Chicago: deep street canyons between the skyscrapers, gangsters with machine guns in their violin cases, electrifying jazz rhythms wafting out of smoky bars... In this city that is as dangerous as it is seductive, Roxie Hart dreams of becoming famous. And don't we all know the dream of a great career? After she shoots her unfaithful lover, her path leads not to the limelight, but to prison. But Roxie senses her chance... The new production of Chicago offers everything that a great American musical promises: a spectacular stage show, rousing dance numbers and a gripping and socially critical story with lots of passion, sex, intrigue, murder and "all that jazz"!

Chicago

Opernplatz

A premiere as a stark warning against hatred and repression: The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were supposed to be a sporting festival in the name of peace. Instead, the catastrophe occurred, eleven Israeli athletes were killed by terrorists. The failure of the security forces and the way the Germans dealt with guilt still have an impact today. In the new opera, the lightness of the play is mixed with anxiety and chaos. The production removes the event from its distance and shows us the ghosts of history in powerful images. The sporting disciplines portrayed in the music and the wild jazz of the Steamboat Switzerland trio, which works together with the orchestra, loosen up the virtuoso time and rhythm structure. Corinna Harfouch is one of the most sought-after German actresses.

Echo 72

When social roles and values ​​are renegotiated, existential questions arise: Who am I? Who can I be? And what can I do to be a good person? In The Greek Passion , the residents of a Greek village are painfully confronted with this after they have assigned the roles for the upcoming passion play. When a group of refugees appears and asks for help, the overwhelming feeling grows. The Greek Passion deals with the most important themes of our coexistence: humanity and charity. With Greek folklore, Orthodox liturgy and large choral tableaux, it tells the story in a musically folk-like way, making it one of the most magnificent and haunting operas of the 20th century.

The Greek Passion

Funny, elegant, erotic, melancholic: women in society are viewed in the panorama of a fake world. A society lady in a midlife crisis leaves her marriage with a young lover, but soon wisely leaves him with a younger woman. A bon vivant who thinks he can exchange his noble name for fresh meat and money is thrown out. A boy of rank and name changes from one great love to another and a young daughter from a nouveau riche family still believes in the one and only. All beautiful appearances, full of waltz music, kitsch and sugar coating - with a dash of biting irony and yet full of truth.

Philipp Kapeller

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 31, 2024 - Jun 20, 2025

Chicago · Staatstheater Hannover

Jan 20 - Feb 27, 2025

Echo 72 · Staatstheater Hannover

Apr 11 - May 11, 2025

The Greek Passion · Staatstheater Hannover

May 17 - Jun 8, 2025

Der Rosenkavalier · Staatstheater Hannover

Past events

Dec 31, 2024 - Jun 20, 2025

Chicago · Staatstheater Hannover

Future and recently performed repertoire

Amos Hart in Chicago by Kander

Staatstheater Hannover

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