The first Peter Grimes in Leipzig
On May 28, 2023, the Leipzig Ballet will present the choreographic premiere of an unusual experiment at the Leipzig Opera House: a »Fusion« of dance and voice that ballet director Mario Schröder has been working on for more than two years together with the British musician and language artist Harry Yeff. On May 15 (Blue Monday) and May 19 (sampler), previews of the process, training and rehearsals will be held. The ballet of the Musikalische Komödie will dance its way into the rooms of the Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig for the first time on May 12, where it will directly interact with the immersive multimedia experience »Bach Experience« while at the MuKo a revival of »Sweeney Todd« on May 14, well in time for Pentecost, will be sure to strike a chord with musical and gothic fans.
Ticket information
All ticket requests can be accommodated online at oper-leipzig.de or via the Oper Leipzig visitor service Tue – Fri 10 am to 6 pm, Sat 12 noon to 6 pm, at both the box office in the Opera House and by telephone under + 49 (0)341-12 61 261.
The Leipzig Opera follows the tradition of 330 years of musical theatre in Leipzig: in 1693, the first opera house on the Brühl was opened as the third civic music theatre in Europe after Venice and Hamburg. Since 1840, the world-renowned Gewandhaus Orchestra has played for all performances of the opera and the Leipzig ballet. In addition to today’s opera house on Augustusplatz, built in 1960, Leipzig Opera includes the Musikalische Komödie, a special venue for musical and operettas. With around 680employees, it is the city’s largest in-house cultural institution and comprises five mainstays: the opera, Musikalische Komödie, Leipzig Ballet, their 360° outreach and educational programme, and the craft studios which work for all of the city’s theatres.
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