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DON GIOVANNI
Chemnitz Opera House
DON GIOVANNI
Dramma giocoso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Dennis Krauß
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
PREMIERE: DON GIOVANNI
7:30 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
DON GIOVANNI
Dramma giocoso by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Dennis Krauß
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
THE NUTCRACKER
Chemnitz Opera House
THE NUTCRACKER by Peter Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Choreography and staging: Sabrina Sadowska
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
RUMMELPLATZ
Chemnitz Opera House
RUMMELPLATZ
Opera based on a novel by Werner Bräunig, music by Ludger Vollmer, libretto by Jenny Erpenbeck | A project for Chemnitz 2025
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Frank Hilbrich
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
CINDERELLA
Chemnitz Opera House
CINDERELLA
Ballet in 3 acts (7 scenes) by Sergei Prokofiev and Nikolai Volkov
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Choreography and staging: Sabrina Sadowska
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
LA TRAVIATA
Chemnitz Opera House
LA TRAVIATA
Opera by Giuseppe Verdi | Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Anja Kühnhold
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
OPENING CONCERT
7:30 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
OPENING CONCERT
Ausschnitte aus allen Musiktheaterpremieren der Saison
Musikalische Leitung: Maximilian Otto und Benjamin Reiners
Moderation: Dr. Christoph Dittrich
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
OPEN AIR: ITALIAN OPERA NIGHT
8:00 p.m. | Theaterplatz Chemnitz
OPEN AIR: ITALIAN OPERA NIGHT
Highlights from operas by Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni and Rossini
Conductors: Maximilian Otto and Lutz de Veer
Moderation: Dr. Christoph Dittrich
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
DER ZAUBERLEHRLING - 4th FAMILY CONCERT
4:00 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
DER ZAUBERLEHRLING - 4th FAMILY CONCERT
Paul Dukas: Der Zauberlehrling
Conductor and moderation: Maximilian Otto
LA BOHÈME
Chemnitz Opera House
LA BOHÈME
Opera in four acts by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Magdalena Fuchsberger
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
CARMEN
Chemnitz Opera House
CARMEN
Opéra comique in four acts by Georges Bizet
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Arila Siegert
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
LOUISE
Chemnitz Opera House
LOUISE
Roman musical in four acts and five pictures by Gustave Charpentier
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Rahel Thiel
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
PREMIERE: LOUISE
7:30 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
LOUISE
Roman musical in four acts and five pictures by Gustave Charpentier
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Rahel Thiel
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
Chemnitz Opera House
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL
Fairy tale opera by Engelbert Humperdinck
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Steffen Piontek
Ensemble and children's choir of the Chemnitz Theater
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
2. KNSO International Conducting Competition
Seoul | Korean National Symphony Orchestra
HERO COURAGE AND POWER OF LOVE
TU Chemnitz – Universitätsbibliothek / Opernhaus Chemnitz
HERO COURAGE AND POWER OF LOVE
Highlights from baroque operas by Rameau, Purcell, Handel and Vivaldi
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Soloists from the Chemnitz Theater ensemble
Chamber Orchestra of the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
RIGOLETTO
Chemnitz Opera House
RIGOLETTO
Oper in drei Akten von Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Inszenierung: Aron Stiehl
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
THIS INCREDIBLE LIFE!
7:30 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
THIS INCREDIBLE LIFE!
Concert with excerpts from all musical theater premieres of the season
Conductors: Maximilian Otto, Benjamin Reiners, Lutz de Veer
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
PREMIERE: DAS TAGEBUCH DER ANNE FRANK
4:00 p.m. | Chemnitz Municipal Music School – Concert Hall
SEMI-FINALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION ROTTERDAM
Jurriaanse Zaal Rotterdam | Sinfonia Rotterdam
MY FAIR LADY
Chemnitz Opera House
MY FAIR LADY
Musical based on Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" and the film by Gabriel Pascal | Book by Alan Jay Lerner | Music by Frederick Loewe | German by Robert Gilbert
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Erik Petersen
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
DIE DREI WÜNSCHE
7:30 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
DIE DREI WÜNSCHE OR DIE LAUNEN DES LEBENS
Film opera by Bohuslav Martinů | Libretto by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Rahel Thiel
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
THE GOLDEN TWENTIES
7:00 p.m. | Kraftverkehr- Atrium, Chemnitz
THE GOLDEN TWENTIES
Music of the 1920s from the concert hall and salon
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Kurt Weill
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
Suite from Die Dreigroschenoper for wind orchestra
Hanns Eisler
Suite for Orchestra No. 2 op. 24
from the music to the film Niemandsland by Victor Trivas
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
ORPHEUS IN DER UNTERWELT
Chemnitz Opera House
ORPHEUS IN DER UNTERWELT
Opéra Bouffon in zwei Akten von Jacques Offenbach
Libretto von Hector Crémieux und Ludovic Halévy
Textfassung von Thomas Winter
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Johannes Pölzgutter
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Chemnitz Opera House
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Operetta by Johann Strauß | Libretto by Carl Haffer and Richard Genée
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Johannes Pölzgutter
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
FAIRY TALE SOUNDS – 2nd FAMILY CONCERT
3:00 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
FAIRY TALE SOUNDS – 2ND FAMILY CONCERT
Excerpts from Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
Conductor and moderation: Maximilian Otto
KLASSE KLASSIK GOES CHRISTMAS
7:00 p.m. | Kreuzkirche Chemnitz
KLASSE KLASSIK GOES CHRISTMAS
Festive music for Advent
Bach: Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067 | Vasks: The Fruit of Silence | Saint-Saëns: Christmas Oratorio op. 12
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Chamber Orchestra of the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
OFF TO HOLLYWOOD! – 1st FAMILY CONCERT
3:00 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
OFF TO HOLLYWOOD! – 1st FAMILY CONCERT
Conductor and moderation: Maximilian Otto
CONCERT WITH BAD REICHENHALL PHILHARMONIC
7:30 p.m. | Concert rotunda in the royal gardens in Bad Reichenhall
CABARET
Chemnitz Opera House
CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff based on the play "I Am a Camera" by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood | Music by John Kander | Lyrics by Karl Ebb | German by Robert Gilbert
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Erik Petersen
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PREMIERE: CABARET
7:30 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
CABARET
Book by Joe Masteroff based on the play "I Am a Camera" by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood | Music by John Kander | Lyrics by Karl Ebb | German by Robert Gilbert
Conductor: Maximilian Otto
Staging: Erik Petersen
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SPECIAL CONCERT – WILLKOMMEN, BIENVENUE, WELCOME!
7:00 p.m. | Chemnitz Opera House
SPECIAL CONCERT – WILLKOMMEN, BIENVENUE, WELCOME!
A concert with all music theater premieres of the 2023/2024 season at the Chemnitz Theater
Conductors: Jakob Brenner, Friedrich Praetorius, Maximilian Otto
KODÁLY CONDUCTING COMPETITION DEBRECEN
Debrecen, Hungary | Kodály Filharmónia Debrecen
OPEN AIR AT THE END OF THE SEASON
8:00 p.m. | Theaterplatz Chemnitz
OPEN AIR AT THE END OF THE SEASON
Highlights from opera, musical and operetta at the end of the 2022/2023 season on the Chemnitz Theater Square
Conductors: Jakob Brenner und Maximilian Otto
Moderator: General Manager Dr. Christoph Dittrich
Ensemble and opera choir of the Theater Chemnitz
Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie Chemnitz
MUSICAL ASSISTANCE FOR “ARIADNE”
Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar / Dominik Beykirch
MUSICAL ASSISTANCE FOR “THE CREATION”
Gaechinger Cantorey / Hans-Christoph Rademann
GUEST RÉPÉTITEUR FOR CHILDREN’S OPERA PRODUCTION “LOHENGRIN”
Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin
MUSIKALISCHE ASSISTENZ BEI „DER VAMPYR“ (MARSCHNER)
Landesbühnen Sachsen / Ekkehard Klemm
FOUNDING CONCERTS OF THE JUNGE SINFONIE DRESDEN
Auditorium of the Sächsisches Landesgymnasium für Musik Dresden
CONCERT WITH THE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN
Thomaskirche Leipzig
4th SYMPHONY CONCERT OF THE ELBLAND PHILHARMONIE SACHSEN “YOUNG TALENTS”
Riesa / Dresden / Radebeul / Pirna / Großenhain / Neustadt