At this year's Tiroler Festspiele in Erl, Elizabeth Reiter can be heard as Freia in Das Rheingold on 5. and 23. July. In addition, she sings the 3. Norn in Götterdämmerung on 10. and 28. July.

Irina Simmes returns this year to Erl on 6. and 24. July as Sieglinde in Die Walküre. She also sings Gutrune in Götterdämmerung on 10. and 28. July. The Ring direction in Erl is in the hands of Brigitte Fassbaender and the musical director is Erik Nielsen.

The Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern will be performing its production of Don Carlo on 11. and 13. July at the “Theater im Pfalzbau” in Ludwigshafen. Under the direction of GMD Daniele Squeo, Arminia Friebe appears as Elisabetta.

With American tenor Matthew Vickers as soloist, the Deutsche Philharmonie Merck invites to the traditional garden concert on 13. July. The event takes place in the castle park of the Jagdschloss Kranichstein, and features works by Leoncavallo, Ponchielli and Puccini. Chief conductor Ben Palmer leads the concert.

This summer, the Staatstheater Braunschweig is presenting Jan Eßinger's interpretation of Il trovatore with Milda Tubelytė as Inez at the “Burgplatz Open Air”. The premiere is on 28. August under the musical direction of GMD Srba Dirić. Performances until 11. September.