The Staatstheater Meiningen presents its production of Madama Butterfly in Heilbronn on 5. and 27. March. American tenor Matthew Vickers is featured as Pinkerton.

The “Singspiel” Doktor und Apotheker by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf opens on 08. March at the Oper Frankfurt. Elizabeth Reiter sings Leonore under the musical direction of Alden Gatt. Ute M. Engelhardt is responsible for the directing.

The premiere of Salome, with Wonjong Lee as Narraboth, is on the program at the Vogtlandtheater Plauen on 8. March. GMD Leo Siberski conducts and Horst Kupich is the director.

Samuel Berlad is Bassa Selim in Rosmarie Vogtenhuber-Freitag’s new production of Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Harztheater Halberstadt. The premiere is on 14. March under the direction of music director Johannes Rieger.

On the occasion of the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss, the Volkstheater Wien brings Villa Orlofsky to the stage, beginning on 15. March. The second act of Die Fledermaus is the template for director Paul-Georg Dittrich and the musical directors Christopher Scheuer and Tobias Schwencke from “Live-Elektronik”. Marysol Schalit is soprano soloist.

Dutch soprano Elvire Beekhuizen appears as Marzelline in the revival of Fidelio on 29. March at the Theater Magdeburg. Svetoslav Borisov conducts.

On 29. March, a semi-concert production of Johann Strauss' Der Karneval in Rome will premiere at the Aalto-Musiktheater in Essen. Albrecht Kludszuweit sings Toni under the musical direction of Guido Mancusi.

Swiss soprano Marysol Schalit is the soprano soloist in performances of Beethoven's 9th Symphony on 29. March in Brugg and on 30. March in Wettingen.

Soprano Irina Simmes is featured in the roles of Ursule, Marie and Ygraine in the new production of Reimann's L'invisible at the Oper Frankfurt. The premiere is on 30. March under the musical direction of Titus Engel. Daniela Löffner is the director.