⭐️ After his Parsifal-debut earlier this season follows another Wagner-first: Tonight, Matthew Newlin steps on stage as Siegmund in Die Walküre for the first time, alongside Elisabeth Teige as Sieglinde, and in Stefan Herheim’s production under Sir Donald Runnicles’ baton.
Toi Toi Toi!
@matthewnewlin @deutscheoperberlin
#MatthewNewlin #DieWalküre #Siegmund #debut #Hilbert
📸 Lucia Hunziker
⭐ Juliana Zara`s Lulu is back! The American soprano, whose 2023 debut as Lulu at Staatstheater Darmstadt was hailed by Die Deutsche Bühne as “an event that made waves throughout Germany” and earned her a Der Faust nomination, stars in this challenging title role in Jens-Daniel Herzog’s new production of Alban Berg`s opera at Staatstheater Nürnberg with Roland Kluttig`s musical direction.
Don’t miss the premiere on 17 May and additional performances through July 2026!
Toi toi toi!
#Lulu #JulianaZara #StaatstheaterNürnberg #JensDanielHerzog #Opera #DerFaust #Premiere #Soprano #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Rudenok (portrait), Staatstheater Nürnberg / Pedro Malinowski (production photos)
✨ Don’t miss Wilhelm Schwinghammer in one of his signature roles: Baron Ochs in the premiere of "Der Rosenkavalier" at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden! Benjamin Lazar’s semi-staged production is conducted François-Xavier Roth. Performances on 17 & 24 May 2026. Toi Toi Toi!
@wilhelm_schwinghammer @festspielhausbadenbaden
#WilhelmSchwinghammer #DerRosenkavalier #RichardStrauss #BaronOchs #FestspielhausBadenBaden #BenjaminLazar #FrancoisXavierRoth #Opera #OperaPremiere #ClassicalMusic #BadenBaden #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Bertold Fabricius
✨ Deutsche Oper Berlin presents two complete performances of Richard Wagner’s „Der Ring des Nibelungen“ under the musical direction of Sir Donald Runnicles — a heartfelt farewell after 17 years as General Music Director. In Stefan Herheim’s acclaimed staging, the cycles feature Hilbert artists including Albert Pesendorfer (Fasolt and Hagen), Thomas Blondelle (Loge), Elisabeth Teige (Sieglinde & Siegfried–Brünnhilde), Matthew Newlin (Siegmund, role debut), Catherine Foster (Götterdämmerung–Brünnhilde).
Cycle I:
Das Rheingold — 16 May 2026
Die Walküre — 17 May 2026
Siegfried — 23 May 2026
Götterdämmerung — 25 May 2026
Cycle II:
Das Rheingold — 26 May 2026
Die Walküre — 27 May 2026
Siegfried — 29 May 2026
Götterdämmerung — 31 May 2026
Toi toi toi to Sir Donald Runnicles and the entire company!
#DeutscheOperBerlin #DerRingDesNibelungen #Wagner #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸: Production photo: Bernd Uhlig/Deutsche Oper Berlin, Pesendorfer: JoannaPesendorfer, Blondelle: Bjorn Comhaire, Teige: Simon Pauly, Newlin: Lucia Hunziker, Foster: Uwe Arens
✨ We wish a toi toi toi to Mateusz Ługowski, who will celebrate his role debut as Don Magnifico in Rossini’s "La Cenerentola" at Opera Wrocławska, appearing in Irina Brook’s acclaimed production on 16 May 2026!
@mateusz.lugowski.baritone @operawroclawska
#Lugowski #LaCenerentola #OperaWrocławska #Rossini #DonMagnifico #IrinaBrook #JurekDybał #Opera
📸 Paweł Pacholec
✨ Opéra de Québec presents Puccini’s "La bohème" with Alexandra Marcellier making her house and role debut as Mimì! Ariane Sauvé’s production opens on 16 May at the Grand Théâtre de Québec, with Clemens Schuldt conducting. Toi toi toi!
@alexandramarcellier @operadequebec
#LaBoheme #OpéraDeQuébec #AlexandraMarcellier #Puccini #GrandThéâtreDeQuébec #ClassicalMusic #Opera
📸 Marc Lacher
✨ Two role debuts! Don’t miss Bryan Register in the title role and Evelin Novak as Elisabeth — both making much anticipated role debuts in Wagner’s "Tannhäuser" at Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, in Frank Van Laecke’s new production.
Performances run 15–23 May 2026. Toi toi toi!
@bryanregistertenor @evelinnovak
#BryanRegister #EvelinNovak #HNKZagreb #Tannhäuser #Wagner #Premiere #Debut #Hilber #HilbertArtists
📸 Mima Hranjec (Novak) Michele Coleman (Register)
✨ Den Norske Opera in Oslo presents a new production of Mozart’s "The Marriage of Figaro" featuring Jens-Erik Aasbø as Bartolo! The production is directed by Matthew Wild and conducted by Ottavio Dantone. Premiere on 15 May 2026. Toi toi toi, dear Jens-Erik!
@jenserikaasbo @operaen_
#DenNorskeOpera #TheMarriageOfFigaro #Mozart #JensErikAasbo #Matthew #Wild #Oslo #Opera #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Julio M. Salas
✨ Georgian baritone George Gagnidze stars in the title role of Verdi’s "Macbeth" at Opera Carlo Felice Genova in Fabio Ceresa’s stricking production. Opening night: 15 May 2026, with Sesto Quatrini on the podium, and additional performances on 17, 22 & 24 May 2026. Toi toi toi, dear Georg!
@georgegagnidze @operacarlofelicegenova
#TeatroCarloFelice #GeorgGagnidze #Macbeth #FabioCeresa #SestoQuatrini #Opera #Baritone #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Dario Acosta
✨ The Dresdner Musikfestspiele complete Richard Wagner`s "The Ring of the Nibelung" in historically informed performance practice with the spectacular "Götterdämmerung", performed by the Dresdner Festspielorchester under Kent Nagano`s visionary leadership. Patrick Zielke commands the stage as Hagen on this thrilling concert tour.
🔜 Venues & dates: Kulturpalast Dresden (14 May), Friedrichsforum Bayreuth (24 May), Elbphilharmonie Hamburg (26 May), Kölner Philharmonie (4 June), Belvedere di Villa Rufolo, Ravello (31 July).
Toi toi toi!
@baenkelsaenger @dresdnermusikfestspiele @dresdnerfestspielorchester
#DresdnerMusikfestspiele #KentNagano #Goetterdaemmerung #PatrickZielke #DresdnerFestspielorchester
✨ Verdi’s "Stiffelio" comes to MusikTheater an der Wien, with Štěpánka Pučálková making her house and role debut as Dorothea! Vasily Barkhatov’s new production opens on 13 May 2026 under Jérémie Rhorer’s baton, with performances through 21 May.
Toi toi toi, dear Štěpánka!
@stepanka_pucalkova_mezzo @theateranderwien
#TheaterAnDerWien #Stiffelio #StepankaPucalkova #JeremieRhorer #VasilyBarkhatov #Verdi #Opera #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Anastasia Haritonova
⭐️ World premiere! Johanni van Oostrum stars as Elizabeth Tudor, Queen of England, in “Of One Blood” by Brett Dean and Heather Betts at Bayerische Staatsoper! Claus Guth directs this gripping new opera about rival queens Elizabeth and Mary Stuart, conducted by GMD Vladimir Jurowski. Opening night on 10 May 2026.
Toi toi toi!
#BayerischeStaatsoper #JohanniVanOostrum #OfOneBlood #ClausGuth #VladimirJurowski BrettDean HeatherBetts Hilbert HilbertArtists
📸Klara Beck
✨ Camilla Nylund stars as the Marschallin in Otto Schenk`s timeless production of "Der Rosenkavalier" at Wiener Staatsoper, with performances running 9–18 May 2026 under Alexander Soddy`s baton. Later this month, for the first time on the Vienna stage, the Finnish soprano will appear as Brünnhilde in Wagner`s Ring.
Toi Toi Toi dear Camilla!
#WienerStaatsoper #CamillaNylund #DerRosenkavalier #AlexanderSoddy #Marschallin #Ring #Wagner #Brünnhilde #Strauss #OttoSchenk #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Camilla Nylund as the Marschallin at Wiener Staatsoper © Axel Zeininger
✨ Oper Graz presents Philipp M. Krenn`s new production of "Der Rosenkavalier"! Don`t miss Strauss`s masterpiece, with opening night on 9 May 2026 conducted by Vassilis Christopoulos, and performances running through 26 June 2026.
Toi toi toi to the whole team!
#OperGraz #PhilippMKrenn #DerRosenkavalier #Premiere #Opera #Strauss #OpernhausGraz #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Andreas Hirsch
✨ Oleksandr Pushniak debuts as Rigoletto! Don`t miss Nikolaus Lehnhoff`s celebrated production of Verdi`s Rigoletto at Semperoper Dresden, with Oleksandr Pushniak taking on the title role alongside Christa Mayer as Maddalena. Francesco Angelico conducts the performance run from 8 to 30 May 2026.
Toi toi toi!
#OleksandrPushniak #ChristaMayer #Rigoletto #Verdi #Semperoper #Dresden #NikolausLehnhoff #FrancescoAngelico #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Andreas Schlager (Pushniak), Klaus Gigga (Mayer)
✨ Camille Schnoor performs as Micaëla in Bizet’s "Carmen" at Opera Hong Kong! Directed by Jia Ding and conducted by Franck Colombier, this vibrant new production set in 1970s Hong Kong opens on 7 May 2026 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre.
Toi toi toi, dear Camille!
@camille.schnoor @operahongkong
#OperaHongKong #CamilleSchnoor #Carmen #Micaela #FrenchMayArtsFestival #HongKong #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸Christian Palm
✨ Andreas Homoki’s acclaimed production of Beethoven’s „Fidelio“ returns to Opernhaus Zürich, starring Gabriela Scherer in her house debut as Leonore and Brian Mulligan as Don Pizarro. Performances run from 3 to 16 May 2026, with Axel Kober conducting. Toi toi toi!
#OpernhausZürich #AndreasHomoki #Fidelio #GabrielaScherer #BrianMulligan AxelKober Opera Beethoven Hilbert HilbertArtists
📸 Tatyana Vlasova (Scherer), Bronson Farr (Mulligan)
✨ The International Maifestspiele 2026 opens with the premiere of Wagner’s "Tristan und Isolde", in Tiago Rodrigues’ staging, featuring Tommi Hakala as Kurwenal and Leo McFall conducting. The opening takes place on 1 May 2026 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, with additional performances on 10 and 24 May. Toi toi toi!
#TommiHakala #Maifestspiele #Wiesbaden #HessischesStaatstheater #TristanundIsolde #Wagner #Premiere #Hilbert
📸 Timo Mokkila
✨ Romain Gilbert`s acclaimed staging of Bizet`s "Carmen" will have its Athens premiere at the Greek National Opera. Conducted by Konstantinos Terzakis, this production – with costumes designed by Christian Lacroix and original sets and staging inspired by the 1875 Paris premiere – runs from 30 April to 4 June 2026.
Toi toi toi, dear Romain!
@romain_gilbert_on_stage @greeknationalopera
#GreekNationalOpera #RomainGilbert #Carmen #ChristianLacroix #Athens #Opera #Premiere #Opening #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Julien Benhamou
✨ The Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino celebrates Maestro Zubin Mehta’s 90th birthday with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. On this occasion, the legendary conductor takes the podium to lead the orchestra and choir, with an international cast of soloists including Bernard Richter performing the tenor part. The concert takes place on 29 April 2026.
We wish Maestro a very happy birthday!
#MaggioMusicaleFiorentino #ZubinMehta #BernardRichter #Beethoven9 #Florence Concert Hilbert HilbertArtists
📷 Kiran West
✨ Magnus Vigilius stars as Siegfried in Wagner’s "Siegfried" at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, in a new production directed by Laurence Dale and conducted by Marcus Bosch. The premiere takes place on 28 April 2026, with performances running through 4 May 2026.
Toi toi toi, dear Magnus!
#NCPA #Beijing #MagnusVigilius #Siegfried #Wagner #LaurenceDale #MarcusBosch #opera #tenor #hilbert #hilbertartists
📸 Lena Paaske
✨ Maestro Marc Minkowski leads the new production of Mozart’s “La clemenza di Tito” at Opernhaus Zürich directed by Damiano Michieletto, with Orchestra La Scintilla on historical instruments. Performances run from 26 April to 25 May 2026.
Toi toi toi, dear Marc!
@marcminkowskiconductor
#OpernhausZürich #MarcMinkowski #LaClemenzaDiTito #Mozart #LaScintilla OpernhausZürich Premiere NewProduction Hilbert HilbertArtists
📸 Benjamin Chelly
✨ Directly following his acclaimed Parsifal debut in Prague – in which he was praised for his “lyric instrument of appealing warmth” (OperaWire) and perfect character development from “lyrical boy” to “mature man” (Operaplus) – Matthew Newlin reprises this role making his house debut at Aalto Theater Essen in Roland Schwab’s production and under Erik Nielsen’s baton on 26 April 2026.
Toi toi toi, dear Matthew!
@matthewnewlin @aalto_musiktheater_essen
#AaltoTheaterEssen #MatthewNewlin #Parsifal #Wagner #HouseDebut RolandSchwab Hilbert HilbertArtists
📸 Lucia Hunziker
✨ Tonight, Martin Gantner appears in the gala concert celebrating James Conlon`s extraordinary 20-year legacy with LA Opera. The revered German baritone will perform his acclaimed role of Hans Sachs in Act III of Wagner`s "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" with the LA Opera orchestra led by Maestro James Conlon, at the iconic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Toi toi toi, dear Martin!
@martin_gantner @laopera
#LAOpera #MartinGantner #DieMeistersinger #HansSachs #JamesConlon #Opera #Baritone #Hilbert
📸 Tom Jasny
✨ Manuela Uhl performs as Sieglinde in Katharina Wagner`s new Die Walküre at Shanghai Grand Theatre (24 & 26 April 2026), with Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde and Wilhelm Schwinghammer as Hunding – featuring Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra musicians and Maestro Xu Zhong conducting.
Toi toi toi, dear Manuela!
@manuela.uhl.3 @shanghai_grand_theatre
#BayreuthInShanghai #ManuelaUhl #DieWalküre #Sieglinde #ShanghaiGrandTheatre
📸 Dietmar Scholz
✨ In Katharina Wagner`s new production of Wagner`s "Die Walküre" at Shanghai Grand Theatre, Catherine Foster steps into her signature role of Brünnhilde with Wilhelm Schwinghammer starring as Hunding! Part of the "Bayreuth in Shanghai" project with Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and Bayreuth Festival musicians, under Maestro Xu Zhong`s musical direction – the performances take place on 24 & 26 April 2026.
Toi toi toi to Catherine, Wilhelm and the whole team!
@catherineannfoster @wilhelm_schwinghammer @shanghai_grand_theatre
#BayreuthInShanghai #CatherineFoster #WilhelmSchwinghammer #Brünnhilde #Hunding #Premiere #BayreuthFestival #KatharinaWagner #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Uwe Arens (Foster), Bertold Fabricius (Schwinghammer)
✨ Maestro Graeme Jenkins leads the new production of Wagner`s "Tannhäuser" at the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon! Directed by Max Hoehn, this premiere marks not only his remarkable 201st production across 120 different titles, but it also closes the last gap in his repertoire of Wagner operas from "Der fliegende Holländer" through "Parsifal", which he has conducted amongst others in Vienna, Berlin, Dallas, and now Lisbon.
Tannhäuser will be presented at Centro Cultural de Belém in Lisbon on 23 & 25 April 2026. Toi toi toi, dear Graeme!
#TeatroNacionalDeSãoCarlos #GraemeJenkins #Tannhäuser #Premiere #NewProduction #Wagner #Lisbon #CCB #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Lewis Blackburn
✨ Dovlet Nurgeldiyev makes his role debut as Max in Weber`s "Der Freischütz" at the Staatsoper Hamburg in the production directed by Andreas Kriegenburg and conducted by Yoel Gamzou. The performances run from 23 April 2026 through 3 May.
Toi toi toi, dear Dovlet!
✨ Interview with Dovlet on the role of Max: https://www.die-hamburgische-staatsoper.de/de/artikel/interview-dovlet-nurgeldiyev-freischuetz
@dovletino @staatsoperhamburg
#HamburgischeStaatsoper #DovletNurgeldiyev #DerFreischütz #Weber #RoleDebut #Hamburg #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Maximilian Probst / Staatsoper Hamburg
✨ Vitalij Kowaljow appears as Hunding in Wagner`s "Die Walküre" (Act I) with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under the baton of Andris Nelsons. Performances take place on 23 and 24 April 2026 at the Gewandhaus Leipzig. In May, the orchestra embarks on its exciting concert tour, with appearances in Vienna, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Shanghai and Beijing.
Toi toi toi, dear Vitalij!
#VitalijKowalov #GewandhausorchesterLeipzig #Gewandhaus #Leipzig #AndrisNelsons #Hunding #DieWalküre #Wagner #Vienna #AsiaTour #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 @greycat.ph
✨ Bernard Richter stars in the title role of Pelléas, alongside Sir Simon Keenlyside as Golaud at the Teatro alla Scala! Don`t miss Romeo Castellucci`s new production of Debussy’s "Pelléas et Mélisande", with Maxime Pascal conducting, opening on 22 April 2026.
Toi toi toi to the entire team for the premiere!
@richtertenorofficiel @teatroallascala
#TeatroAllaScala #BernardRichter #SimonKeenlyside #PelléasEtMélisande #RomeoCastellucci #Debussy #Hilbert #HilbertArtists
📸 Kiran West (Richter), Uwe Arens (Keenlyside), Monika Rittershaus © Teatro alla Scala (production photos)
