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Matthias von Stegmann

Director

Matthias von Stegmann worked as stage manager and assistant director at the Bayreuth Festival, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and the New National Theatre Tokyo. His own directing work has taken him, among other places, to Tokyo and Bayreuth, the Hungarian State Opera in Budapest, Oper Kiel, the Ural Opera in Yekaterinburg, Theater für Niedersachsen in Hildesheim, the Klosterneuburg Opera Festival, Zurich Opera House and the Vienna State Opera. As a librettist, he conceived and wrote Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung for children, a shortened version of the tetralogy for young audiences. As a performer, he was most recently seen as Bassa Selim in Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

In addition, Matthias von Stegmann works as a dialogue writer and dialogue director for film and television dubbing in the German-speaking world. Alongside feature films such as The Sixth Sense and Rental Family, he has been solely responsible for the German version of The Simpsons for over 20 years.

Our Leading Team

Get to know the leading team of the opera production 2026!

Portrait of Kristiane Kaiser, soprano, 2026 as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly

Kristiane Kaiser

Cio-Cio-San

(11, 16, 21, 25, 30 July)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Eugenia Dushina, soprano, 2026 as Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly

Eugenia Dushina

Cio-Cio-San
(14, 18, 23, 28 July & 1 August)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Daria Sushkova, mezzo-soprano, 2026 as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly

Daria Sushkova

Suzuki

(11, 16, 21, 25, 30 July)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Elsa Janulidu, mezzo-soprano, 2026 as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly

Elsa Janulidu

Suzuki
(14, 18, 23, 28 July & 1 August)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait von Jana Stadlmayr, Sopran, 2026 als Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly

Jana Stadlmayr

Kate Pinkerton

(all performances)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Vitaliy Kovalchuk, tenor, as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly in 2026

Vitaliy Kovalchuk

Pinkerton

(11 July)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait Gabriel Arce, Tenor

Gabriel Arce

Pinkerton
(14, 18, 23, 28 July & 1 August)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
David Baños, Tenor

David Baños

Pinkerton

(21, 25, 30 July)
20. July 2026/by jomen
Oreste Cosimo; tenor

Oreste Cosimo

Pinkerton

(16 July)
20. July 2026/by jomen
Portrait of Paolo Rumetz, baritone, 2026 as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly

Paolo Rumetz

Sharpless
(11, 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25 July)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait Clemens Unterreiner, Bariton

Clemens Unterreiner

Sharpless
(28, 30 July & 1 August)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Christian Drescher, tenor, 2026 as Goro in Madama Butterfly

Christian Drescher

Goro

(all performances)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Simion Novac, tenor, 2026 as Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly

Simion Novac

Prince Yamadori

(11, 16, 21, 25, 30 July)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Dario Pometti, tenor, 2026 as Prince Yamadori in Madama Butterfly

Dario Pometti

Prince Yamadori
(14, 18, 23, 28 July & 1 August)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Karsten Januschke, responsible for musical direction at Madama Butterfly in Gars in 2026

Karsten Januschke

Conductor
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Evgeny Solodovnikov, bass, 2026 as Uncle Bonze in Madama Butterfly

Evgeny Solodovnikov

Uncle Bonze

(all performances)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Image by David Gamel, responsible for the stage design at Madama Butterfly in Gars, 2026

David Gamel

Stage Design
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Laura Madgé Hörmann, responsible for costumes at Madama Butterfly in Gars, 2026

Laura Madgé Hörmann

Costumes
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Jihun Kim, baritone, 2026 as The Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly

Jihun Kim

The Imperial Commissioner
(all performances)
20. January 2026/by red_ed
Portrait of Miriam Hygen, 2026 at Madama Butterfly in Gars, responsible for the mask

Miriam Hygen

Makeup
20. January 2026/by red_ed

David Neumann

Ufficiale

(all performances)
29. June 2026/by red_ed
Image by Michał Juraszek, 2026, responsible for choir direction at Madama Butterfly in GarsImage by Michał Juraszek, 2026, responsible for choir direction at Madama Butterfly in Gars

Michał Juraszek

Choir Direction
20. January 2026/by red_ed