Choreographer

Who are we, who do we want to be? How far will longing for more power, wealth and a more elevated position in society make peope go? Triggered by a curious encounter, which he thinks is a prophesy, Macbeth’s wife goads him into murdering King Duncan. The throne falls to him, but remorse and hallucinations throw him deeper and deeper into turmoil, while Lady Macbeth urges him to carry out more atrocious deeds. But her feelings of guilt ending up destroying her too. R.B. Schlather’s production traces the extraordinary actuality of the protagonists, just as Verdi was fascinated by Shakespeare’s King and Queen. The Director studied the gruesome events surrounding a childless couple in an elegant but cheerless atmosphere of an imposing residence: global politics mirrored in private lives. In the end the oppressed put a violent end to the Macbeth’s autocratic regime.

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Macbeth

Oper Frankfurt

He tried to defy God and the forces of nature. Therefore, the Flying Dutchman was condemned to wander the seas endlessly. Only the faithful love of a woman can bring him salvation. Senta wants to be this savior and resolutely confronts the mysterious figure. Two extreme personalities stand opposed, similar in their uncompromising nature and not afraid of death.

With his first fully realized opera, the young Richard Wagner achieved a superb portrayal of the forces of nature and the terrifying: a seething sea of ​​sound in a state of extreme chaos!

Der fliegende Holländer

Theater Osnabrück

What Macbeth thinks are prophesies are expressions of his own suppressed dreams and fears. Goaded on by his wife, who’s no less ambitious, he commits murder, which leads to more murders, creating a gruesome system of oppression. But the tyrant Macbeth and his wife are plagued by pangs of conscience. They’re both psychologically shattered - in different ways. In the end, the oppressed populace rebel, putting an end to an unjust regime.

In a domestic setting surrounding this childless, murderous couple, mechanisms of violent rule become apparent that can be found on a larger scale: World politics are reflected in a private sphere. From this perspective the story of a medieval Scottish despot seems frighteningly relevant today.

Choreographer

Gal Fefferman

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 18 - Jun 13, 2026

Macbeth · Oper Frankfurt

Past events

Apr 18 - Jun 13, 2026

Macbeth · Oper Frankfurt

Sep 20, 2025 - Jan 17, 2026

Der fliegende Holländer · Theater Osnabrück

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