“Carmen” – arguably the most famous opera of the canon – is the story of the eponymous heroine’s desire for freedom in a world in which love, as an emotional bond between two people, has no place and has given way to sex and violence, a world in which only the strongest prevail. – With Yulia Matochkina, Saimir Pirgu, Elena Tsallagova, Markus Brück et al.

Conductor: Juraj Valcuha; Piano: Simon Trpceski; Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin

"No one has described the Paris of these days as aptly as Puccini in his LA BOHÈME", Claude Debussy enthusiastically commented. Puccini's impressionistic sound artistry combines subjective emotion with objective tone painting. His tonal elements, his musical descriptions of the ambience and the local colour of his aural tapestry begin to work their magic from the very first scene ... With Andrei Danilov, Noel Bouley, Ekaterina Siurina, Alexandra Hutton et al.

The muse emerges from a barrel – a wine barrel, to be precise, which in Offenbach’s final opera is the story of the poet Hoffmann’s life. In his fateful, inebriated fug he concocts three tales relating his unluckiness in love for three women, an artistic automaton (Olympia), a damsel (Antonia) and a courtesan (Giulietta). Three women – or maybe just one after all? ... With Heather Engebretson, Tomislav Muzek, Byung Gil Kim, Irene Roberts et al.

Cio-Cio-san has been awaiting the return of her husband for three years. But the naval officer has only arrived to take their son back with him to America. And Cio-Cio sees only one course of action open to her if she wants to redeem her honour. Puccini‘s »tragedia giapponese« is more than simply one of the most moving operas in the history of music; it is also unsparing in its criticism of imperialism ... With Elena Guseva, Irene Roberts, Migran Agadzhanyan, Dong-Hwan Lee et al.

The gloom of King Gustav III's and Amelia's tragic love affair, which has all the signs of being their destiny, is in counterpoint to the radiant atmosphere at court. Against a backdrop of elegant dance music the catastrophe unfolds. With Yosep Kang,Markus Brück, Tamara Wilson, Elena Tsallagova et al.

Society lives in terror of a Princess. Turandot, the fascinating and beautiful representative of a ruling dynasty, presides over the cruelty. Matrimony alone seems likely to end the violence, yet no suitor has managed to solve her riddles and win her hand. Time and again the same scene is played out, ending in yet another execution. ... With Catherine Foster, Alfred Kim, Elena Tsallagova et al.

Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE is the most frequently performed opera in the German-speaking world. This variegated masterpiece straddling Viennese popular theatre, fairytale, myth and the mystery of freemasonry is a puzzle even today ... With Tobias Kehrer, Andrei Danilov, Rainelle Krause, Elena Tsallagova, Philipp Jekal, Meechot Marrero et al.