Paul Georg Dittrich's interpretation of Auber's La muette de Portici premieres at the Staatstheater Darmstadt on 26. April. American tenor Matthew Vickers sings Masaniello under the baton of Johannes Zahn. Fuirther performances on 11. and 22. May.

Elvire Beekhuizen takes over the role of Annina in new production of La traviata at the Theater Magdeburg. The premiere is on 3. May under the baton of Svetoslav Borisov. Tamara Heimbrock is the director.

On May 3, the Harztheater in Halberstadt will present a musical version of Blues Brothers, featuring baritone Samuel Berlad as Curtis, Cleophus, and Ray. Willi Haselbeck is the musical director, and Marco Misgaiski is the stage director.

Matthew Vickers makes his debut with the role of the Tambourmajor in the new production of Wozzeck at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. The premiere takes place on 17. May under the musical direction of GMD Daniel Cohen. Intendant Karsten Wiegand is the director.

On 23. May, the Sendesaal Bremen devotes an artist portrayal of Swiss soprano Marysol Schalit, in which she demonstrates the enormous diversity of her work. Rolando Garza-Rodríguez accompanies her on the piano.

On 25. and 30. May, American tenor Theo Lebow will perform Contareno in the revival of Rossini's Bianca e Falliero at the Oper Frankfurt. Giuliano Carella conducts.

Emily Newton debuts with the role of Senta in the Nuremberg production of Der fliegende Holländer on 25. May. GMD Roland Böer is the conductor.

The children's opera Ronja Räubertochter premieres at the Aalto-Musiktheater in Essen on 25. May. Albrecht Kludszuweit is Glatzen-Per under the direction of Wolfram-Maria Märtig. Johannes Schmid is the director.

Starting on 29. May, the Theater Magdeburg revives its children's version of Die Zauberflöte, with Elvire Beekhuizen as Pamina. Davide Rinaldi is the musical director.

American bass Mark Hightower sings Masetto in the new production of Don Giovanni at the Staatstheater Meiningen. The premiere is on 30. May, conducted by Kens Lui. Hinrich Horstkotte is the director.

Danish tenor David Danholt appears as Arindal in the new production of Wagner's Die Feen at the Landestheater Neustrelitz. The premiere is on the 31. May. Kenichiro Kojima is the musical director and Isabel Hindersin is the stage director. 

The Staatstheater Nürnberg presents a recital with Emily Newton in the Gluck-Saal on 5. June under the motto "Captive Heart". The program includes works by Amy Beach and Aaron Copland. The American soprano is accompanied by Joshua Rupley on the piano.