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The richest man in Vienna has commissioned an evening’s entertainment. But when a tragic opera and a comedy troupe are forced to share the same stage, all bets are off. Strauss’ opera-within-an-opera is part farce, part dream-like fantasy, set to one of his most luscious scores.

Ariadne auf Naxos

Glyndebourne

Sparks fly in this uproarious tussle for centre stage.

The richest man in Vienna has commissioned an evening’s entertainment. But when a tragic opera and a comedy troupe are forced to share the same stage, all bets are off. Strauss’ opera-within-an-opera is part farce, part dream-like fantasy, set to one of his most luscious scores.
Laurent Pelly returns to Glyndebourne to direct this new staging, with Robin Ticciati conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Adriadne Auf Naxos

Did Richard Wagner already know when, in The Flying Dutchman, he first explored the notion of redemption, that this would end up being the central concern of his art? In his final opera, Parsifal, which was first performed in Bayreuth in 1882, it is not just a single person but society as a whole that awaits a saviour – buoyed by the hope of one day meeting the One who will fulfil this role. Parsifal’s qualification for this tremendous task is that he has become “knowing through compassion” – a process that takes many years, perhaps an entire lifetime. But there are forces trying to hinder him on his path. Will Parsifal be willing to place himself at the service of the community? Parsifal, which has been called a “stage consecration festival”, is still an overwhelming experience today. Can art truly help us find redemption?

Parsifal

Semperoper Dresden

Two couples in different configurations, motivated by a bet about alleged or actual infidelity, are at the centre of Mozart’s Così fan tutte ("All Women Do It") with the cryptic subtitle "La scuola degli amanti" ("The School for Lovers"). The spirited words by librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte were enlivened with equally thoughtful music by Mozart, who by then was a veteran opera composer.

Così fan tutte

Bebelplatz

The Norn’s rope of destiny breaks, the world falls apart and the gods idly watch their own demise. People fight to claim power. Brünnhilde and Siegfried are drawn into these power struggles, essentially initiated by Hagen, the son of the ring’s first owner, Alberich. Siegfried dies: however, his death is the harbinger of a catastrophe from which hope for something new can arise.

Götterdäm­merung

Wotan wants to secure power through his descendants. The twins Siegmund and Sieglinde seem to be the perfect choice. One day, fate brings them together. However, for Wotan’s wife Fricka, the sibling’s love is a thorn in her side, and even Wotan himself feels emotionally torn. When his favourite daughter, the Valkyrie Brünnhilde, revolts against him, he puts her to sleep, casting a circle of fire around her that only a fearless person can walk through.

Die Walküre

The Nibelung dwarf Alberich robs the Rhinemaidens of the Rhinegold to forge a ring that confers "endless power". Meanwhile, Wotan, the father of the gods, is forced into action. To reward the giants Fasolt and Fafner for building the castle Valhalla, he steals the Nibelungs’ treasure with the help of Loge, the cunning fire god. Alberich curses the ring and all its future owners – the tragedy takes its course.

Mezzo-soprano

Ekaterina Chayka-Rubinstein

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 19 - Aug 29, 2026

Adriadne Auf Naxos · London Philharmonic Orchestra

Jul 22 - Aug 29, 2026

Ariadne auf Naxos · Glyndebourne

20 - 29 Mar, 2027

Salzburg Easter Festival Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre” · Berliner Philharmoniker

Past events

Jul 22 - Aug 29, 2026

Ariadne auf Naxos · Glyndebourne

Jul 19 - Aug 29, 2026

Adriadne Auf Naxos · London Philharmonic Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Dorabella in Così fan tutte by Mozart

Staatsoper Berlin

Dryad in Ariadne auf Naxos by Strauss

Glyndebourne

Floßhilde in Götterdämmerung by Wagner

Staatsoper Berlin

Schwertleite in Die Walküre by Wagner

Berliner Philharmoniker

Siegrune in Die Walküre by Wagner

Staatsoper Berlin

2nd Knappe in Parsifal by Wagner

Semperoper Dresden

Floßhilde in Das Rheingold by Wagner

Staatsoper Berlin

Dryad in Adriadne Auf Naxos by Strauss

London Philharmonic Orchestra

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