Conductor

The end of the war, the return home and a fateful oath including human sacrifice. In his opera, which premiered in 1781, the 24-year-old Mozart explores the troubled soul of the war-wounded Cretan king Idomeneo in a tragic conflict of responsibility between raison d’état and private interests with dramatic intensity and new, exciting orchestral colours. In his production, director Philipp Westerbarkei examines the relationship between war and humanity.

Idomeneo

Oper Graz

This concert evening spans an arc from instrumental attractions to the musical manifestation of affection. In his »Serenata notturna«, for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart surprises with the use of timpani in contrast to a solo string quartet and the string orchestra. A real highlight with which Mozart jokingly delighted aristocratic society during the exuberant Salzburg carnival of 1767.

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Kammerphilharmonie Hamburg / Göktuğ Çelik / Johannes Braun

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Angelina introduces herself to the audience in Gioachino Rossini's La Cenerentola with a wistful song about the king who chooses the right one from among three sisters to be his wife – a prophetic text, as will become clear as the plot progresses.

La Cenerentola

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

With what is probably the most famous fragment in opera literature, four directing teams are presenting themselves for the first time at Graz Opera, immersing themselves in aesthetically completely different universes with very different artistic approaches – film animation, puppetry and choreographically moving bodies. In three episodes, dazzling worlds full of fantastic characters and events unfold. Always at the centre of the action as the protagonist and creator of the scenery: the poet himself.

Conductor

Johannes Braun

Events

Upcoming events

11 - 24 Jun, 2026

Hoffmann's Tales (The Tales of Hoffmann) · Oper Graz

Past events

Oct 17 - Nov 30, 2025

Idomeneo · Oper Graz

Aug 18, 2025

Kammerphilharmonie Hamburg / Göktuğ Çelik / Johannes Braun · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in La Cenerentola by Rossini

Stadttheater Klagenfurt

Conductor in Idomeneo by Mozart

Oper Graz

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