The desire to regain the voice of his mother is the motive for an American soldier to murder three women. Miroslav Srnka has made a fascinating opera from this. “Voice Killer” receives its premiere in June 2025 at MusikTheater an der Wien.

From a radically different world: the layers in Beat Furrer’s opera “DAS GROSSE FEUER” (“The Great Fire”), based on the novel “Eisejuaz” by Sara Gallardo, are many and diverse. The world premiere takes place in Zurich in March 2025.

Fantastic plots and exuberant, imaginative music. This is what distinguishes Joseph Haydn’s operas. Inspiration for expansions to the repertoire – and not only for the 2032 Haydn year.

The 1737 version of Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opera “Castor et Pollux” overflows with a cornucopia of ideas in both plot and music. The reconstructed opera is now available in the Complete Edition.

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti is a well-known unknown. Amongst cognoscenti he is regarded as one of the most exciting and important composers of his period – the Viennese Baroque. But he is far more than an insiders’ tip.

Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “La Naissance d’Osiris” was performed just twice in the year 1754. Now this short work, with its highly attractive music, can be performed again in the version of the first performance.

Bizet pure – The score of “Carmen” freed from retouches: an interview with the editor Paul Prévost on the differences between the versions and editions.