When Verdi is on the programme, it can be wonderfully grand and theatrical. That is why his "Messa da Requiem" is being performed as part of the International May Festival in the dimensions it deserves: with two choirs, the in-house choir of the Hessian State Theatre and the choir of the city of Wiesbaden.

7th Symphony Concert

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

What would I give my life for? How can I stand up for love and freedom? In Beethoven's opera, Leonore has to face existential questions. Her husband Florestan has openly spoken out about social injustice and disappeared into prison. Leonore dares everything and - disguised as Fidelio - sets out to free him. The role has been sung many times by the exceptional singer Evelyn Herlitzius. In Wiesbaden she directed the production for the first time and tells the story of the political prisoner Florestan and his liberator Leonore as a question about the people behind the heroism.

Fidelio

She received great enthusiasm for her dazzling, sophisticated music, and yet she performed almost exclusively within her own four walls: Barbara Strozzi, singer and one of the most exciting and productive composers before 1700.

Salon Strozzi

The wild hand puppets of puppetry master Nikolaus Habjan conquer the stage! In his celebrated production at the Theater Basel, everyone is drawn into the fast-paced, funny and sometimes darkly absurd game of confusion surrounding the barber Figaro. No one escapes the puppets - until the cheerful happy ending. A comedy for families as well as for a good evening with friends.

The Barber of Seville: Gioacchino Rossini

Restless, uprooted, searching for a void that no one can fill: Richard Wagner's powerful music invites us to analytically question the driven characters of his opera. In the new production, director Martin G. Berger focuses on the mysterious past of Senta, her father Daland and the Dutchman. Using retrospection and memory, the production delves deep into the story. Layer by layer, it reveals the patriarchal structures that overshadow the relationship between father and daughter and from which the grown-up Senta, now her own redeemer, tries to fight her way out. Alexandre Corazzola's stage design shows the surface of an idyllic family home and is transformed into a psychological space with the videos by Vincent Stefan.

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Events

Past events

May 14, 2025

7th Symphony Concert · Staatstheater Wiesbaden

May 4, 2025

Fidelio · Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in Requiem by Verdi

Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Daland in The Flying Dutchman by Wagner

Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Basilio in The Barber of Seville by Rossini

Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Rocco in Fidelio by Beethoven

Staatstheater Wiesbaden

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