Beyond the Stage.

It’s opening night!

🎉 The biggest TOI TOI TOI to tenor @tenor_sunghokim_official for tonight’s premiere of "Cavalleria rusticana / Gianni Schicchi" at Theater Dortmund! Sungho appears as Rinuccio in this exciting production. We’re wishing him and the whole team a fantastic premiere! 🍾✨

Last Friday put one more showcase on the books, and we couldn’t be prouder 🎉

A day full of wonderful music and an opportunity for artists and opera houses to connect. Thank you to all the singers and industry partners who attended, and a special thank you to @staatstheaterkassel for hosting us. We can’t wait to share even more behind-the-scenes footage and interesting interviews, so stay tuned!

🐦‍⬛“Birds start communicating like humans, humans start communicating like birds.”🐦‍⬛

Our wonderful director @emily.hehl is preparing for the upcoming premiere of Tree of Codes with Neue Oper Wien this Saturday. In this Project Spotlight, she shares her thoughts on the process, as well as the challenges that come with staging such a special piece. A book turned literary artwork turned opera — does it get any better than that? This unique show will be performed five times at the iconic venue Reaktor, marking the first time the opera has been performed in Austria. For tickets and more information, visit @neueoperwien

Congratulations to Theo Magongoma and @irakli_kakhidze_official on the premiere of Simon Boccanegra at the Nationaltheater Mannheim this past Saturday!

Agents @andrewlieflander and @helena_m_r_sturm were in the audience to enjoy the riveting performance and spoke with the singers after the show. The production will be available to stream on OperaVision, so stay tuned!🤩 Photo credit (first slide): Christian Kleiner

🩰“I believe in teamwork, and I really believe in rehearsal.”🩰

Choreographer @helena_m_r_sturm offers a glimpse into what her life and work look like in this Artist Spotlight. From show routines and nerves to what makes a really good premiere party. And, of course, what we’ve all been wondering: What’s in her bag?

🎭”You’re not obliged to continue the painting that you started the day before”🎭

Director @emily.hehl shares her thoughts on her artistry and the process of starting a new production in this Artist Spotlight interview. What is her goal for the rehearsal room, who inspires her work, and what does she wish to give to the audience? Photo credits in order of appearance: Simon van Rompay, Charline Cocset, Simon van Rompay, Alexandra Polina, Alvise Predieri, Björn Hickmann, Taeseok Oh, Manfred Werner

•Movement is something you take out of the ground•

As our choreographer @helena_m_r_sturm prepares for another performance with Staatstheater Augsburg, she sat down to give us insight into the process behind Die Verwandlung. How do you bring five people together to embody a giant beetle, and what can singers and dancers gain from collaboration? Die Verwandlung Music - Gordon Kampe Libretto - Philipp Löhle Director - André Bücker Gregor Samsa - Helena Sturm, Rusnė Tušlaitė, Cláudia Pereira, Nicolas Julius Stegmann, Titouan Sevic For tickets and more information, visit @staatstheater_augsburg 🪲

🌟 Wonderful recognition for our tenor @sahelasalam!

We are thrilled to share that Sahel Salam has been selected by two distinguished opera critics, Alexander Dick and Georg Rudiger, in the Emerging Artist of the Year (Nachwuchskünstler des Jahres) category of the prestigious Opernwelt Critics’ Poll 2026! Georg Rudiger particularly praised Sahel’s outstanding debut in the title role of Massenet’s Werther at Theater Freiburg, describing it as a “großartiges Werther-Debüt” (magnificent Werther debut). Being recognized by two critics in one of the opera world’s most respected annual surveys is a remarkable achievement and a wonderful acknowledgment of Sahel’s artistic talent. Congratulations, dear Sahel! We are incredibly proud of you and look forward to your continued success! 👏🎶 #SahelSalam #Opernwelt #Werther #TheaterFreiburg #kanttilamanagement

Can’t get enough of @clemensfieguthmusiker?

Neither can we! Before his second concert with @tn_los last Sunday, Director of Operations Andrew Liefländer sat down with Clemens to talk about the previous night’s concert and how he was preparing for another performance so soon after the first one. Congratulations on two very successful concerts!

Our wonderful conductor, @clemensfieguthmusiker is preparing for his next big concert with Theater Nordhausen and Loh-Orchester Sondershausen.

A sparkling program of Beethoven, Franck, and Weber marks the theater’s 2026 season opening. Earlier this week, Director of Operations Andrew Liefländer sat down with Clemens to ask all about the concert, his goals, and his sweaty relationship with Beethoven For tickets and more information, visit @tn_los

@deanartistsmanagement and @kanttilamanagement are pleased to announce a new collaborative partnership, bringing together two agencies with a shared commitment to thoughtful, long-term artist development.

Bringing together Dean Artists’ longstanding relationships in North America and Kanttila Management’s international network across Europe and Asia, the partnership creates new opportunities for collaboration and professional exchange across the international classical music landscape. We look forward to what we can build together — for our artists, our partners, and the wider classical music community. Swipe to discover more ✨ Dean Artists Management × Kanttila Management