Opéra national du Rhin

One institution, three cities – the Opéra national du Rhin has three opera houses in three Alsatian cities: Strasbourg, Colmar and Mulhouse. Located close to the border with Germany and Switzerland, it consistently delivers proof of its international credentials with productions of a high calibre and impressive artistic vision.

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During the 2022-2023 season, storytelling will be strongly present in all its forms at the Opéra national du Rhin. Popular tales such as Mozart's "Magic Flute", Rossini's irresistible "Cenerentola" or Puccini's fascinating "Turandot"; gritty fables like "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", the comical "Candide" by Bernstein, the spooky "Treasure Hunter" by Schreker or even the little-known "Tale of Tsar Saltan" by Rimsky-Korsakov; romantic legends like that of the ballet "Giselle" that Martin Chaix will revisit through the prism of feminism, not to mention mythological stories like that of the "Mahabharata" which inspired "Until the Lions", a new opera by composer Thierry Pécou.

02/06/2022

During the 2022-2023 season, storytelling will be strongly present in all its forms at the Opéra national du Rhin.

Season 2022-2023 - Trailer

 In the language of love, actions (and looks) speak louder than words. The essence of Così fan tutte lies in the gap between what is said and not said. Mozart's superb music is more enlightening than Da Ponte's mischievous words. Theatre director David Hermann turns this exploration of the twists and turns of desire first staged in the late 18th century into a romantic odyssey through time and the tumults of the first half of the 20th century.

Theatre director David Hermann turns this exploration of the twists and turns of desire first staged in the late 18th century into a romantic odyssey through time and the tumults of the first half of the 20th century.

Così fan tutte - Trailer

British composer Howard Moody has devised a new opera commissioned by the OnR and inspired by The Conference of Birds (1171) by the Persian poet Farid al-Din Attar. For this family-friendly musical adventure, its designers Sandra Pocceschi and Giacomo Strada bring to the stage school students from the Meinau district, hearing-impaired children, and young singers from the Maîtrise du Conservatoire de Strasbourg, who join the four soloists. Recommended for ages 5 and over.

British composer Howard Moody has devised a new opera commissioned by the OnR and inspired by The Conference of Birds (1171) by the Persian poet Farid al-Din Attar.

Lunar Lake - Trailer

Written towards the end of the First World War on both sides of Europe, the bewitching melodies of Love, the Magician (1915) and The Diary of One Who Disappeared (1921) offer passionate fantasies on free-spirited, mysterious love. The American stage director Daniel Fish ties all this together in a single show closely assisted by choreographer Manuel Liñán and by Arthur Lavandier, who has composed a new orchestration for Janáček's cycle.

The bewitching melodies of Love, the Magician (1915) and The Diary of One Who Disappeared (1921) offer passionate fantasies on free-spirited, mysterious love.

The Diary of One Who Disappeared / Love, the Magician - Trailer

On a new score by Philip Glass, one of the major composers of American minimalism, choreographers Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn reinvent and reinterpret the phantasmagorical universe of “Alice in Wonderland”, imagined by Lewis Carroll.

On a new score by Philip Glass,  choreographers Amir Hosseinpour and Jonathan Lunn reinvent and reinterpret “Alice in Wonderland”.

Alice – Trailer

Two friends set off in search of art and love in the realm of the birds, which is as colourful as it is unreal. At first glance, Walter Braunfels’s Late Romantic opera Die Vögel (The Birds) has all the ingredients necessary of an amusing adventure story.  The staging is the work of American director Ted Huffman, who has considerable experience of rarely performed works and premieres. At the rostrum will be the young Uzbek conductor, Aziz Shokhakimov, who took over as musical and artistic director of the Strasbourg Philharmonic in 2021. This will be their first performance under his baton at the Strasbourg Opera.

Two friends set off in search of art and love in the realm of the birds, which is as colourful as it is unreal. 

The Birds - Trailer

"I hate everyone! I am naughty!" After refusing to do his homework, a child is sent to the attic hungry until bedtime. Maurice Ravel gave each magic spell dreamed up by Collette a color and a musical style. Jazz, a waltz, a Spanish dance, a neoclassical sarabande, and soaring lyrics unfurl one after the other in a kaleidoscopic opera that will tour the Grand Est region in this intimate production featuring the singers of the Opéra Studio and four musicians.

The Child and the Spells – Trailer

In Seville, men know only one name: Carmen. The sensual cigar maker ignites the imagination and turns heads. Carmen remains an inexhaustible masterpiece. Born under the pen of Mérimée, the attractive gypsy has become, thanks to Bizet's opera, the universal symbol of female freedom claimed loud and clear, without compromise. Director Jean-François Sivadier reconnects with the essence of this burning drama in a festive and theatrical spectacle.

Photo: © Klara Beck

Director Jean-François Sivadier reconnects with the essence of this burning drama in a festive and theatrical spectacle.

"Carmen" by Bizet – Trailer

For his first major choreographic work, Bruno Bouché takes up the narrative and emblematic motifs of the Wim Wenders cult film before exploring the mystery of the incarnation in the second part - development of the "to be continued ..." which closes the movie. This large fresco, bringing together all the dancers of the Ballet of the Opéra national du Rhin, thus balances between poetic evocation and exaltation of the weightless body.

Photo: © Agathe Poupeney

For his first major choreographic work, Bruno Bouché uses the narrative framework and emblematic motifs of the Wim Wenders cult film.

The Wings of Desire - Trailer

Franz Schubert forever marked the history of music with his romantic imprint. Despite his early death at the age of thirty-one, he is the author of a flowing work of more than a thousand pieces. In a scenography by the painter Silvère Jarrosson, the dancer-choreographers of the Ballet de l'OnR deploy their artistic worlds through a musical dramaturgy around the figure and the work of Schubert imagined by the pianist Bruno Anguera Garcia.
Photo: © Agathe Poupeney

The dancer-choreographers of the Ballet de l'OnR deploy the artistic universe of Schubert’s work.

Dancing Schubert in the 21st Century - Trailer

Composed by Giuseppe Verdi a few months before “Rigoletto”, “Stiffelio” provoked the wrath of censorship, who viewed with a very negative eye this story that combined adultery and religious fanaticism. Sacrificed and crippled on the altar of decorum, its original version was only rediscovered at the end of the 1960s. This little-known masterpiece is presented in a torrential lock-up imagined by director Bruno Ravella , with Andrea Sanguineti conducting.

Photo: © Klara Beck

This little-known masterpiece is presented in a torrential lock-up dreamed up by director Bruno Ravella.

"Stiffelio" by Verdi - Trailer

From September 2021 at the Opéra national du Rhin: The first opera by Hans Abrahamsen, based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.Beyond the Arctic Circle lives the mysterious Snow Queen, alone, in her ice palace defended by a formidable army of snowflakes. One day, she kidnaps little Kay whose heart, wounded by the debris of an ancient evil mirror, has become as callous as an iceberg. His friend Gerda, with whom he shared his childhood games, goes looking for him ...

From September 2021 at the Opéra national du Rhin: The first opera by Hans Abrahamsen, based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Season 2022-2023 - Trailer

Season 2022-2023 - Trailer

02/06/2022

Così fan tutte - Trailer

Così fan tutte - Trailer

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Lunar Lake - Trailer

Lunar Lake - Trailer

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The Diary of One Who Disappeared / Love, the Magician - Trailer

The Diary of One Who Disappeared / Love, the Magician - Trailer

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Alice – Trailer

Alice – Trailer

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The Birds - Trailer

The Birds - Trailer

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The Child and the Spells – Trailer

The Child and the Spells – Trailer

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"Carmen" by Bizet – Trailer

"Carmen" by Bizet – Trailer

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The Wings of Desire - Trailer

The Wings of Desire - Trailer

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Dancing Schubert in the 21st Century - Trailer

Dancing Schubert in the 21st Century - Trailer

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"Stiffelio" by Verdi - Trailer

"Stiffelio" by Verdi - Trailer

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"The Snow Queen" by Abrahamsen - Trailer

"The Snow Queen" by Abrahamsen - Trailer

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