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Selected news items for April 2026 (in alphabetical order):

Ilker ARCAYÜREK sings Amadis in JC Bach’s AMADIS DE GAULE as part of the Hamburg Bach Festival. The concert will be conducted by Hansjörg Albrecht and takes place on April 6 at the Elbphilharmonie.

Furthermore, he will sing the role of Jonathan in Handel’s oratorio SAUL at the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg on April 12. Matthias Janz will direct the Elbipolis Baroque Orchestra.

Stefan BLUNIER will lead the Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim at the NTM on April 3 and 6. The performance will be Wagner’s PARSIFAL, staged by Hans Schüler.

On April 29 and 30, he can also be seen conducting the concert ÜBERWÄLTIGEND at the Mercatorhalle in Duisburg. Works by Hummel and Bruckner will be performed with Carl-Sönje Montag on bassoon.

Chao DENG will perform Kuno in von Weber’s FREISCHÜTZ at the Staatsoper Hamburg on April 23/26/28. The production, staged by Andreas Kriegenburg, will be conducted by Yoel Gamzou.

Claude EICHENBERGER sings Marcellina once again in Mozart’s NOZZE DI FIGARO at the Bühnen Bern. Musical direction: Clément Lonca; stage direction: Marco Štorman; dates: April 18 and 26, and in May.

Cornel FREY will sing the role of Pong in Puccini’s TURANDOT at the Theater Duisburg for the last time this season on April 2. Antonino Fogliani will be in the pit, and the production was staged by Huan-Hsiung Li.

The artist will also celebrate the premiere of Strauss’ ELEKTRA at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein on April 12. He will sing his role debut as Aegisth. Vitali Alekseenok will conduct this production by Stephan Kimming. Further performances: April 18 and 24 through June.

On April 17, he performs Ari in COMEDIAN HARMONISTS, also at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. Patrick Francis Chestnut is the musical director.

Äneas HUMM celebrates the premiere of LOHENGRIN at the Teatro La Fenice on April 12. In this production by Damiano Michieletto, he will sing the role of the Heerrufer for the first time. Markus Stenz will be on the podium. Further performances: April 15/19/22/26.

Dimitry IVASHCHENKO will appear in no less than three roles at the Komische Oper Berlin, starting on April 6. He is Ivan Yoavlewitsch, Leiter einer Annoncenredaktion, and Arzt in Barrie Kosky’s production of Shostakovich’s NOSE. James Gaffigan will take the baton.

Marco JENTZSCH sings the title role in Wagner’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Frankfurter Staatsoper on April 3/6/11. This production, staged by Katharina Thomas, will be conducted by Thomas Guggeis.

On April 17/19/23, the artist will sing the role of Bacchus in Hans Neuenfels’ production of Strauss’s ARIADNE AUF NAXOS at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Eun Sun Kim will conduct.

Torben JÜRGENS performs at the Beethovenhalle in Bonn on April 3. The Beethoven Orchester will play Bach’s ST. MATTHEW PASSION, with Attilio Cremonesi in the pit.

Johannes KAMMLER will sing Brahms’ DEUTSCHES REQUIEM on April 3 and 4, conducted by Kent Nagano. This concert will take place at the Maison Symphonique de Montréal.

On April 11 and 17, he will be Waldstein in Strauss’s and Benatzky’s CASANOVA in a production by Marco Štorman at the Stuttgart State Opera. Keren Kagarlitsky will be in the pit.

Rossini’s CENERENTOLA will be revived at the Stuttgarter Staatsoper on April 13. Johannes Kammler sings his role debut as Dandini. Further dates: April 19 and 22 through May. Musical direction by Levente Török, staging by Andrea Moses.

On April 30, the artist will finally perform at the Philharmonie Berlin: Together with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and under the baton of Kent Nagano, he will present Leonard Bernstein’s DYBBUK. The concert will be repeated on May 1, this time supplemented by Dvořák’s MITTAGSHEXE and excerpts from Wagner’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE.

Michael KUPFER-RADECKY returns to the Tokyo Harusai on April 5 and 7: This time he sings the title role in a concert version of Wagner’s FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER. Alexander Soddy conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra.

Furthermore, the artist will appear as Wotan/Wanderer in Loriot’s RING AN 1 ABEND at the Theater Kiel. Frank Beermann will be in the pit. Last performance: April 25.

Lena KUTZNER will sing the role of the Tochter in Hindemith’s CARDILLAC at the Staatstheater Meiningen on April 17 and 30. Killian Farrell is the musical director. Giulia Giammona’s production will run until June.

Also at the Staatstheater Meiningen, she will sing the role of Agathe in von Weber’s FREISCHÜTZ on April 29, under the baton of Noori Cho. The staging is by Philipp M. Krenn.

Matthias LIKA sings Bach’s ST. MATTHEW PASSION together with the Residentie Orchestra under Peter Dijkstra’s lead. The concert will be performed at the following venues: April 1 and 4: Amare, The Hague; April 2 and 3: Pieterskerk, Leiden.

Magnus PIONTEK will celebrate the premiere of Wagner’s FLIEGENDER HOLLÄNDER at the Theater Chemnitz on April 25. The opera, in which he sings the role of Daland, will run until June. In this production by Juana Inés Cano Restrepo, Benjamin Reiners and Kens Lui share the musical direction.

Johannes SCHWARZ will sing the role of Masetto in Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI for the last time this season on April 6 at the Theater Erfurt, in a production by Alexandra Pape. Hermes Helfricht will be on the podium.

Marie SEIDLER will be performing the alto part again in the dance theatre production JOHANNES-PASSION with music by JS Bach at the Theater Aachen on April 4 and 6. In this production by Olivia Fuchs, Christopher Ward conducts.

Jordan SHANAHAN returns as Wotan in Wagner’s WALKÜRE at the Oper Köln. Conductor: Marc Albrecht. Stage director: Paul-Georg Dittrich. Dates: April 1/4/6/17/19/30.

Bo SKOVHUS can be seen again as the Protector in Britten’s WRITTEN ON SKIN on April 5. Tatjana Gürbaca’s production will be performed at the Oper Frankfurt. In the pit is Erik Nielsen.

On April 25, the artist will celebrate the premiere of WOZZECK at the Theater Lübeck. He will sing the title role under the baton of Stefan Vladar. The production was staged by Brigitte Fassbaender.

Alma Ruoqi SUN sings Helene in Strauss’s and Benatzky’s CASANOVA on April 2/11/17 in a production by Marco Štorman at the Staatsoper Stuttgart. Keren Kagarlitsky is leading the ensemble.

Katrin WUNDSAM returns as Penthesilea in Dusapin’s opera of the same name at the Staatstheater Hannover. Musical direction: Stephan Zilias, stage direction: Lorenzo Fioroni, performances: April 8/16/19/24.

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