Institut Oper/Gesang: Opera Productions

Opera Productions

Operaprojects

In the winter semester, a large opera production is staged in the Richard Jakoby Saal.

During the summer semester, there are various smaller scenic projects or workshop evenings.

An overview of the productions can be found in the archive or by clicking on the images on the main page

Giacomo Puccini: Suor Angelica + Gianni Schicchi

Stage director: Roman Hovenbitzer | Music Director: Martin Brauß Operning: Richard Jacobi Saal: Fr Jan.30.th 2026 Shows: Sa 31. Januar + Mo 02./Di 03. Februar

Let´s Operette - All about Love (and other complications)

(About love, confusion, and the rest of life)

Premiere & performance: June 26 & 27, 2026, Richard Jacoby Hall • Musical director: Burkhard Bauche • Musical assistant: Conducting students (supervision: Martin Brauss) • Stage direction: Mascha Pörzgen • Set/costumes: Cooperation with Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSH)

In Let’s Operette - all about love (and other complications)!, vocal students embark on a musical and theatrical journey of discovery through a genre full of clichés, costumes, and contrasts. • What images come to mind when you hear the word operetta? • How does operetta sound today—taken seriously, but without exaggerating the seriousness? • And what does that have to do with us? Well-known and lesser-known operetta numbers meet contemporary issues, surprising performances, and voices from around the wor