SEASON
2024/25
Dear audience,
Being inspired or abandoned "by all good spirits" is at the heart of our genre. So we have made this phrase the title of the new season - and we look forward to the "good spirits" of this season. Including: nuns in ecstasy and a terrorist whale, a fragile seducer, an obsessive gambler and a loving father who (almost) sacrifices his son - in the coming season, we will meet all these characters and many, many more at the Staatsoper Stuttgart. Will you be there? I look forward to exchanging ideas with you!
Best wishes
Your Viktor Schoner
Artistic Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart
Being inspired or abandoned "by all good spirits" is at the heart of our genre. So we have made this phrase the title of the new season - and we look forward to the "good spirits" of this season. Including: nuns in ecstasy and a terrorist whale, a fragile seducer, an obsessive gambler and a loving father who (almost) sacrifices his son - in the coming season, we will meet all these characters and many, many more at the Staatsoper Stuttgart. Will you be there? I look forward to exchanging ideas with you!
Best wishes
Your Viktor Schoner
Artistic Director of the Staatsoper Stuttgart
PREMIERES 2024/25
Premiere
SANCTA
from October 5, 2024
#StgtSancta
Premiere
SANCTA
A music theater performance with bodies in a spectacular borderline experience: Florentina Holzinger combines Hindemith’s "Sancta Susanna" with other (new) compositions and her very own, radical stage language!
#StgtSancta
Premiere
IDOMENEO
from November 24, 2024
#StgtIdomeneo
Premiere
IDOMENEO
Bastian Kraft stages Mozart’s "Sturm und Drang" masterpiece about an escalating intergenerational conflict. Cornelius Meister conducts.
#StgtIdomeneo
Premiere
CASANOVA
from December 22, 2024
#StgtCasanova
Premiere
CASANOVA
Opulent and profound: Cornelius Meister and Marco Štorman bring Johann Strauss’ and Ralph Benatzky’s revue operetta to the stage.
#StgtCasanova
Premiere
DER SPIELER
from February 2, 2025
#StgtSpieler
Premiere
DER SPIELER
Prokofiev’s bitterly satirical opera about gambling addiction and dreams of advancement is directed by Axel Ranisch and conducted by Nicholas Carter.
#StgtSpieler
Premiere
OTELLO
from May 18, 2025
#StgtOtello
Premiere
OTELLO
Silvia Costa stages Giuseppe Verdi’s late opera about outsiderism, love and intrigue. Conducting the state orchestra: Stefano Montanari.
#StgtOtello
Uraufführung
DER ROTE WAL
from June 18, 2025
#StgtWal
Uraufführung
DER ROTE WAL
A new opera for Stuttgart, written by rapper Maeckes: a fairy tale about the RAF and the question Does the end justify the means? Keren Kagarlitsky conducts.
#StgtWal
Premiere
ZAIDE
from June 2025
#StgtZaide
Premiere
ZAIDE
Mozart’s Singspiel fragment about foreignness and inclusion in the baroque Schlosstheater Ludwigsburg, staged by Jessica Glause.
#StgtZaide
REPERTOIRE 2024/25
Repertoire
DER FREISCHÜTZ
from September 22, 2023
#StgtFreischuetz
Repertoire
DER FREISCHÜTZ
by Carl Maria von Weber
Musical Direction: Cornelius Meister / Luka Hauser
after a production by: Achim Freyer
With: Kai Kluge, Johannes Kammler, Franz Hawlata et al.
Musical Direction: Cornelius Meister / Luka Hauser
after a production by: Achim Freyer
With: Kai Kluge, Johannes Kammler, Franz Hawlata et al.
#StgtFreischuetz
Repertoire
IL TROVATORE
from September 21, 2024
#StgtTrovatore
Repertoire
IL TROVATORE
by Giuseppe Verdi
Musical Direction: Valerio Galli, Vlad Iftica
Stage Direction: Paul-Georg dittrich
With: Rodrigo Porras Garulo / Atalla Ayan, Pavel Yankovsky, Elizabeth DeShong et al.
Musical Direction: Valerio Galli, Vlad Iftica
Stage Direction: Paul-Georg dittrich
With: Rodrigo Porras Garulo / Atalla Ayan, Pavel Yankovsky, Elizabeth DeShong et al.
#StgtTrovatore
Repertoire
SALOME
from October 13, 2024
#StgtSalome
Repertoire
SALOME
by Richard Strauss
Musical Direction: Tomáš Hanus
Stage Direction & Costumes: Kirill Serebrennikov
With: Simone Schneider, David Steffens, Gerhard Siegel, Sophie Koch, Moritz Kallenberg / Elmar Gilbertsson et al.
Musical Direction: Tomáš Hanus
Stage Direction & Costumes: Kirill Serebrennikov
With: Simone Schneider, David Steffens, Gerhard Siegel, Sophie Koch, Moritz Kallenberg / Elmar Gilbertsson et al.
#StgtSalome
Repertoire
HOTEL SAVOY
from October 19, 2024
#StgtHotelSavoy
Repertoire
HOTEL SAVOY
Hybrid operetta by Musicbanda Franui in co-production with Schauspiel Stuttgart
Musical Direction: Andreas Schett
Stage Direction: Corinna von Rad
With: Josefin Feiler, Moritz Kallenberg and actors from Schauspiel Stuttgart
Musical Direction: Andreas Schett
Stage Direction: Corinna von Rad
With: Josefin Feiler, Moritz Kallenberg and actors from Schauspiel Stuttgart
#StgtHotelSavoy
Repertoire
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
from October 25, 2024
#StgtZauberflöte
Repertoire
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Musical Direction: José Luis Gutiérrez / Vlad Iftinca
Stage Direction: Barrie Kosky / Suzanne Andrade
With: Claudia Muschio / Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, Charles Sy /Joseph Tancredi, Alma Ruoqi Sun / Beate Ritter, Heinz Göhrig / Elmar Gilbertsson, Michael Nagl / Björn Bürger / Dominic Große et al.
Musical Direction: José Luis Gutiérrez / Vlad Iftinca
Stage Direction: Barrie Kosky / Suzanne Andrade
With: Claudia Muschio / Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, Charles Sy /Joseph Tancredi, Alma Ruoqi Sun / Beate Ritter, Heinz Göhrig / Elmar Gilbertsson, Michael Nagl / Björn Bürger / Dominic Große et al.
#StgtZauberflöte
Repertoire
SCHUBERTS "WINTERREISE"
from November 23, 2024
#StgtWinterreise
Repertoire
SCHUBERTS "WINTERREISE"
by Hans Zender
Musical Direction: Stefan Schreiber
Stage Direction: Aernout Mik
With: Matthias Klink, musicians of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Musical Direction: Stefan Schreiber
Stage Direction: Aernout Mik
With: Matthias Klink, musicians of the Staatsorchester Stuttgart
#StgtWinterreise
Repertoire
TOSCA
from January 6, 2025
#StgtTosca
Repertoire
TOSCA
by Giacomo Puccini
Musical Direction: Alevtina Ioffe
Stage Direction: Willy Decker
With: Olga Busuioc, Atalla Ayan, Lucio Gallo et al.
Musical Direction: Alevtina Ioffe
Stage Direction: Willy Decker
With: Olga Busuioc, Atalla Ayan, Lucio Gallo et al.
#StgtTosca
Repertoire
DER TOD IN VENEDIG
A co-production with
THE STUTTGART BALLETT
from February 9, 2025
#Stgt
Repertoire
DER TOD IN VENEDIG
by Benjamin Britten
Musical Direction: Duncan Ward
Stage Direction: Demis Volpi
With: Matthias Klink, Paweł Konik,
Tänzer des Stuttgarter Balletts et al.
Musical Direction: Duncan Ward
Stage Direction: Demis Volpi
With: Matthias Klink, Paweł Konik,
Tänzer des Stuttgarter Balletts et al.
#Stgt
Repertoire
RUSALKA
from Feburary 15, 2025
#StgtRusalka
Repertoire
RUSALKA
by Antonín Dvořák
Musical Direction: Oksana Lyniv / Luka Hauser
Stage Direction: Bastian Kraft
With: Esther Dierkes, Kai Kluge, Goran Jurić/Adam Palka & Alexander Cameltoe, Diana Haller et al.
Musical Direction: Oksana Lyniv / Luka Hauser
Stage Direction: Bastian Kraft
With: Esther Dierkes, Kai Kluge, Goran Jurić/Adam Palka & Alexander Cameltoe, Diana Haller et al.
#StgtRusalka
Repertoire
DER RÄUBER HOTZENPLOTZ
from Feburary 16, 2025
#StgtHotzenplotz
Repertoire
DER RÄUBER HOTZENPLOTZ
by Sebastian Schwab
Musical Direction: Florian Ziemen / Christopher Schumann
Stage Direction: Elena Tzavara
With: Franz Hawlata, Jasper Lever / Elliott Carlton Hines, Dominic Große, Heinz Göhrig et al.
Musical Direction: Florian Ziemen / Christopher Schumann
Stage Direction: Elena Tzavara
With: Franz Hawlata, Jasper Lever / Elliott Carlton Hines, Dominic Große, Heinz Göhrig et al.
#StgtHotzenplotz
Repertoire
LA FEST
from Feburary 22, 2025
#StgtLaFest
Repertoire
LA FEST
by Händel, Rameau, Vivaldi & Co.
Musical Direction: Benjamin Bayl
Stage Direction & Choreography: Eric Gauthier
With: Claudia Muschio, Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, Diana Haller, Yuriy Mynenko, Alberto Robert, Elliott Carlton Hines et al.
With Eric Gauthier and dancers of The Stuttgart Ballett
Musical Direction: Benjamin Bayl
Stage Direction & Choreography: Eric Gauthier
With: Claudia Muschio, Natasha Te Rupe Wilson, Diana Haller, Yuriy Mynenko, Alberto Robert, Elliott Carlton Hines et al.
With Eric Gauthier and dancers of The Stuttgart Ballett
#StgtLaFest
Repertoire
DORA
from March 23, 2025
#StgtDora
Repertoire
DORA
by Bernhard Lang
Musical Direction: Elena Schwarz
Stage Direction: Elisabeth Stöppler
With: Josefin Feiler, Marcel Beekman, Elliott Carlton Hines et al.
Musical Direction: Elena Schwarz
Stage Direction: Elisabeth Stöppler
With: Josefin Feiler, Marcel Beekman, Elliott Carlton Hines et al.
#StgtDora
Repertoire
PARSIFAL
from April 6, 2025
#StgtParsifal
Repertoire
PARSIFAL
by Richard Wagner
Musical Direction: Cornelius Meister
Stage Direction: Calisto Bieito
With: Samuel Sacker, David Steffens, Rosie Aldridge et al.
Musical Direction: Cornelius Meister
Stage Direction: Calisto Bieito
With: Samuel Sacker, David Steffens, Rosie Aldridge et al.
#StgtParsifal
Repertoire
AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY
from April 16, 2025
#StgtMahagonny
Repertoire
AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY
by Kurt Weill
Musical Direction: Michael Gamba
Stage Direction: Ulrike Schwab
With: Rachael Wilson, Alisa Kolosova, Matthias Klink, Elmar Gilbertsson, Joshua Bloom et al.
Musical Direction: Michael Gamba
Stage Direction: Ulrike Schwab
With: Rachael Wilson, Alisa Kolosova, Matthias Klink, Elmar Gilbertsson, Joshua Bloom et al.
#StgtMahagonny
Repertoire
RIGOLETTO
from July 19, 2025
#StgtRigoletto
Repertoire
RIGOLETTO
by Giuseppe Verdi
Musical Direction: Andriy Yurkevych
Stage Direction: Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito
With: Martin Gantner, Atalla Ayan, Claudia Muschio et al.
Musical Direction: Andriy Yurkevych
Stage Direction: Jossi Wieler, Sergio Morabito
With: Martin Gantner, Atalla Ayan, Claudia Muschio et al.
#StgtRigoletto
SPECIALS 2024/25
Special
Youkali
A Brecht/Weill/Eisler Evening
April 20, 2025
Special
Staatsoper presents: TUA
A Co-operation with Chimperator Live
June 28, 2025
Special
The Littmann Sessions: Eine Pop-Gala
pres. by Staatsoper Stuttgart, Im Witzemann and Pop-Büro Region Stuttgart
July 5, 2025
Special
The Littmann Sessions
A Pop gala pres. by Staatsoper Stuttgart and Pop-Büro Region Stuttgart
The incredible range of the regional music scene in the opera house: live concerts by pop scholarship holders on the large stage – the so-called Littmann-Bau – featuring experimental sounds, moving rhythms and stirring basses in a new look!
The incredible range of the regional music scene in the opera house: live concerts by pop scholarship holders on the large stage – the so-called Littmann-Bau – featuring experimental sounds, moving rhythms and stirring basses in a new look!
Special
Oper meets HipHop
in co-operation with Im Witzemann, presented by the HipHop Open Festival
For the second time, the HipHop Open Festival brings together the classical setting of the opera house with modern hip-hop, promising an evening of exciting and fascinating musical performances.
July 23, 2025
For the second time, the HipHop Open Festival brings together the classical setting of the opera house with modern hip-hop, promising an evening of exciting and fascinating musical performances.
July 23, 2025
The New Concert Season – Greeting from Cornelius Meister
Dear audience,
draw from the full, but do not ignore the small treasures, the subtleties and the delicacy:
Mahler’s Eighth with the Staatsopernchor; Bruckner’s Eighth in combination with the Notations by Pierre Boulez, whose centenary will be celebrated in 2025; the world premiere of the latest work by Mischa Tangian, in which members of the Babylon Orchestra Berlin will perform together with the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, as well as the German premiere of Hannah Kendall’s And At Pains To Temper The Light; another symphony cycle over two days, this time with Mendelssohn Bartholdy: the anticipation for works and performers is huge.
Three maestri are making their debut in the Staatsorchester's symphony concert series: Tianyi Lu, David Afkham and Kerem Hasan; Nicola Luisotti’s return, on the other hand, had already been agreed two years ago, while the ovations still resounded through the Liederhalle.
In addition to the established family, chamber, lunch and song concerts, another field has grown recently: programs aimed at hip-hop enthusiasts, rap and pop fans. With us, everyone should find what they are looking for. Because our standard is not to narrow down to one aesthetic direction only, but rather quality, quality, quality.
The musicians of the Staatsorchester and I are looking foward to seeing you!
Yours,
Cornelius Meister
General Music Director of the Staatsoper und Staatsorchester Stuttgart
draw from the full, but do not ignore the small treasures, the subtleties and the delicacy:
Mahler’s Eighth with the Staatsopernchor; Bruckner’s Eighth in combination with the Notations by Pierre Boulez, whose centenary will be celebrated in 2025; the world premiere of the latest work by Mischa Tangian, in which members of the Babylon Orchestra Berlin will perform together with the Staatsorchester Stuttgart, as well as the German premiere of Hannah Kendall’s And At Pains To Temper The Light; another symphony cycle over two days, this time with Mendelssohn Bartholdy: the anticipation for works and performers is huge.
Three maestri are making their debut in the Staatsorchester's symphony concert series: Tianyi Lu, David Afkham and Kerem Hasan; Nicola Luisotti’s return, on the other hand, had already been agreed two years ago, while the ovations still resounded through the Liederhalle.
In addition to the established family, chamber, lunch and song concerts, another field has grown recently: programs aimed at hip-hop enthusiasts, rap and pop fans. With us, everyone should find what they are looking for. Because our standard is not to narrow down to one aesthetic direction only, but rather quality, quality, quality.
The musicians of the Staatsorchester and I are looking foward to seeing you!
Yours,
Cornelius Meister
General Music Director of the Staatsoper und Staatsorchester Stuttgart
Season 24/25
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