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Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Maddalena
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Hänsel und Gretel
Nataliia Kukhar as Hänsel
“Hänsel und Gretel” remained Humperdinck’s most successful work and, more than 130 years after its premiere, is still one of Germany’s most popular and frequently performed operas. The fairy-tale play about the sibling pair is, and remains, a musical masterpiece that speaks to all generations.
It tells a story of temptation and desire, of risk-taking and overconfidence – but above all, of the strength of two children who manage to free themselves from an apparently hopeless situation.
One of the most beautiful moments in the opera is the scene when the children, “at the darkest hour,” simply fall asleep. Guided by unshakable faith in their guardian angels, they become open to a fantastic world – mysterious and dangerous, yet dreamlike and beautiful.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
Candide
Nataliia Kukhar as The Old Lady
“We live in the best of all possible worlds” — this is the belief with which young Candide grows up at the Baron’s court in peaceful Westphalia. But an innocent kiss with Cunegonde, the Baron’s daughter, abruptly ends Candide’s carefree life: cast out of the castle, he embarks on an adventurous journey around the world, one that hurls him from one catastrophe to the next.
On his travels between Lisbon and Venice, Eldorado and Buenos Aires, Candide experiences war and fanaticism, natural disasters and plagues — and escapes death himself more than once by a hair’s breadth. Can this really be the best of all possible worlds?
With charming wit, musicologist and entertainer Götz Alsmann serves as narrator, guiding the audience through this bizarre tale with the subtle humor of Loriot. Candide — the best of all possible combinations of Voltaire, Bernstein, and Loriot in one evening full of sparkle, spirit, and musical brilliance!
Candide
Nataliia Kukhar as The Old Lady
“We live in the best of all possible worlds” — this is the belief with which young Candide grows up at the Baron’s court in peaceful Westphalia. But an innocent kiss with Cunegonde, the Baron’s daughter, abruptly ends Candide’s carefree life: cast out of the castle, he embarks on an adventurous journey around the world, one that hurls him from one catastrophe to the next.
On his travels between Lisbon and Venice, Eldorado and Buenos Aires, Candide experiences war and fanaticism, natural disasters and plagues — and escapes death himself more than once by a hair’s breadth. Can this really be the best of all possible worlds?
With charming wit, musicologist and entertainer Götz Alsmann serves as narrator, guiding the audience through this bizarre tale with the subtle humor of Loriot. Candide — the best of all possible combinations of Voltaire, Bernstein, and Loriot in one evening full of sparkle, spirit, and musical brilliance!
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
Candide
Nataliia Kukhar as The Old Lady
“We live in the best of all possible worlds” — this is the belief with which young Candide grows up at the Baron’s court in peaceful Westphalia. But an innocent kiss with Cunegonde, the Baron’s daughter, abruptly ends Candide’s carefree life: cast out of the castle, he embarks on an adventurous journey around the world, one that hurls him from one catastrophe to the next.
On his travels between Lisbon and Venice, Eldorado and Buenos Aires, Candide experiences war and fanaticism, natural disasters and plagues — and escapes death himself more than once by a hair’s breadth. Can this really be the best of all possible worlds?
With charming wit, musicologist and entertainer Götz Alsmann serves as narrator, guiding the audience through this bizarre tale with the subtle humor of Loriot. Candide — the best of all possible combinations of Voltaire, Bernstein, and Loriot in one evening full of sparkle, spirit, and musical brilliance!
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
Candide
Nataliia Kukhar as The Old Lady
“We live in the best of all possible worlds” — this is the belief with which young Candide grows up at the Baron’s court in peaceful Westphalia. But an innocent kiss with Cunegonde, the Baron’s daughter, abruptly ends Candide’s carefree life: cast out of the castle, he embarks on an adventurous journey around the world, one that hurls him from one catastrophe to the next.
On his travels between Lisbon and Venice, Eldorado and Buenos Aires, Candide experiences war and fanaticism, natural disasters and plagues — and escapes death himself more than once by a hair’s breadth. Can this really be the best of all possible worlds?
With charming wit, musicologist and entertainer Götz Alsmann serves as narrator, guiding the audience through this bizarre tale with the subtle humor of Loriot. Candide — the best of all possible combinations of Voltaire, Bernstein, and Loriot in one evening full of sparkle, spirit, and musical brilliance!
Die Fritjof-Saga
Nataliia Kukhar as Eine alte Frau
Guatemi, Queen of Helge, reveals that Ingeborg is still in love with Frithjof, who has been sent into exile. Nevertheless, Ring takes Ingeborg as his wife. When Frithjof returns and does not find Ingeborg, tensions between Helge and Frithjof escalate, leading to great destruction.
Driven by longing, Ingeborg returns to her now devastated homeland, where Frithjof awaits her, hoping they can escape together. But Ingeborg chooses not to follow Frithjof—she decides to stay with Ring.
At a royal celebration, Ring, Ingeborg, Frithjof, and Guatemi finally meet. Yet the potentially dangerous confrontation ends not in violence, but in wise and hopeful resolution.
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
Candide
Nataliia Kukhar as The Old Lady
“We live in the best of all possible worlds” — this is the belief with which young Candide grows up at the Baron’s court in peaceful Westphalia. But an innocent kiss with Cunegonde, the Baron’s daughter, abruptly ends Candide’s carefree life: cast out of the castle, he embarks on an adventurous journey around the world, one that hurls him from one catastrophe to the next.
On his travels between Lisbon and Venice, Eldorado and Buenos Aires, Candide experiences war and fanaticism, natural disasters and plagues — and escapes death himself more than once by a hair’s breadth. Can this really be the best of all possible worlds?
With charming wit, musicologist and entertainer Götz Alsmann serves as narrator, guiding the audience through this bizarre tale with the subtle humor of Loriot. Candide — the best of all possible combinations of Voltaire, Bernstein, and Loriot in one evening full of sparkle, spirit, and musical brilliance!
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
La fanciulla del West
Nataliia Kukhar as Wowkle
Gold fever meets a love intrigue: In the saloon “Polka,” the gold miners gather — and Minnie, alongside the gold itself, is their greatest treasure. When Dick Johnson appears in her life, she falls in love with him instantly, unaware of his true identity: he is, in fact, the outlaw Ramerrez, who, together with his gang, plans to steal the gold Minnie is guarding.
Despite this, she is ready to protect Johnson when he is in danger. Her affection, however, arouses the jealousy of Sheriff Rance, who is also in love with Minnie. In a tense game of poker, Johnson’s fate will be decided…
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Maddalena
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Giovanna
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Don Giovanni
Nataliia Kukhar as Donna Elvira
“Long live freedom!”
Don Giovanni needs an entire book to record his countless amorous adventures — and still, he’s far from satisfied. But his misdeeds catch up with him when three of the women he has wronged join forces to take revenge. The consequences of his final act become so perilous that even his loyal companion Leporello can no longer help him.
With his “dramma giocoso,” Mozart created an opera poised between comedy and tragedy, exploring one of the most sensual of themes: the archetype of the seducer. What was once celebrated as the ultimate expression of freedom is now — rightly — seen in a more critical light. Yet with its gripping story and incomparable music, the work still stands as the opera of all operas.
Rigoletto
Nataliia Kukhar as Maddalena
A joke with a very bad ending: Rigoletto mocks, scoffs at political correctness, and makes jokes at others’ expense without facing real consequences – until he is cursed by Count Monterone. Rigoletto takes this curse very seriously – unlike his master, the charming Duke of Mantua, who knows how to enjoy life without restraint: women, alcohol, gambling, wild parties – anything that pleases him.
Gilda, Rigoletto’s innocent and naive daughter, becomes the Duke’s next victim. The desperate father cannot leave Gilda’s dishonor unpunished and plots revenge: he hires a professional assassin to rid himself of the Duke. But he does not know that Gilda is ready to sacrifice herself for the Duke.
Rigoletto learns one thing in the cruelest possible way: he who laughs last, laughs best.
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Nataliia Kukhar as Rosina
The wildly animated hand puppets of master puppeteer Nikolaus Habjan take over the stage! In his acclaimed production from Theater Basel, everyone is swept into the fast-paced, funny, and at times darkly absurd web of confusion surrounding the barber Figaro. No one escapes the puppets — until the cheerful happy ending. A comedy for families and for anyone looking to enjoy a wonderful evening with friends.
