Singer

It's a veritable coup! The grand master of contemporary Italian opera is bringing the world premiere of his latest ancient work to the Bern Opera: A flash of light flickers in the darkness, the signal fire on the horizon, announcing Agamemnon's arrival in his homeland. The king returns victorious from the Trojan War, but a broken man. As spoils of war, Agamemnon brings Cassandra, the prophetess whose visions are never believed. Upon her arrival, she sees blood flowing.

Matinee at L'Agamennone

City Theatre, Bern

Tarmo Peltokoski, Principal Guest Conductor of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, has had a passion for Mozart since he first saw the »Magic Flute« at the age of eleven. With hand-picked soloists – led by Elsa Dreisig, Mauro Peter and Kathryn Lewek – the young Finnish conductor now promises a rousing, semi-staged performance of this timeless opera!

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

In his libretto based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Salvatore Sciarrino offers a fresh perspective on monstrous events. Vimbayi Kaziboni, Conductor in Residence, leads Klangforum Wien and Cantando Admont at this concert performance at the Kollegienkirche, Salzburg.

Salzburger Festspiele – Ouverture Spirituelle · Fatum – Macbeth

Kollegienkirche

Two heavy models hang like the swords of Damocles over the material, a warning to all who would attempt it: Shakespeare and Verdi. Yet Salvatore Sciarrino avoids the trap of classicism and retells the story in a fresh and utterly captivating way. In developing the libretto, Sciarrino adhered closely to Shakespeare's original, but condensed it to a minimum. The portrait of the murderous upstart and his wife, Lady Macbeth, in Verdi's four-act opera Macbeth , premiered in Florence in 1847 and one of his darkest musical dramas, illuminates the depths of the soul with a poignancy that seems to render any further interpretation superfluous.

Mezzo-soprano

Iris van Wijnen

Events

Upcoming events

May 17 - Jun 14, 2026

Matinee at L'Agamennone · Bühnen Bern

Past events

May 17 - Jun 14, 2026

Matinee at L'Agamennone · Bühnen Bern

Aug 29, 2025

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Magic Flute · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

A Sergeant/Fleance/A Hitman/A Guard in Macbeth by Sciarrino

Salzburger Festspiele

A Sergeant/Fleance/an assassin/the second ghost/a lookout soldier in Macbeth by Sciarrino

Klangforum Wien

Clitemestra in L'Agamennone by Treves

Bühnen Bern

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