At Hansel and Gretel’s home there is rarely anything nourishing to eat: The family can simply not afford good food. One day the children see in their kitchen a jug full of milk and jump for joy at the idea of their getting rice pudding. Their mother comes and tells them off and unintentionally knocks over the milk jug. In a fit, as punishment, she impulsively sends the children off into the woods to gather strawberries. It occurs to her too late that a wicked witch is lurking there who likes to turn little children into gingerbread…

Hansel and Gretel

Theater Bonn Opera House

Do people need redemption? Between heavenly choirs of angels with a radiant brass aureole and a hellish cauldron of witches with the gloomy pealing of bells, the world’s spheres take on a concrete, haunting shape in the sound space of the opera „Mefistofele“. For centuries, many different artworks have been inspired by the tale of Faust, which explores the complex relationship between God, the Devil, man and woman. Who seduces whom to do what, and how can we achieve redemption?

Mefistofele

Semperoper Dresden

Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was one of the most original, albeit marginalized, representatives of German Romanticism in the early 19th century. His uncanny stories were most popular, inspiring artists to this day. In 1881, Hoffmann became the main character of Jacques Offenbach's opera. However, the librettists, Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, did not create a biography of the writer, but rather introduced him to the world of his own stories.

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Events

Upcoming events

4 - 15 Jun, 2027

The Tales of Hoffmann · Polish National Opera

Past events

Dec 7, 2024

Hansel and Gretel · Theater Bonn

Sep 28 - Oct 24, 2024

Mefistofele · Semperoper Dresden

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