Conductor

Even a rich prince can be quite poor sometimes. The noble Don Ramiro finds out about this when his search for a bride takes him to the house of the notoriously penniless Don Magnifico. His daughters don't give the visitor, disguised as a simple servant, a second glance. It's a good thing that Ramiro finds a sympathetic heart in the unloved stepsister Angelina, known as Cenerentola... Gioachino Rossini composed some of his most beautiful melodies for his turbulent musical theater version of the charming “Cinderella”. Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's legendary production, which has been enchanting audiences since 1974, is as effervescently cheerful as Rossini's light-hearted score.

Cinderella

German Oper am Rhein

The moment when there is no turning back, no “return to what was,” runs through this multi-part ballet evening. Xie Xin and Marcos Morau, two extraordinary and internationally acclaimed artists, are creating world premieres for Hamburg Ballet for the first time. The “point of no return” is explored by Angelin Preljocaj in *Annonciation*, at the moment of the biblical Annunciation by the Archangel Gabriel.

Point Of No Return

Ballettzentrum Hamburg – John Neumeier

Home Game 01: Leopold Hager Conductors Fund

Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg

To mark the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel's birth, we are celebrating his anniversary with the creation of four choreographies of very different styles to four of his most famous compositions.

Ravel Evening

Fleeing from a snake, Prince Tamino enters the realm of the Queen of the night. Three ladies rescue him and are fascinated by him. As the bird catcher Papageno claims to have defeated the serpent, they punish his boasting and put a lock on his mouth. Tamino receives a picture of Pamina, the abducted daughter of the Queen, immediately falls in love with her and vows to rescue her. With a magic flute and a set of bells, Tamino and Papageno set off and face all dangers.

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The Magic Flute

Cologne Opera

With „Classics“, the Semperoper Ballett premieres a programme that unites three dance creations that have become signature pieces of their respective creators:

Classics

Semperoper Dresden

Prince Tamino is being pursued by a wild serpent. At the last minute, he is saved by three mysterious ladies who have been sent by the queen of the night. When the bird catcher Papageno appears and boasts about the heroic deed they punish him. In contrast, they give the prince a portrait of Pamina, the daughter of the queen who is being held captive by the ruler of the temple of the sun, Sarastro. Tamino falls in love with her. The queen appears in person and orders him to rescue Pamina together with Papageno. A magic flute will protect him from any danger whilst a reluctant Papageno is given magic bells. Guided by three young boys, they set off on their way to Sarastro’s temple. Whilst the temple guards tell Tamino that Sarastro is not the evil tyrant that the queen has depicted, Papageno finds Pamino and tries to flee with her. With the help of the chimes, he is able to distract her guard Monostatos although his efforts are scuppered by the appearance of Sarastro. Papageno, Pamina and Tamino have to stay in Sarastro’s kingdom as Sarastro has something greater planned for Tamino: just as he has taken Pamina into his kingdom to protect her from her mother, he plans to get Tamino into his circle of insiders of the sun temple and, in this way, prepare him for future tasks.

Die Zauberflöte / The Magic Flute

“Such a little fat dachshund has never been seen here before,” Goethe’s mother wrote to her son in 1793 about a performance of DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE (The Magic Flute) – a remark that reflects how Mozart’s Singspiel quickly captivated a wide audience. At once entertaining and sophisticated, the story follows Prince Tamino and Papageno who face a series of trials to rescue the princess Pamina from the clutches of Sarastro. It journey full of dangers, at the end of which lies the hope for a self-determined future together.

For Figaro and Susanna, it was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives: their wedding day. But their master, Count Almaviva, who is equally in love with Susanna, does everything in his power to postpone the marriage. Twenty-four turbulent hours ensue, during which all the characters in this piece are swept away by the power of Eros into confusing emotional states. Director Jan Philipp Gloger transposes Mozart's masterpiece to the present day and shows how a seemingly irresistible man becomes entangled in a web of codes of conduct against abuse of power and sexual assault.

Conductor

Katharina Müllner

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 13, 2026 - Mar 27, 2027

The Magic Flute · Oper Köln

2 - 19 May, 2027

The Marriage of Figaro 2027 · Opernhaus Zürich

2 - 19 May, 2027

The Marriage of Figaro 2027 · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

Apr 26 - Jul 17, 2026

Cinderella · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Feb 22 - Jun 25, 2026

Point Of No Return · Staatsoper Hamburg

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Boléro by Ravel

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Conductor in La valse by Ravel

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Conductor in Symphony No. 4 by Schubert

Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum

Conductor in The Magic Flute by Mozart

Oper Köln

Conductor in The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

Opernhaus Zürich

Conductor in Concerto for the Left Hand by Ravel

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Conductor in Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Conductor in Symphony No. 1 by Bizet

Internationale Stiftung Mozarteum

Conductor in Cinderella by Rossini

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

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