Singer

Gottfried von Einem based the title of his opera Der Prozess on the novel of the same name by Franz Kafka, which premiered in 1953. Confronted with a diffuse accusation by an absurd court, the protagonist Josef K. stumbles hopelessly through a world which has now become inscrutable to him. Von Einem's music conveys the horror inherent in the text with pounding rhythms and repetitive structures, while at the same time making use of elements of jazz and twelve-tone music. Under the direction of Walter Kobéra and Stefan Herheim, students of the Klangforum Wien master's programme PPCM (Performance Practice in Contemporary Music) are now performing the version by Tobias Leppert as a co-production with the Neue Oper Wien for the MusikTheater an der Wien.

Der Prozess

Vienna Chamber Opera

Schmidt "The Book with seven seals" with Fabio Luisi

Vienna Concert Hall

Franz Schubert's B minor Symphony is the epitome of "not finishing" - we therefore know it as the Unfinished. It used to be called his last or Eighth Symphony, as it was only discovered more than 30 years after Schubert's death. Today it is called the Seventh, as it was written before the (completed) Great C major Symphony. We will never know why Schubert left it unfinished - he stopped working on a third movement. In any case, it would not have been easy for Schubert to follow up the marvel of the first two movements with something of equal value. Seen in this way, the Unfinished also has something complete about it.

Unfinished

Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr

Dressed as a man and calling herself “Fidelio”, Leonore surreptitiously gains the confidence of the jailer Rocco and his daughter Marzelline, thus gaining access to the high security tract where her husband Florestan has been despotically incarcerated by Don Pizarro. Florestan is in mortal danger, but this does not intimidate his wife, who is determined to liberate him. Finally, however, the two of them can only be rescued by an emissary from the monarch. At the end, a Utopia in the form of a final chorus sets the stage aglow, not only as a plea for freedom and justice, but also concurrently as a condemnation of the anxieties and restrictions of human existence.

Fidelio

Max-Joseph-Platz

The International Meistersinger Academy (IMA) not only offers outstanding singers excellent study opportunities but also paves the way for them to pursue a career. Under the artistic direction of Edith Wiens, the IMA will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2026. Alumni of the academy will perform in the gala concert under the direction of Matthias Foremny.

Gala concert

Reitstadel

“How am I supposed to do that? I'm going mad!” On Fadinard’s wedding day, his horse eats the straw hat of a lady having a bit of fun with her lover in the bushes. But Anaide doesn’t dare return to her jealous husband Beaupertuis without her new Florentine hat: she simply has to get hold of a new one! An odyssey full of hijinks begins, taking Fadinard across the length and breadth of Paris ...

Bass-baritone

Alexander Grassauer

Events

Upcoming events

5 - 22 Dec, 2025

Der Prozess · Klangforum Wien

Mar 8 - Jul 18, 2026

Fidelio · Bayerische Staatsoper

Apr 30, 2026

Gala concert · Münchner Rundfunkorchester

May 31 - Jun 29, 2026

The Italian Straw Hat · Semperoper Dresden

Past events

5 - 22 Dec, 2025

Der Prozess · Klangforum Wien

27 - 28 Sep, 2025

Schmidt "The Book with seven seals" with Fabio Luisi · Wiener Symphoniker

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in The Book with Seven Seals by Schmidt

Wiener Symphoniker

Don Fernando in Fidelio by Beethoven

Bayerische Staatsoper

Nonancourt in The Italian Straw Hat by Rota

Semperoper Dresden

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