Saint François d’Assise – First Look

Ariadne auf Naxos – Dress of the Naiad

For our opera productions, costumes are created in our workshops that bring the unique world of each production to life – such as the extraordinary costume of the Naiad in ARIADNE AUF NAXOS.

Celebrating the 100th Birthday of Ingeborg Bachmann and Hans Werner Henze

Georg Nigl and Ingo Metzmacher in a TerraceTalk on the concert performance of the opera Der Prinz von Homburg.

Carmen – Escamillo

Ariadne auf Naxos – Christina Nilsson

In Richard Strauss’ “Ariadne auf Naxos”, Ariadne is abandoned on the deserted island of Naxos, where she waits for death and longs to leave the world of the living.

Cecilia Bartoli: birthday gala performance of Rossini’s “Il viaggio a Reims”

During her birthday gala performance of Rossini’s "Il viaggio a Reims", Cecilia Bartoli is surprised by Pretty Yende, Lang Lang, Rolando Villazón, Plácido Domingo, Maxim Vengerov and Antonio Pappano, performing musical jewels. The Directorate honours the exceptional artist after the performance with the “Festival Brooch with Rubies”. Barrie Kosky delivers the laudation.

Carmen – Scene excerpt

In Gabriela Carrizo’s production of ‘Carmen’, the dancers of Peeping Tom bring to light what would otherwise remain hidden.

Eroticism, Slapstick, Vocal Splendour

In Rossini's Il viaggio a Reims, the opera comments on itself – which is what has made the piece such a rewarding template for directors to this day.

“Variations of Love under a Magnifying Glass“

Elsa Dreisig, Joana Mallwitz and Christof Loy in a Terrace Talk on the Revival of the Opera CosÏ fan tutte by W. A. Mozart

Bonne fête – Gala dinner

Bonne fête - Gala dinner: An extraordinary Festival evening in honour of Cecilia Bartoli

Not Everyone Can Do This

The expanded revival of the production of Così fan tutte by Christof Loy and a semi-staged performance of Lucio Silla bring the soul-illuminator Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart centre stage.