams to an audience of millions hungry for entertainment. Amid the glitz of the roaring 1920s, the fame of the Comedian Harmonists burned especially brightly: modelled on the American vocal quartet The Revelers, the six-strong ensemble made up of Ari Leschnikoff, Erich Abraham-Collin, Harry Frommermann, Roman Cycowski, Robert Biberti and pianist Erwin Bootz thrilled German audiences with mixture of sassy and entertaining lyrics set to the latest music and sung in perfect close harmony. With hits such as “Veronika, der Lenz ist da”, “Ein Freund, ein guter Freund” and “Wochenend und Sonnenschein” they conquered the concert halls of Europe at record speed and thanks to the modern mass medium of gramophone records they soon became a fixture in living rooms across Germany.

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of

Two peoples find themselves in the barbaric grip of war after Nabucco and his troops attack Jerusalem. The Babylonian ruler and Zaccaria, the leader of the Hebrews, do not budge an inch from their opposing viewpoints in this profound conflict, while the daily grind of war continues to bring new suffering to both peoples. The seemingly hopeless conflict does not even stop at their own families: Zaccaria holds Nabucco's favorite daughter Fenena hostage, while she has long since changed sides out of love for Ismaele and lives among the enemy people. Nabucco's other daughter, Abigaille, envies her sister's happiness and her father's throne and forges disastrous plans...

Nabucco

Theater Duisburg

Katerina Ismailova is wealthily married and lonely, her husband impotent and her father-in-law a tyrant. She is trapped in a world where merciless brutality, despotism and cruelty reign. The woman with a lust for life and love gives way to her raw longing for freedom when Sergei starts working for the Ismailov family. She throws herself into a passionate affair with him and poisons her father-in-law's food. But the increasing radicalism of her desire for self-determination will claim further victims ...

Lady Macbeth von Mzensk

The "Flying Dutchman" is different from the men who populate Senta's provincial world. An outsider like them, he is also shrouded in a dark doom. The Dutchman once cursed God; as punishment, he must sail the oceans in his ghost ship until a loving woman redeems him from his curse. Senta is destined to turn the legendary sailor's fate around... Director Vasily Barkhatov tells the story of Senta's quest for romantic self-assertion with cinematic intensity.

Der flie­gen­de Hol­län­der

In our Lied Matinees, ensemble members and pianists in the foyer of Opernhaus Düsseldorf dedicate themselves to the exciting diversity of international Lied art.

“Light and shadow of the north” flow through this song matinee, performed by Finnish ensemble members Jussi Myllys and Sami Luttinen. Accompanied by pianist Ilmo Ranta, they interpret late romantic songs by their compatriot Jean Sibelius and the Norwegian Edward Grieg, among others, as well as expressive modern works by contemporary Finnish composers such as Aarre Merikanto (1893-1958) and Mikko Heiniö (*1948)./

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Liedmatinee

Opernhaus Düsseldorf

A trail of violence runs through the cursed dynasty of the Atrides long before this opera begins: Elektra's grandfather fed his own sons to his brother, her father Agamemnon sacrificed Elektra's sister Iphigenia, the desperate mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisth slaughtered Agamemnon with an axe in the bath. The children cannot find peace either: Elektra cannot mourn, desperate and raw, she dwells on her hatred. Like must be repaid in kind, the murderous mother and her lover must die. While her sister Chrysotemis refuses to join her, her brother Orest is to take vengeance for their beloved father: The next generation picks up the axe...

Jussi Myllys

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 4, 2025 - Jun 14, 2026

Nabucco · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Dec 2, 2025 - Feb 8, 2026

Katja Kabanova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Apr 7 - Jun 4, 2026

Elektra · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Past events

Dec 2, 2025 - Feb 8, 2026

Katja Kabanova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Future and recently performed repertoire

Boris Grigorjewitsch Dikoj in Káťa Kabanová by Janáček

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

A young servant in Elektra by Strauss

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Ismaele in Nabucco by Verdi

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

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Jussi Myllys

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 4, 2025 - Jun 14, 2026

Nabucco · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Dec 2, 2025 - Feb 8, 2026

Katja Kaba­nova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Apr 7 - Jun 4, 2026

Elektra · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Past events

Dec 2, 2025 - Feb 8, 2026

Katja Kaba­nova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Nov 28, 2025 - May 21, 2026

Come­dian Harmo­nists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Future and recently performed repertoire

Boris Grigorjewitsch Dikoj in Káťa Kabanová by Janáček

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

A young servant in Elektra by Strauss

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Ismaele in Nabucco by Verdi

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

About

Jussi Myllys hasn't added a bio

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Katja Kabanova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Katja Kabanova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Comedian Harmonists – Best of · Deutsche Oper am Rhein