Costume Designer

Director Christof Loy has already helped four little-known operas from the early 20th century make a successful comeback at the Deutsche Oper Berlin: Erich Wolfgang Korngold's DAS WUNDER DER HELIANE and Riccardo Zandonai's FRANCESCA DA RIMINI were followed by other long-forgotten operatic treasures: Franz Schreker's DER SCHATZGRÄBER in 2022 and finally Ottorino Respighi's LA FIAMMA in 2024.

The Treasure Hunter (Der Schatzgräber)

Deutsche Oper Berlin

A psychological drama between duty and freedom

Katja Kaba­nova

German Oper am Rhein

Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Libretto by Joseph Ferdinand Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke

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Fidelio

Opernhaus Zürich

Imposing choruses and colossal tableaux accompany a story about intrigues, power play and an affair between stepmother and son in Ottorino Respighi’s last grand opera. Surrounded by political struggles, the figures become entangled in personal conflicts inextricably leading towards catastrophe and the cruel ending of a burning at the stake. For LA FIAMMA, Respighi created music going far beyond his illustrative-seeming “Trilogia romana” for which he is known in concert halls today. Yet in essence, the composer remained true to his colourful tonal language – the result is a musical amalgamation of French impressionism, influences of Russian music and a classicistic reimagining of Italian renaissance music. The archaic story and expansive dimensions of the operatic epos are reminiscent of the genre of the historical epic film, which was gaining popularity at the same time the opera was composed. This meant LA FIAMMA hit the nerve of the time, ensuring international success soon after its premiere. Over the course of decades, the work was slowly forgotten, yet the renowned critic and musicologist Paolo Isotta still praised LA FIAMMA in 2015 as a unique symbiosis of historicism and modernism, claiming its place among the 20th century’s masterworks of musical drama.

The flame

In order to free her husband Florestan, Leonore disguises herself as a male prison guard and sneaks into a prison. Beethoven’s only opera is infused with an unwavering belief in the power of hope. The powerful liberation music at the end anticipates the «Ode to Joy» from his Ninth Symphony. Andreas Homoki separates the plot from its bourgeois comic light opera context, focusing instead on the utopian idea of world brotherhood and the universal themes of humanity that Beethoven chose as his central focus. Klaus Florian Vogt, one of the most outstanding tenors of our time, will appear as Florestan.

Zurich Opera House

How do I become what I am not? Between appearance and reality, director Tatjana Gürbaca searches for the melancholic undertones in Gioachino Rossini's masterful comedy. Behind some comic masquerades lies the desire to escape one's role, behind some triumphant vocal acrobatics the fear of missing out on life. Can there ever be a winner in the pursuit of happiness? A masterpiece for all time.

Costume Designer

Barbara Drosihn

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 30 - Feb 12, 2026

The Treasure Hunter (Der Schatzgräber) · Deutsche Oper Berlin

3 - 16 May, 2026

Fidelio · Opernhaus Zürich

May 17 - Jun 17, 2026

The Barber of Seville · Staatsoper Hamburg

Past events

Jan 30 - Feb 12, 2026

The Treasure Hunter (Der Schatzgräber) · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Dec 2, 2025 - Feb 8, 2026

Katja Kabanova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

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Costume Designer

Barbara Drosihn

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 30 - Feb 12, 2026

The Treasure Hunter (Der Schatzgräber) · Deutsche Oper Berlin

3 - 16 May, 2026

Fidelio · Opernhaus Zürich

May 17 - Jun 17, 2026

The Barber of Seville · Staatsoper Hamburg

Past events

Jan 30 - Feb 12, 2026

The Treasure Hunter (Der Schatzgräber) · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Dec 2, 2025 - Feb 8, 2026

Katja Kaba­nova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein

About

Barbara Drosihn hasn't added a bio

Katja Kabanova · Deutsche Oper am Rhein