Nikolai Schukoff He once again takes on the role of Walter in Mieczysław Weinberg's haunting opera Die Passagierin .

Elza van den Heever Jennifer Holloway Alexander Soddy Simone Young Wolfgang Koch Anja Kampe Jaap van Zweden Magnus Dietrich Paul Pigster Tara Erraught Annette Dasch Thomas Guggeis Joana Mallwitz Kwangchul Youn Tanja Ariane Baumgartner Maria Bengtsson Bertrand De Billy Eve-Maud Hubeaux Kirill Serebrennikov Kirill Petrenko
Written by Gabriele Fauchet

The production will premiere on April 17th at the Dutch National Opera under the musical direction of Adam Hickox.

Already in 2024, they sang Schukoff the role at the Teatro Real, with critics particularly praising his "perfect balance between acting and singing" and his compelling portrayal of the morally ambivalent West German diplomat.

In Amsterdam, he returns to this role in Tobias Kratzer's new production, which takes place aboard a cruise ship; the set design is by Rainer Sellmaier. Further performances are scheduled for April 20, 23, 26, and 29, as well as May 2.

Schukoff's upcoming engagements include his return to the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse: there he will portray Herod in a new production of Salome, which also marks the directorial debut of Matthias Goerne.

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