••• CONCERT ••• Samantha Gaul joins Staatskapelle Halle for Arthur Honegger’s Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher under the baton of Fabrice Bollon. 📍 Halle 📅 17 & 18 May 2026

••• DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN ••• Annika Schlicht returns to Wagner’s Ring cycle at Deutsche Oper Berlin this May, performing Fricka in Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, and Waltraute in Götterdämmerung. 📍 Berlin 📅 16–31 May 2026 🎼 Sir Donald Runnicles 🎭 Stefan Herheim

••• LA CLEMENZA DI TITO ••• Uwe Stickert returns to Warsaw Chamber Opera as Tito in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito following last season’s premiere production. 📍 Warsaw 📅 16 & 17 May 2026

••• CONCERT ••• Florian Ludwig conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” in Reichenbach (13 May 2026) and Greiz (15 May 2026).

••• REGINA ••• Peter Dolinšek appears as Simon in Albert Lortzing’s rarely performed opera Regina tonight at Oper Leipzig.

••• CONCERT ••• Dominic Limburg conducts the Sinfonieorchester Biel Solothurn in works by Bacewicz, Paderewski, and Tchaikovsky on 13 May 2026 in Biel.

••• GERMAN PREMIERE ••• Enrico Delamboye conducts the German premiere of John Adams’ ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at Theater Koblenz from 9 May 2026.

••• CARMEN ••• Solen Mainguené is heard as Micaëla in Bizet’s CARMEN at Oper Leipzig.

••• CARMEN ••• Samantha Gaul takes the role of Frasquita in Bizet’s CARMEN at Oper Leipzig.

••• GERMAN PREMIERE ••• Marlene Gaßner portrays Aouda in the German premiere of Jonathan Dove’s AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS at Theater Erfurt.

••• DER ROSENKAVALIER ••• Matthias Wohlbrecht takes the role of Valzacchi in Strauss’ DER ROSENKAVALIER at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, with performances from 3 May 2026.

••• CONCERT ••• Florian Ludwig conducts the world premiere of Boehme’s ZEITKREISE on 30 April 2026 at Stadthalle Reutlingen.

••• UNDINE ••• Peter Dolinšek appears as Hans in Lortzing’s UNDINE at Oper Leipzig.

••• DEBUT ••• Olivia Lee-Gundermann made her debut at Oper Leipzig conducting Prokofiev’s ROMEO AND JULIET and returns for another performance on 10 May 2026.

••• PARSIFAL ••• Friedemann Röhlig takes the role of Gurnemanz in Wagner’s Parsifal at Aalto Musiktheater Essen. Revival from 26 April 2026.

••• PREMIERE ••• Andreas Hermann sings Richard in Lortzing’s Regina at Oper Leipzig. Premiere on 25 April 2026.

••• PREMIERE ••• Benjamin Reiners conducts Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer at Opernhaus Chemnitz. Premiere on 25 April 2026, with further performances in May.

••• CONCERT ••• Florian Ludwig conducts the Vogtland Philharmonie in the final concert of the Sinfoniekonzertreihe Greiz. 24 April 2026, Vogtlandhalle Greiz.

••• PREMIERE ••• Uwe Schenker-Primus sings Hans Stadinger in Lortzing’s Der Waffenschmied at the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig. Premiere on 24 April 2026.

••• PREMIERE ••• Annika Schlicht makes her role debut as Judith in Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle at Hamburg State Opera (Frauenliebe und -sterben). Premiere: 12 April 2026, with further performances through May.

••• CONCERT ••• Benjamin Reiners conducts the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie in Im Klang #2 at the Carlowitz Congresscenter Chemnitz. 29 March 2026.

••• PREMIERE ••• Matthias Wohlbrecht takes on Osburgo in Bellini’s La straniera at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. Premiere: 29 March 2026, with further performances through 9 May (final performance).

••• PREMIERE ••• Dirk Schmeding directs Puccini’s La fanciulla del West at Aalto Musiktheater Essen. Premiere on 28 March 2026.

••• DAS LIED VON DER ERDE ••• Uwe Stickert sings in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde at Opéra Grand Avignon. 28 & 29 March 2026.

••• PREMIERE ••• Marlene Gaßner sings Lureen in the new production of Wuorinen’s Brokeback Mountain at Theater Erfurt. Premiere on 28 March 2026.

••• LIVE/TV ••• Dominic Limburg conducts Nurejew — available on ARTE Concert from 21 March 2026, 7:30 PM.

••• PREMIERE ••• Dominic Limburg conducts Nurejew at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Performances: 21, 24, 25 & 30 March and 1, 4, 6, 7, 12, 18, 24 & 26 April 2026.

••• PREMIERE ••• Uwe Schenker-Primus takes the role of Frank / Fritz in Korngold’s Die tote Stadt at Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar. Premiere: 21 March 2026, with further performances through May.

••• PREMIERE ••• Samuel Chan sings Belcore in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at Theater Kiel. Premiere: 21 March 2026, with further performances on 27 March, 4 & 15 April.

••• PREMIERE ••• Ekaterina Aleksandrova sings Lucienne in Korngold’s Die tote Stadt at Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar. Premiere: 21 March 2026, with further performances through May.

••• PREMIERE ••• Philipp Jekal appears as Peter the Great in Lortzing’s Zar und Zimmermann at the Musikalische Komödie Leipzig. Performances: 20 March, 26 April & 1 May 2026.

••• AIDA ••• Dominic Limburg conducts Verdi’s Aida at Deutsche Oper Berlin. Performances: 15, 23 & 26 March 2026 (final performance of the run).

••• THE NOSE ••• Timothy Oliver appears in Shostakovich’s The Nose at the Komische Oper Berlin (Schillertheater) in Barrie Kosky’s acclaimed production. Performances: 15, 22, 27 & 29 March and 6 April 2026.

••• WORLD PREMIERE ••• Samantha Gaul appears as L’Inconnue in the world premiere of Bernd Franke’s opera Coming Up for Air at Oper Leipzig on 14 March 2026.

••• CONCERT ••• Benjamin Reiners conducts Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” with the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie in Chemnitz. March 11 & 12, 2026 — C3 Stadthalle Chemnitz.

••• CONCERT ••• Ivan Repušić conducts Inspiration Zeitgeist with the Staatskapelle Weimar March 1 & 2, 2026 | Weimarhalle Wagner • Pejačević • Strauss Featuring Martina Mikelić (alto) #IvanRepusic #StaatskapelleWeimar

••• RIGOLETTO ••• Benjamin Reiners conducts Verdi’s Rigoletto at Opernhaus Chemnitz. 📍 Tonight | 21 February 2026 | 19:30 🏛 Opernhaus Chemnitz 🎭 Production: Aron Stiehl #BenjaminReiners #Rigoletto #Verdi #TheaterChemnitz #AgenturSeifert #toitoitoi

••• DIE DREI RÄTSEL ••• Philipp Jekal sings König Zephalus in Detlev Glanert’s Die drei Rätsel at Deutsche Oper Berlin. 📍 From today | 13 & 15 February 2026 🏛 Deutsche Oper Berlin #PhilippJekal #DieDreiRaetsel #DetlevGlanert #DeutscheOperBerlin #AgenturSeifert #toitoitoi

••• DIE DREI RÄTSEL ••• Dominic Limburg conducts Detlev Glanert’s Die drei Rätsel at Deutsche Oper Berlin. 📍 From today | 13 & 15 February 2026 🏛 Deutsche Oper Berlin 🎭 Production: Brigitte Dethier #DominicLimburg #DieDreiRaetsel #DetlevGlanert #DeutscheOperBerlin #AgenturSeifert #toitoitoi

••• THE MAGIC FLUTE ••• Timothy Oliver jumps in as Monostatos in Mozart’s The Magic Flute at Staatsoper Stuttgart tonight. 🎼 Conductor: Riccardo Bisatti 🎭 Production: Barrie Kosky / Suzanne Andrade #TimothyOliver #TheMagicFlute #Mozart #StaatsoperStuttgart #AgenturSeifert #toitoitoi

••• GURRELIEDER ••• Annika Schlicht sings Die Waldtaube in Arnold Schönberg’s Gurrelieder at the Berliner Philharmonie. Tonight at 20:00. Live broadcast on rbb radio3. #annikaschlicht #concert

••• PREMIERE ••• Andreas Hermann appears at the Aalto Musiktheater as King Ring in Elfrida Andrée’s opera Die Fritjof-Saga, presented as a scenic world premiere. Premiere: 7 February 2026 #AndreasHermann #DieFritjofSaga #AaltoMusiktheater #Opera

••• PREMIERE ••• Friedemann Röhlig as King Helge in Elfrida Andrée’s Die Fritjof-Saga. Scenic world premiere at Aalto Musiktheater Essen. 7 Feb 2026 #FriedemannRoehlig #Opera

••• PREMIERE ••• Michael Schulz opens with a new production of Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites at Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken. Premiere today. #michaelschulz #director #opening #newproduction

••• PREMIERE ••• Jonathan Winell sings Pang in a new production of Turandot at Staatsoper Hannover. Premiere: 7 February 2026 Further performances through May. #JonathanWinell #Turandot #Oper

••• PIQUE DAME ••• Annika Schlicht sings Pauline in Pique Dame at the Hamburg State Opera. Performances: Feb 7 · Feb 18 · Mar 1 · Mar 13 (last of the season). #AnnikaSchlicht #PiqueDame #HamburgStateOpera #Opera

••• DIE SCHATZGRÄBER ••• Philipp Jekal sings the Count / Herald in Schreker’s Der Schatzgräber at @deutsche_oper 🎭 📅 30 Jan / 7 + 12 Feb 🎟️ deutscheoperberlin.de #PhilippJekal #Schreker #AgenturSeifert

••• CONCERT ••• Florian Ludwig conducts Haydn’s “Fire Symphony” & Beethoven’s Seventh 🎻 Simone Drescher (Vc) 📍28 Jan Reichenbach / 30 Jan Greiz 🎟️ vogtlandhalle.de

••• CONCERT ••• Benjamin Reiners conducts Brahms & Pejačević with the Duisburger Philharmoniker – 28 & 29 Jan 2026. Soloist: Gerhard Oppitz 🎟️ duisburger-philharmoniker.de #BenjaminReiners #AgenturSeifert #Pejacevic #Brahms

••• PREMIERE ••• Uwe Schenker-Primus returns as Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia at DNT Weimar – from 24 Jan through June 2026. 🎟️ dnt-weimar.de #UweSchenkerPrimus #Rossini #AgenturSeifert