La Fest
Opera as a baroque celebration of life
by and with Eric Gauthier
Music theatre creation with arias, ensembles, choruses and dances by Carl Heinrich Graun, Riccardo Broschi, Antonio Caldara, Francesco Cavalli, John Dowland, Georg Friedrich Händel, Reinhard Keiser, Marin Marais, Tarquino Merula, Nicola Porpora, Henry Purcell, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Agostino Steffani, Georg Philipp Telemann, Leonardo Vinci and Antonio Vivaldi
in Italian, French, Fnglish and German with German and English surtitles
in Italian, French, Fnglish and German with German and English surtitles
Sometimes it’s time to throw a party! With this music theatre creation, Eric Gauthier invites you to celebrate with us and explore why we humans actually celebrate. To this end, he brings a celebration to the stage with singers and dancers, the Staatsopernchor and the Staatsorchester. To be more precise, many celebrations: La Fest is a journey through the various festive occasions in a person’s life, full of memories of dinner parties, birthdays and dancing through wedding nights, of surprise guests and inevitable farewells. The celebrations of a life as opera. Or the other way round: opera as a celebration of life, its highs and lows. And an embrace of its transience. No celebration without music: Benjamin Bayl has put together a diverse mix of arias, choirs and dances from over 200 years of baroque music. Let’s celebrate!
Aftershow lounge
After each performance of La Fest, the Opera House hosts an aftershow lounge with DJ in a relaxed atmosphere. The bars are open.
Aftershow lounge
After each performance of La Fest, the Opera House hosts an aftershow lounge with DJ in a relaxed atmosphere. The bars are open.
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Duration
Part 1: approx. 1 h 25 min.
Interval: approx. 30 min.
Part 2: approx. 1 h
Part 1: approx. 1 h 25 min.
Interval: approx. 30 min.
Part 2: approx. 1 h
world premiere
December 3, 2023 in Stuttgart
December 3, 2023 in Stuttgart
Recommended age
from grade 7
from grade 7
Before the performance
Get in touch with each other! Starting one hour before the preformance in the Upper Foyer (I. Rang), you can join other guests and staff of the Staatsoper Stuttgart to get in the mood for the preformance.
Be baroque!
Of course, there is no dress code at the opera. But if you feel like it: Get your powdered wig out of the closet, put on your ball gown - show extravagance and opulence! You may also find costume inspiration at our monthly costume sale.
Get in touch with each other! Starting one hour before the preformance in the Upper Foyer (I. Rang), you can join other guests and staff of the Staatsoper Stuttgart to get in the mood for the preformance.
Be baroque!
Of course, there is no dress code at the opera. But if you feel like it: Get your powdered wig out of the closet, put on your ball gown - show extravagance and opulence! You may also find costume inspiration at our monthly costume sale.
Nov 2025
La Fest
Thu
20
19:00 – 22:10
Opernhaus
Opernhaus
First performance this season
8 / - / - / 52 / - / 89 / 108 / 128 / 152 €
Cast
La Fest
Cast
Musikalische Leitung Benjamin Bayl
Regie und Choreografie Eric Gauthier
Bühne Susanne Gschwender
Kostüme Gudrun Schretzmeier
Dramaturgie Carmen Kovacs, Miron Hakenbeck
Licht Mario Daszenies
Chor Bernhard Moncado
Regie und Choreografie Eric Gauthier
Bühne Susanne Gschwender
Kostüme Gudrun Schretzmeier
Dramaturgie Carmen Kovacs, Miron Hakenbeck
Licht Mario Daszenies
Chor Bernhard Moncado
Sopran Alma Ruoqi Sun, Natasha Te Rupe Wilson
Mezzosopran Diana Haller
Countertenor Yuriy Mynenko
Tenor Alberto Robert
Bariton Elliott Carlton Hines
Tänzerinnen Aycan Ersal, Rosalia Pace, Sarah Kiesecker, Chiara Viscido
Tänzer Simo Hüglin, Matthias Kass, Luis Eduardo Sayago, Jonathan Reimann
Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
Mezzosopran Diana Haller
Countertenor Yuriy Mynenko
Tenor Alberto Robert
Bariton Elliott Carlton Hines
Tänzerinnen Aycan Ersal, Rosalia Pace, Sarah Kiesecker, Chiara Viscido
Tänzer Simo Hüglin, Matthias Kass, Luis Eduardo Sayago, Jonathan Reimann
Staatsorchester Stuttgart, Staatsopernchor Stuttgart
La Fest
Cast
Dec 2025
La Fest
Sun
21
15:00 – 18:10
Opernhaus
Opernhaus
For families, afternoon
- / - / - / - / - / - / 108 / 128 / 152 €
Cast
La Fest
Wed
31
17:00 – 20:10
Opernhaus
Opernhaus
For the last time this season
8 / 22,50 / 38 / 52 / 69 / 89 / 108 / 128 / 152 €
Cast