Name: Song Concert: Maximilan Schmitt
Start: 2026-02-06T20:00:00
Location: Staatstheater Hannover

Experience the magic of opera in Hannover with a series of captivating events at the Staatstheater Hannover. From the open engagement of 'The Open Foyer' to the dramatic tales of 'Turandot' and 'The Marriage of Figaro', and the striking modernity of 'Penthesilea', this season promises to be unforgettable. Join us for an exploration of human emotions and societal narratives through the timeless art of opera, enriched by a variety of concerts, recitals, and the grandeur of the Opera Ball.

A Journey Through Opera: Staatstheater Hannover's Diverse and Captivating Performances

Maximilan Schmitt

Staatstheater Hannover

"He was your brother... You are avenged, Mother!"
Azucena
When Count Luna and the troubadour Manrico not only find themselves as enemies in a bloody civil war, but also fall in love with the same woman, a fatal tragedy unfolds: Leonora poisons herself, and Manrico is executed by Luna, who then learns that he killed his own brother, believed to be long lost. Manrico had grown up unrecognized by Azucena, who once witnessed the old Count Luna burn her mother at the stake. Deeply traumatized, Azucena swore revenge, kidnapped the count's younger son, and accidentally killed her own child in his place.
With his drama "El Trovador" ( The Troubadour) , Antonio García Gutiérrez wrote the most successful and popular stage work of the Spanish Romantic era in 1836. Giuseppe Verdi was so captivated by this dark romance of love and hate, jealousy and revenge that he used it as the basis for his opera Il Trovatore in 1849/50, without a commission and thus without a guarantee of a premiere . In it, he found the age-old motif of fraternal strife intertwined with the questions of fate, chance, and inner necessity that had always fascinated him. He knew how to carve his characters out of this bizarre story in a highly sophisticated way. His musical imagination was ignited by their contradictions, their imprisonment, and their longings.

The Troubadour

A white man in a tailcoat stands at the front of the stage—in the hollow of a large, black Steinway grand piano. The man in the tailcoat supports himself with his right hand. The older people in the audience clear their throats a little. It's cold outside. The piano plays. Repeated chords in D minor, a descending motif, full of worry. "I came as a stranger, I depart as a stranger."

Song Concert: Maximilan Schmitt

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