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An opera season for Europe: The ARTE Opera Season presents an array of outstanding productions from the continent’s greatest opera houses – some of them classics, some of them exciting new discoveries, with new productions every month, available in six languages. Savour the opulence, the passion, the magic of this unparalleled art form in a brand new season of ARTE Opera – exclusively on ARTE Concert.

The European opera season

Savour the opulence, the passion, the magic of this unparalleled art form in a brand new season of ARTE Opera.

ARTE Opera Season

The musical event of the ARTE Opera Season! Richard Wagner's monumental "Ring" under the baton of Christian Thielemann, in a daring staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov, available in full on ARTE Concert! This cycle of four operas - Rheingold, Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung - inspired by Nordic and Germanic mythology was recorded at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin with the prestigious Staatskapelle orchestra and internationally renowned singers.

Wagner's monumental cycle of four operas directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

In Amsterdam, conductor Emmanuelle Haïm and director Calixto Bieito take on Handel’s famous Giulio Cesare.

At the Dutch National Opera

Handel’s opera Giulio Cesare, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm and directed by Calixto Bieito in Amsterdam.

Georg Friedrich Handel: Giulio Cesare

An investigation into a little-known story from the Second World War. Having planned and executed their mass murders, the Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

How the Nazis Covered up their Crimes

The Nazis meticulously eliminated traces of their crimes against humanity between 1942 and 1944: The so-called Operation 1005.

Operation 1005

Conductor Raphaël Pichon and director Cyril Teste team up to bring Beethoven’s Fidelio to the stage of the Opéra Comique.

Beethoven’s only opera conducted by Raphaël Pichon.

Beethoven's "Fidelio" at the Opéra Comique

Wexford Festival Opera presents the first modern staging of French composer Fromental Halévy's adaptation of Shakespeare's late masterpiece The Tempest. Conducted by Francesco Cilluffo and directed by Roberto Catalano.
 Wexford Festival opera would like to thank the tenor Giulio Pelligra for singing the role of Fernando despite being unwell.

Wexford Festival Opera 2022

A forgotten opera by Fromental Halévy, based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, at Wexford Festival Opera.

Fromental Halévy: La Tempesta

In Lviv in western Ukraine, the Russian invasion had forced the country's second largest opera house to close. But after a month of closure, director Vasyl Vovkun decided to reopen the cultural institution to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

Lviv’s Opera House Reopens

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

Re: Culture in Wartime

The Ring of the Nibelung at the Staatsoper Berlin is conducted by Christian Thielemann who is standing in for the indisposed Daniel Barenboim. This is only the second time that Thielemann, one of the world’s great Wagnerians, has collaborated with the Staatskapelle Berlin and it will actually mark his debut at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden!

Berlin State Opera

Christian Thielemann to stand in for the Staatskapelle’s own Daniel Barenboim, who is indisposed.

Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold

Léo Delibes’ masterpiece returns to the Opéra Comique in a production conducted by Raphaël Pichon, staged by Laurent Pelly and featuring a superb vocal ensemble.

Sabine Devieilhe at the Opéra Comique

Léo Delibes’ masterpiece returns to the Opéra Comique.

Léo Delibes: Lakmé

The literary source for Richard Strauss’s opera immortalizing the degeneracy of Herodes Antipas, King of Judea, and his step-daughter Salome, was supplied by Oscar Wilde. It tells of Herodes, who is keeping the prophet Jochanaan captive inside a cistern. Salome tries to seduce him and on being rebuffed, forces her stepfather to serve her the prophet’s head on a silver platter.

Directed by Christof Loy in Helsinki

Rejected by the prophet Jochanaan, Salome forces her abusive stepfather to exact revenge.

Richard Strauss: Salome

The Paris Opera offers its musical director, Gustavo Dudamel, carte blanche with the Paris Opera Orchestra and artists from the Academy. A programme inspired by the rhythms and colours of Spain and South America in the magnificent setting of the Palais Garnier opera house.

With Gustavo Dudamel

A programme inspired by the rhythms and colours of Spain and South America in the magnificent setting of the Palais Garnier opera house.

Artists of the Paris Opera Academy

At the Berlin State Opera, “Twilight of the Gods” marks the end of “The Ring of the Nibelung” – an extremely ambitious undertaking for any opera house. A musical triumph for all the singers and the conductor Christian Thielemann.

From the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin

The final part of Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy in a new staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov.

Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung

Amsterdam’s Muziektheater enjoys a picturesque location on the River Amstel. The building that is home to the Dutch National Opera and Ballet was designed by Cees Dam and opened in 1986. The Dutch National Opera produces world-class music theatre and is well known for its artistically ambitious and innovative productions.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Dutch National Opera produces world-class music theatre and is well known for its artistically ambitious and innovative productions.

Dutch National Opera

“An ecstatic celebration of singing, sounds, ideas, and stagecraft” – gushed one critic in a review of this new production of Siegfried at the Staatsoper Berlin. Christian Thielemann again takes the place of Daniel Barenboim at the rostrum and both visually and vocally, Andreas Schager in the title role is a casting coup of the first order!

Part three of Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy in a new staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov

Richard Wagner: Siegfried

The little town of Wexford, just two hours away from Dublin, is home to an opera festival like no other. If, in October, its streets, restaurants and pubs are bursting at the seams, then it is because the world of opera has come to visit. With its productions of works far removed from the standard repertoire, this festival is an experience not to be missed.

Wexford, Ireland

The little town of Wexford, just two hours away from Dublin, is home to an opera festival like no other.

Wexford Festival Opera

The Finnish National Opera was founded as the Helsinki Opera House in 1911. It is now home to the Finnish National Opera and Ballet, which premieres at least one new work by a Finnish composer every year. Thanks to television and online streaming the opera house reaches viewers all over Finland – and indeed all over the world.

Helsinki, Finland

Thanks to television and online streaming the opera house reaches viewers all over Finland – and indeed all over the world.

Finnish National Opera

The name of this Paris institution stands for a whole subgenre of opera. The list of those masterpieces that were premiered here at the “National Opera’s little sister” is long and includes such “big names” as Carmen, Hoffmann's Tales, Lakmé, Manon, and Pelléas et Mélisande. The Opéra Comique has remained true to the opera buffa tradition with productions of world-class standing.

Paris, France

The name of this Paris institution stands for a whole subgenre of opera.

Opéra Comique

Die Walküre, the second part of The Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy at the Staatsoper Berlin, conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Part two of Richard Wagner’s monumental tetralogy in a new staging by Dmitri Tcherniakov

Richard Wagner: Die Walküre

As part of the ARTE Opera Season, the Czech National Theatre is showing a classic from the Czech repertoire: In this opera, Bedřich Smetana tells the story of an avenger figure from Czech history, whom he elevates to the rank of national hero. The opera is conducted by Jaroslav Kyzlink while Jiří Nekvasil signs the stage direction.

At the Czech National Theatre

At the National Theatre in Prague, Smetana’s Dalibor recounts the legend of the eponymous knight.

"Dalibor" by Bedřich Smetana

With 140 years of theatre history behind it and productions of international renown, the Opéra de Lausanne is well worth discovering, whether for the classical repertoire, Baroque opera, operetta or contemporary compositions. As the opera house was comprehensively overhauled in 2012, it meets the requirements of a modern-day theatre in every possible respect.

Lausanne, Switzerland

As the opera house was comprehensively overhauled in 2012, it meets the requirements of a modern-day theatre in every possible respect.

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