✨ Sasha Waltz’s acclaimed stage interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Johannes-Passion will have its Amsterdam premiere, featuring Matthew Newlin performing the tenor part! Under the musical direction of Leonardo García-Alarcón, the opening night takes place on 10 November 2026, in collaboration with the Netherlands Bach Society, with the production running through 26 November 2026 at the Nationale Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam.
Toi, toi, toi, dear Matthew!
@matthewnewlin @nationaleoperaballet @netherlands_bach_society
#MatthewNewlin #Bach #JohannesPassion #SashaWaltz #LeonardoGarcíaAlarcón #Premiere #Amsterdam #Hilbert
📸 Lucia Hunziker
✨ The Staatsoper Berlin is on tour in China, presenting Richard Strauss’ "Der Rosenkavalier" at the Shanghai Grand Opera House this week!
Conducted by Christian Thielemann, the Staatskapelle Berlin performs André Heller`s celebrated production in a series of three guest performances with the star cast featuring Camilla Nylund as the Marschallin and Christa Mayer as Annina on 8, 10, and 12 November 2026.
Toi, toi, toi to Camilla, Christa, and the entire company! 🎭✨
@camilla.nylund.saris @camillanylundnews #ChristaMayer #StaatskapelleBerlin #ChristianThielemann #Tour #Shanghai #DerRosenkavalier #Strauss #Hilbert
📸 Shirley Suarez Photography (Nylund), Klaus Gigga (Mayer)
✨ The Oper Frankfurt presents a new production of Ernest Chausson’s rarely performed opera "Le roi Arthus", featuring Thomas Blondelle in his role debut as Lancelot! Under the musical direction of Thomas Guggeis, this new production directed by Manuel Schmitt opens this Sunday, 8 November 2026. The performances run at the Oper Frankfurt through 16 December 2026.
Toi, toi, toi, Thomas! 🎭
@blondelle_thomas @oper_frankfurt
#ThomasBlondelle #Frankfurt #OperFrankfurt #LeroiArthus #ErnestChausson #Premiere #Hilbert
📸 Bjorn Comhaire
✨ Ana Durlovski performs all four heroines in the premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s "Les Contes d`Hoffmann" at the Theater Münster!
Portraying the roles of Olympia, Antonia, Giulietta, and Stella, the acclaimed soprano leads the cast of this new production directed by Magdalena Fuchsberger. Under the musical direction of Henning Ehlert, the opening night takes place on 7 November 2026, with performances continuing through February 2027 at the Theater Münster.
Toi, toi, toi, dear Ana! 🎭
@anadurlovski @theatermuenster
#AnaDurlovski #Premiere #TheaterMünster #NewProduction #Offenbach #Hilbert
📸 Martin Sigmund, Stoess THEATER MÜNSTER (Production photos)
✨ Verdi`s Requiem with Krassimira Stoyanova in Stockholm – live broadcast!
The star Bulgarian soprano performs in Giuseppe Verdi`s "Messa da Requiem" with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Choir under the baton of Roberto González-Monjas in two concerts at Berwaldhallen: tonight, 6 November, and Saturday, 7 November.
🔜 Don`t miss the live broadcast on @berwaldhallen Play, today, Nov 6, at 7 PM: https://www.berwaldhallen.se/en/play/verdis-requiem
Toi, toi, toi, dear Krassimira! 🎭✨
#KrassimiraStoyanova #Requiem #Verdi #Berwaldhallen #Stockholm #live #SwedishRadioSymphonyOrchestra #Hilbert
📸 Johannes Ifkovits
✨ The Opéra national de Paris opens its highly anticipated RING Festival, with the first complete presentation of Calixto Bieito’s Ring Cycle! Conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado, Richard Wagner`s tetralogy opens tomorrow, 6 November, starring Brian Mulligan as Alberich and Sinéad Campbell-Wallace as Freia, Gutrune, and the Third Norn. Two full cycles run through 22 November 2026 at the Opéra Bastille.
Toi, toi, toi! 🎭✨
#SinéadCampbellWallace #BrianMulligan #RingCycle #Wagner #OperadeParis #CalixtoBieito #PabloHerasCasado #RingFestival #Hilbert
📸 Marshall Light Studio (Campbell-Wallace), Bronson Farr (Mulligan)
✨ Johanni van Oostrum stars as Senta in Matteo Mazzoni`s new production of "Der fliegende Holländer", making her house debut at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza!
Under the musical direction of Martijn Dendievel, the premiere performances take place on 6 & 8 November in Piacenza, and later this month, on 20 & 22 November, the production will also be presented at the Teatro Comunale Pavarotti-Freni in Modena.
Toi toi toi, dear Johanni! 🎭
@johanni.van.oostrum @teatripiacenza
#JohanniVanOostrum #Soprano #TeatriPiacenza #Wagner #DerFliegendeHolländer #Premiere #Hilbert
📸Dorothea van Oostrum
✨ Giuseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Bern with Bernard Richter and Tommi Hakala!
The Sinfonie Orchester Biel Solothurn under the baton of Michael Kreis presents this special concert, starring Bernard Richter making his debut with the masterpiece and Tommi Hakala. Together with a massive 300-singer choir, the performance takes place tonight, 31 October 2026, at the Casino Bern.
Toi toi toi to Bernard and Tommi!
@richtertenorofficiel #TommiHatala @tobs.ch @casino_bern #SinfonieOrchesterBielSolothurn #Verdi #Requiem #Bern #Hilbert
📸 Kiran West (Richter), Timo Mokkila (Hakala)
✨ Kartal Karagedik debuts as Baron Scarpia at the Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg! Following his acclaimed success as Macbeth in Hamburg, the Turkish baritone expands his repertoire with another iconic baritone role, starring in the Salzburger Landestheater’s new production of Giacomo Puccini’s "Tosca", directed by Thomas Mika.
The opening performance takes place this Saturday, 31 October 2026, under the musical direction of Carlo Benedetto Cimento, with the run continuing through 14 November 2026 at the Grosses Festspielhaus in Salzburg.
In bocca al lupo, dear Kartal! 🎭
@kartalkaragedik.baritone @sbglandestheater
#KartalKaragedik #Baritone #Tosca #Debut #Salzburg #SalzburgerLandestheater #GrossesFestspielhaus #Premiere #Hilbert
📸 O. Hadji
✨ AJ Glueckert – Tenor makes his house debut at the Opéra national du Rhin, starring as The Tenor / Bacchus in the premiere of Richard Strauss’ "Ariadne auf Naxos"! Directed by Myriam Marzouki and conducted by Christoph Koncz, the performances take place across three cities:
• Strasbourg Opéra: 31 October (Premiere); 2, 4, 6 & 8 November 2026
• Mulhouse, Théâtre de la Sinne: 20 & 22 November 2026
• Colmar, Théâtre Municipal de Colmar: 29 November 2026
Toi toi toi, dear AJ! 🎭
@ajglueckert @operadurhin
#AJGlueckert #Strasbourg #Premiere #Strauss #OperaduRhin #Opening #Hilbert
📸 Barbara Aumueller
✨ Maurizio Muraro returns to the San Francisco Opera stage in Mozart’s "The Marriage of Figaro" as Doctor Bartolo! Directed by Michael Cavanagh and under the musical direction of Sebastian Weigle, the production opens this Saturday, 31 October 2026, at the War Memorial Opera House, with performances running through 29 November 2026.
In bocca al lupo, Maurizio! 🎭
@mauriziomurarobasso @sfopera #MaurizioMuraro #SFOpera #Mozart #LeNozzeDiFigaro #SanFrancisco #Opening #Hilbert
✨ Deniz Uzun in Giuseppe Verdi’s "Messa da Requiem" in a series of upcoming performances in Copenhagen and Glasgow!
Following the recent release of the Requiem recording with The Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst, the German-Turkish mezzo-soprano brings her acclaimed interpretation of the mezzo-soprano solo in Verdi`s masterpiece to Denmark and Scotland:
• 29–31 October 2026: with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra under Fabio Luisi at the DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen
• 7 November 2026: with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Patrick Hahn at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Toi, toi, toi, dear Deniz!
🎧 Listen to the album: https://lnk.to/verdirequiem
@denizuzunmezzo @drsymfoniorkestret @rsnoofficial
#DenizUzun #Verdi #Requiem #drsymfoniorkestret #rsno #concert #Copenhagen #Glasgow #Hilbert
📸 Chris Gonz
✨ Simone Schneider as Brünnhilde in the new production of "Siegfried" in Munich!
The Bayerische Staatsoper continues their Ring Cycle in Tobias Kratzer`s staging with the premiere of "Siegfried," where the acclaimed German soprano takes the stage as Brünnhilde. Under the musical direction of GMD Vladimir Jurowski, the opening takes place this Thursday, 29 November 2026, at the Nationaltheater, with performances running through 10 November 2026.
Toi, toi, toi, dear Simone! 🎭✨
#SimoneSchneider #BayerischeStaatsoper #BSOSiegfried #Wagner #TobiasKratzer #VladimirJurowski #Premiere #Hilbert
📸 Matthias Baus
✨ Jonathan Stoughton as Loge and Oleksandr Pushniak as Wotan will make their role debuts in the premiere of "Das Rheingold" in Seoul!
On 29 October 2026, the Korea National Opera presents a new production of Richard Wagner’s "Das Rheingold" at the Seoul Arts Center. Under the musical direction of Lothar Königs and directed by Lorenzo Fioroni, the performances feature Jonathan Stoughton (Loge) and Oleksandr Pushniak (Wotan), also marking their first appearances in Korea 🎭
Toi Toi Toi!
@jonathanstoughton @oleksandr_pushniak @kno_1962
#DasRheingold #RingCycle #Seoul #KoreaNationalOpera #Premiere #Opening #Debut #Hilbert
📸 Gerard Demattio (Stoughton), Andreas Schlager (Pushniak)
✨ Tomasz Konieczny stars in the title role of Richard Wagner’s "Der fliegende Holländer" at the Deutsche Oper Berlin!
This signature part, which the celebrated Polish bass-baritone has previously performed to great acclaim on the world’s leading opera stages, marks his return to the legendary character in Milo Rau`s new production. Conducted by Giedrė Šlekytė, the premiere takes place this Saturday, 24 October 2026, with performances running through 15 November 2026.
Toi, toi, toi, Tomasz!
@tomasz.konieczny @deutscheoperberlin
#TomaszKonieczny #Wagner #DerfliegendeHolländer #DOBHolländer #Berlin #Premiere #Opening #Hilbert
📸 @karpati_zarewicz
✨ Baritone Samuel Hasselhorn appears with the Münchner Philharmoniker, singing the title role in Robert Schumann’s "Szenen aus Goethes Faust" (Patr III: Faust`s Transfiguration) and making his Isarphilharmonie debut! Under the musical direction of Thomas Hengelbrock, the concerts take place tonight, October 23, and Saturday, October 24, 2026. Toi toi toi!
@samuelhasselhorn @munich_philharmonic
#SamuelHasselhorn #MPhil #MünchnerPhilharmoniker #Schumann #Faust #Isarphilharmonie #Hilbert
📸 Nikolaj Lund
✨ Marking the historic opening of the new Harmony Hall at the Shanghai Grand Opera House, Teatro La Fenice brings its new production of Giacomo Puccini’s "Tosca" to China, with George Gagnidze starring as Baron Scarpia!
Directed by Joan Anton Rechi, the Georgian baritone appears alongside Anna Pirozzi as Tosca and Gregory Kunde as Mario Cavaradossi. Under the musical direction of Renato Palumbo, the premiere performances take place on 22 and 24 October 2026.
Toi Toi Toi!
@georgegagnidze @teatrolafenice @shanghai_grandoperahouse
#GeorgeGagnidze #baritone #Shanghai #TeatroLaFenice #ShanghaiGrandOpera #Hilbert #Tosca #Puccini
📸 Dario Acosta
✨ The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia opens their season with Richard Wagner’s "Siegfried", with Michael Volle as Der Wanderer and Falk Struckmann as Fafner! Under the musical direction of Daniel Harding and directed by Vincent Huguet, this production continues the orchestra`s monumental multi-year Ring Cycle project.
The performances take place on 21, 24, and 27 October 2026 at the iconic Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone in Rome.
Toi, toi, toi! 🎭
@michaelvolleofficial @accademiadisantacecilia #FalkStruckmann #Wagner #Siegfried #DanielHarding #VincentHuguet #SantaCecilia #Rome #Hilbert
📸 Gisela Schenker (Volle)
✨ Camilla Nylund steps in as Brünnhilde, appearing in today`s performance of Richard Wagner’s "Die Walküre" at the Staatsoper Hamburg.
The acclaimed Finnish soprano joins tenor Matthew Newlin as Siegmund in Claus Guth’s celebrated production, conducted by Omer Meir Wellber.
Toi, toi, toi to Camilla, Matthew, and the entire cast! 🎭✨
📸 Shirley Suarez Photography
✨ Recently announced as Opera North`s future Music Director, Patrick Lange conducts the opening night of Giuseppe Verdi`s masterpiece "Rigoletto" this Sunday, 18 October!
The German conductor leads Femi Elufowoju Jr`s vivid production, which opens at the Leeds Grand Theatre and will also be presented in Newcastle, Salford Quays, and Nottingham later on through 20 November 2026.
Wishing Patrick a wonderful opening and a fantastic tenure ahead. Toi toi toi! 🎭⚡️
@patricklangeconductor @operanorth
#PatrickLange #MusicDirector #Conductor #Verdi #Rigoletto #OperaNorth #LeedsGrandTheatre #Newcastle #SalfordQuays #Nottingham #OpeningNight #ToiToiToi #HilbertArtistsManagement #Hilbert
📸 Neda Navaee
✨ Hulkar Sabirova makes her highly anticipated role debut as Abigaille starring in the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi’s "Nabucco" at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg!
The new production by Alicia Geugelin opens this Saturday, 17 October 2026, at the Theaterfabrik Blaue Halle, under the musical direction of Mark Rohde. Following the opening night, performances will run through January 2027.
Toi Toi Toi, dear Hulkar!
@hulkar.sabirova.sopran @mainfranken_theater
#HulkarSabirova #Nabucco #Verdi #Premiere #Würzburg #Hilbert
📸 Simon Pauly
✨ Following his highly acclaimed Hans Sachs debut at the Staatsoper Stuttgart last season, Martin Gantner returns to the role starring in the premiere of Richard Wagner’s "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein!
The new production opens this Saturday, 17 October 2026, at the Opernhaus Düsseldorf under the musical direction of Axel Kober. Following the premiere, performances will run through 22 November 2026.
Toi, toi, toi, lieber Martin! 🎭
@martin_gantner @operamrhein
#MartinGantner #Wagner #Meistersinger #Premiere #Düsseldorf #DeutscheOperamRhein #Hilbert
📸 Tom Jasny (portrait photo), Sandra Then (production photos)
✨ The MusikTheater an der Wien presents Philipp Stölzl’s acclaimed production in its Austrian premiere, with Wilhelm Schwinghammer in the role of Daland!
Under the musical direction of Robert Jindra, the opening night takes place tomorrow, 17 October, with further performances through 30 October 2026.
Toi toi toi, Wilhelm! 🌊⚓️
@wilhelm_schwinghammer @theateranderwien
#WilhelmSchwinghammer #Daland #DerFliegendeHollaender #Wagner #MusikTheaterAnDerWien Vienna Opera ToiToiToi HilbertArtistsManagement
📸 ©️ Matthias Baus
✨ Following her Green Room Award-winning performance as Elektra with Victorian Opera in 2022, Catherine Foster returns to Melbourne for The Wagner Gala Concert with Opera Australia!
Under the musical direction of Michael Güttler, the acclaimed British soprano joins tenor Sergey Skorokhodov, baritone James Clayton, and Orchestra Victoria for an extraordinary evening of Wagnerian masterworks. Celebrating the grand reopening of the newly refurbished Ian Potter State Theatre, the gala concert takes place on 16 October 2026 at the Arts Centre Melbourne.
🔜 Looking ahead, Catherine will soon return to the role of Elektra, marking her debut at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago in Chile this November.
Toi toi toi dear Catherine!
#CatherineFoster #VictorianOpera #Melbourne #Wagner #Hilbert
📸 Eva Reignier
✨ The Luzerner Sinfonieorchester opens their season with the monumental Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler, featuring Anna Lapkovskaja as the alto soloist. Under the musical direction of Michael Sanderling, the opening concerts take place on 14 and 15 October 2026 at the KKL Luzern, with soprano Regula Mühlemann, the Zürcher Sing-Akademie, and the Collegium Vocale zu Franziskanern Luzern. Toi Toi Toi!
@luzernersinfonieorchester @kklluzern #AnnaLapkovskaja #Mahler #Symphony #Opening #KKLLuzern #LuzernerSinfonieorchester #Hilbert
📸 Simon Pauly
✨ Bryan Register in the title role and Samuel Hasselhorn as Wolfram von Eschenbach star in the premiere of Richard Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” at the Staatstheater Nürnberg!
Directed by Barbora Horáková Joly, this anticipated new production opens this Saturday, 10 October 2026, under the musical direction of Roland Böer. Following the opening night, performances at the Opernhaus Nürnberg will run through 21 November 2026.
Toi toi toi to Bryan, Samuel, and the entire cast! 🎭
@bryanregistertenor @samuelhasselhorn
#Tannhäuser #Wagner #Premiere #Opening #Nürnberg Hilbert
📸 Michele Coleman (Register), Nikolaj Lund (Hasselhorn)
✨ Following her acclaimed performances at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and the Opéra national de Paris, Christel Loetzsch returns to the role of Giovane Dante!
The anticipated German premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s masterpiece, "Il Viaggio, Dante", in Claus Guth’s celebrated production, takes place on 10 October 2026 at the Staatsoper Hannover, under the musical direction of Roland Kluttig. Further performances will run through 24 November 2026.
Toi toi toi!
@christelloetzsch_mezzo @staatsoperhannover
#ChristelLoetzsch #StaatsoperHannover #PascalDusapin #ClausGuth #Opera #Premiere #Hilbert
📸 Guido Werner
✨ The Opéra National de Paris completes Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Calixto Bieito’s production with the premiere of Götterdämmerung, featuring Sinead Campbell-Wallace as Gutrune & the Third Norn, and Brian Mulligan as Alberich, under the musical direction of Pablo Heras-Casado.
The opening takes place on 8 October 2026 at the Opéra Bastille, with further performances through 18 October 2026. Next, the complete Ring Cycle will be presented at the Opéra de Paris as part of the RING Festival, with two full cycles running from 6 to 22 November 2026.
Toi, toi, toi! 🎭
#ParisRing #OperaDeParis #Wagner #DerRingDesNibelungen #Hilbert
📸 Marshall Light Studio (Campbell Wallace), Bronson Farr (Mulligan)
⭐ “Mein Leben mit den Stars der Oper”, a book by Germinal Hilbert, founder of Hilbert Artist Management, is out now!
For more than 50 years, Germinal Hilbert has represented leading singers on the international opera stage through his agencies in Paris and Munich. In this personal and insightful book, he reflects on his life and work, the opportunities and challenges of a singer’s career, and the transformations that have shaped the opera world.
Featuring memories of legendary artists including Birgit Nilsson, Leonie Rysanek, Jessye Norman, Edda Moser and Edita Gruberová, among others, "Mein Leben mit den Stars der Oper" offers a fascinating look behind the scenes of opera and honours Germinal Hilbert’s enduring legacy as an passionate agent and mentor for artists.
▶ 📖 Published by Westend Verlag on 5 October 2026, the book is available to purchase as an eBook or in print here: https://westendverlag.de/Mein-Leben-mit-den-Stars-der-Oper/2291
✨ Bongani Justice Kubheka makes his house debut at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, opening his first season as an ensemble member appearing as Escamillo in Ole Anders Tandberg’s staging of Bizet`s "Carmen"! Performances run from 4 October through 25 October 2026. Toi toi toi!
#BonganiJusticeKubheka #Carmen #Bizet #Opera #DeutscheOperBerlin #DOB #Hilbert
📸 Mthobisi Gama
