Opera Studies

© Wolf Silveri

Every year, highly regarded theatre makers at the Mozarteum's Opera Department prepare two classes of up to 15 highly talented students for the high demands of an international opera career. Four staged productions with orchestra are performed for a wide audience each year.

Current productions

  • 15.2.—17.2.2026
    Fledermaus @ Bergson
    The opera class of the Mozarteum University Salzburg was invited to present what is probably the most famous of all operettas at the new, currently much-acclaimed Kunstkraftwerk Bergson in Munich. During the carnival season, three performances are on the programme at the impressive new event centre in the west of Munich. Under the musical direction of Kai Röhrig and directed by Volker Wahl, students will stage Johann Strauss's ‘Die Fledermaus’.
  • 15.5.2026
    07:00 pm
    Max Schlereth Saal
    Suor Angelica und Gianni Schicchi
    Zwei Einakter von Giacomo Puccini, nach Libretti von Giovacchino Forzano:Im Sommersemester 2026 lädt die Opernklasse von Florentine Klepper und Kai Röhrig dazu ein, Giacomo Puccinis 1918 in New York uraufgeführte Einakter „Suor Angelica“ und „Gianni Schicchi“ in einem Gedankenexperiment zu befragen.
  • 16.5.2026
    04:00 pm
    Max Schlereth Saal
    Suor Angelica und Gianni Schicchi
    Zwei Einakter von Giacomo Puccini, nach Libretti von Giovacchino Forzano:Im Sommersemester 2026 lädt die Opernklasse von Florentine Klepper und Kai Röhrig dazu ein, Giacomo Puccinis 1918 in New York uraufgeführte Einakter „Suor Angelica“ und „Gianni Schicchi“ in einem Gedankenexperiment zu befragen.
  • 18.5.2026
    07:00 pm
    Max Schlereth Saal
    Suor Angelica und Gianni Schicchi
    Zwei Einakter von Giacomo Puccini, nach Libretti von Giovacchino Forzano:Im Sommersemester 2026 lädt die Opernklasse von Florentine Klepper und Kai Röhrig dazu ein, Giacomo Puccinis 1918 in New York uraufgeführte Einakter „Suor Angelica“ und „Gianni Schicchi“ in einem Gedankenexperiment zu befragen.
  • 19.5.2026
    07:00 pm
    Max Schlereth Saal
    Suor Angelica und Gianni Schicchi
    Zwei Einakter von Giacomo Puccini, nach Libretti von Giovacchino Forzano:Im Sommersemester 2026 lädt die Opernklasse von Florentine Klepper und Kai Röhrig dazu ein, Giacomo Puccinis 1918 in New York uraufgeführte Einakter „Suor Angelica“ und „Gianni Schicchi“ in einem Gedankenexperiment zu befragen.

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News 

  • 11.12.2025
    Opera as a mirror of society 

    26th January 2026 sees the premiere of Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia in the Max Schlereth Saal at the Mozarteum University. We spoke to the production team, Lena Matterne and Theresa Staindl, to learn more about their views on female identity, self-determination and social conscience.

    Interview
  • © Wolf Silveri
    10.6.2025
    When eras collide 

    Armela Madreiter, graduate of the Mozarteum University and dramaturge for the current music theatre production by Florentine Klepper and Kai Röhrig's opera class, Medusa / Giuditta, talks about fruitful collaboration, exciting female characters and crossing boundaries.

    Interview
  • © Conny Zenk
    31.5.2025
    The magic of the creation process 

    Julia Maria Eckes, Anastasia Fedorenko and Anna-Maria Husca are about to complete their Master's degree in Opera & Music Theatre at the Mozarteum University. In this interview, they give us an insight into their everyday life as students and let us in on the rehearsal process for the opera ‘Medusa / Giuditta’.

    Interview

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