Adam Fischer

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Adam Fischer is one of the leading conductors of our time. Born in 1949 in Budapest, a student of Hans Swarowsky, he knew from an early age that music can, and has to, carry a message. With this in mind, he founded the Österreichisch-Ungarische Haydn Philharmonie in 1987 with musicians from his two home countries Austria and Hungary, to overcome not only the borders of the Iron Curtain but also the prejudices against the music of Joseph Haydn. His recording of the complete 104 symphonies by Joseph Haydn remains unsurpassed to this day. Adam Fischer’s characteristic unwavering commitment also manifests itself in the Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt which he founded at the same time and which became an international centre for the performance of Haydn’s music over a period of 30 years. Whether in Bayreuth, where he was named »Conductor of the Year« by the magazine »Opernwelt« for his sensational »Ring« debut in 2001, at the Metropolitan Opera or at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, whether with the Wiener or Berliner Philharmoniker, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment or at the Salzburg Festival:

Adam Fischer is recognised, by audiences and musicians alike, as a mediator between music and the outside world. Adam Fischer acquired his profound understanding of the opera world and his unusually broad repertoire by taking the classic career path steps from répétiteur (Graz) to General Music Director (Freiburg, Kassel, Mannheim und Budapest). He is revered as an intuitive, sensitive partner by singers and orchestras. His international breakthrough came in 1978 when he took over the baton from Karl Böhm, conducting »Fidelio« at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Since then he has been a guarantor of thrilling opera evenings at all leading opera houses of the world. His closest links are with the Wiener Staatsoper: here he made his debut in 1980 with »Otello«, and since then he has conducted 26 different works. In 2017 he was appointed Honorary Member of this legendary institution. When he became Chief Conductor of the Danish Chamber Orchestra in 1998, he found the ideal partners for his innovative and radical ideas: open-minded musicians who enjoy experimenting. Together, over many years of collaboration, they have been able to develop their very own individual style. With a recording of all Mozart symphonies and a complete Beethoven recording Adam Fischer ventured into new territory in terms of musical interpretation to enthusiastic international acclaim. Adam Fischer also embarked on a completely new path in 2006 when he founded the Wagner Days in Budapest: together with Gábor Zoboki, the architect of the Palace of Arts (MUPA), he realised his idea of performing Wagner’s work in a concert hall by including the entire hall in an all-round artistic experience. Offering a heightened focus on Wagner’s music, the Budapest Wagner Days under Adam Fischer’s artistic leadership have established themselves as a world-class Wagner opera festival which has been named »Bayreuth on the Danube« by the »New York Times«. As Principal Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Adam Fischer began a Haydn-Mahler cycle in 2015. Adam Fischer regularly uses his success and the broad international public for important messages about humanity and democracy. The Human Rights Award of the Tonhalle Düsseldorf which he has presented every year since 2014 is a testimony to this, and he is regularly asked for help and advice on the burning issues of our time. For his commitment he received - amongst others - the renowned Wolf Prize of the Wolf Foundation in Jerusalem and the Gold Medal in the Arts of the Kennedy Center, Washington. He has been a member of the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights for more than twenty years. Adam Fischer is an Honorary Member of the Musikverein für Steiermark in Graz. He holds the honorary Austrian title of Professor and he has received the Order of Dannebrog from the Queen of Denmark.  In addition to his regular appearances in Düsseldorf, Copenhagen and at the Budapest Wagner Days (»Ring des Nibelungen«, »Lohengrin«), his projects in 2020/21 will take him to the Bonn Beethovenfest, the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Wiener Philharmoniker, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, the Teatro alla Scala Milano (»La Gioconda« new production) and the Wiener Staatsoper (»Die Walküre« and »Die Zauberflöte«).

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Performances with Adam Fischer

Saison 2024-25
Fri
25 Apr
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oper Main Stage

with Franz-Josef Selig, Cyrille Dubois, Serena Sáenz, Maria Nazarova, Ludwig Mittelhammer, Hannah-Theres Weigl, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Die Zauber­flöte

Cast at Friday 25. April 2025

Königin der Nacht

Papageno

Ludwig Mittelhammer

Papagena

Hannah-Theres Weigl * *instead of Ilia Staple

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Barbora Horáková

Bühne & Video

Falko Herold

Kostüme

Eva Butzkies

Licht

Stefan Bolliger
Change of cast on this date
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Friday 25. April 2025

Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

Zyklus »Familie«

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Mon
28 Apr
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oper Main Stage

with Franz-Josef Selig, Cyrille Dubois, Serena Sáenz, Maria Nazarova, Ludwig Mittelhammer, Hannah-Theres Weigl, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Die Zauber­flöte

Cast at Monday 28. April 2025

Königin der Nacht

Papageno

Ludwig Mittelhammer

Papagena

Hannah-Theres Weigl * *instead of Ilia Staple

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Barbora Horáková

Bühne & Video

Falko Herold

Kostüme

Eva Butzkies

Licht

Stefan Bolliger
Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Monday 28. April 2025

Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

Abo 14

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Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

16. September 2024: BALLETT: SCHWANENSEE
21. Oktober 2024: MACBETH
31. März 2025: IOLANTA
28. April 2025: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
26. Mai 2025: NORMA

Fri
02 May
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oper Main Stage

with Franz-Josef Selig, Cyrille Dubois, Serena Sáenz, Maria Nazarova, Ludwig Mittelhammer, Hannah-Theres Weigl, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Die Zauber­flöte

Cast at Friday 2. May 2025

Königin der Nacht

Papageno

Ludwig Mittelhammer

Papagena

Hannah-Theres Weigl * *instead of Ilia Staple

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Barbora Horáková

Bühne & Video

Falko Herold

Kostüme

Eva Butzkies

Licht

Stefan Bolliger
Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Friday 2. May 2025

Area 1 242 €
Area 1

242 €

Area 2 198 €
Area 2

198 €

Area 3 165 €
Area 3

165 €

Area 4 113 €
Area 4

113 €

Area 5 89 €
Area 5

89 €

Area 6 65 €
Area 6

65 €

Area 7 42 €
Area 7

42 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 17 €
Area 9

17 €

Standing room
Standing room

U27
Mon
05 May
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oper Main Stage

with Franz-Josef Selig, Cyrille Dubois, Serena Sáenz, Maria Nazarova, Ludwig Mittelhammer, Hannah-Theres Weigl, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Die Zauber­flöte

Cast at Monday 5. May 2025

Königin der Nacht

Papageno

Ludwig Mittelhammer

Papagena

Hannah-Theres Weigl * *instead of Ilia Staple

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Barbora Horáková

Bühne & Video

Falko Herold

Kostüme

Eva Butzkies

Licht

Stefan Bolliger
Change of cast on this date
Available tickets

Monday 5. May 2025

Area 1 232 €
Area 1

232 €

Area 2 190 €
Area 2

190 €

Area 3 153 €
Area 3

153 €

Area 4 108 €
Area 4

108 €

Area 5 86 €
Area 5

86 €

Area 6 62 €
Area 6

62 €

Area 7 39 €
Area 7

39 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 16 €
Area 9

16 €

Standing room
Standing room

Zyklus »Neuproduktionen«

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Saison 2024/2025

Zu den für das Publikum zweifellos begehrtesten Aufführungen gehören die Vorstellungsserien der Premierenproduktionen. Die Aufmerksamkeit richtet sich gleichermaßen auf die szenischen wie musikalischen Neuinterpretationen von Schlüsselwerken der Musiktheaterliteratur.

29. September 2024: DON CARLO
16. Oktober 2024: FIN DE PARTIE (PREMIERE)
9. März 2025: NORMA
6. April 2025. IOLANTA
5. Mai 2025: DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
1. Juni 2025: TANNHÄUSER

Mon
09 Jun
Richard Strauss
Oper Main Stage

with Günther Groissböck, Emily D'Angelo, Adrian Eröd, Sabine Devieilhe, Angel Romero, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Der Rosenkavalier

Cast at Monday 9. June 2025

Feldmarschallin

Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau

Herr von Faninal

Ein Sänger

Angel Romero

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Otto Schenk

Bühne

Rudolf Heinrich

Kostüme

Erni Kniepert
Available tickets

Monday 9. June 2025

Area 1 232 €
Area 1

232 €

Area 2 190 €
Area 2

190 €

Area 3 153 €
Area 3

153 €

Area 4 108 €
Area 4

108 €

Area 5 86 €
Area 5

86 €

Area 6 62 €
Area 6

62 €

Area 7 39 €
Area 7

39 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 16 €
Area 9

16 €

Standing room
Standing room

U27
Zyklus »Strauss«

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Thu
12 Jun
Richard Strauss
Oper Main Stage

with Günther Groissböck, Emily D'Angelo, Adrian Eröd, Sabine Devieilhe, Angel Romero, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Der Rosenkavalier

Cast at Thursday 12. June 2025

Feldmarschallin

Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau

Herr von Faninal

Ein Sänger

Angel Romero

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Otto Schenk

Bühne

Rudolf Heinrich

Kostüme

Erni Kniepert
Available tickets

Thursday 12. June 2025

Area 1 232 €
Area 1

232 €

Area 2 190 €
Area 2

190 €

Area 3 153 €
Area 3

153 €

Area 4 108 €
Area 4

108 €

Area 5 86 €
Area 5

86 €

Area 6 62 €
Area 6

62 €

Area 7 39 €
Area 7

39 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 16 €
Area 9

16 €

Standing room
Standing room

Abo 20

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Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

03. Oktober 2024: DON CARLO
28. November 2024: IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
23. Jänner 2025: BALLETT: SHIFTING SYMMETRIES
17. April 2025: PARSIFAL
12. Juni 2025: DER ROSENKAVALIER

Sat
14 Jun
Richard Strauss
Oper Main Stage

with Günther Groissböck, Emily D'Angelo, Adrian Eröd, Sabine Devieilhe, Angel Romero, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Der Rosenkavalier

Cast at Saturday 14. June 2025

Feldmarschallin

Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau

Herr von Faninal

Ein Sänger

Angel Romero

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Otto Schenk

Bühne

Rudolf Heinrich

Kostüme

Erni Kniepert
Available tickets

Saturday 14. June 2025

Area 1 232 €
Area 1

232 €

Area 2 190 €
Area 2

190 €

Area 3 153 €
Area 3

153 €

Area 4 108 €
Area 4

108 €

Area 5 86 €
Area 5

86 €

Area 6 62 €
Area 6

62 €

Area 7 39 €
Area 7

39 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 16 €
Area 9

16 €

Standing room
Standing room

Tue
17 Jun
Richard Strauss
Oper Main Stage

with Günther Groissböck, Emily D'Angelo, Adrian Eröd, Sabine Devieilhe, Angel Romero, Conductor: Adam Fischer

Der Rosenkavalier

Cast at Tuesday 17. June 2025

Feldmarschallin

Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau

Herr von Faninal

Ein Sänger

Angel Romero

Musikalische Leitung

Inszenierung

Otto Schenk

Bühne

Rudolf Heinrich

Kostüme

Erni Kniepert
Available tickets

Tuesday 17. June 2025

Area 1 232 €
Area 1

232 €

Area 2 190 €
Area 2

190 €

Area 3 153 €
Area 3

153 €

Area 4 108 €
Area 4

108 €

Area 5 86 €
Area 5

86 €

Area 6 62 €
Area 6

62 €

Area 7 39 €
Area 7

39 €

Area 8 29 €
Area 8

29 €

Area 9 16 €
Area 9

16 €

Standing room
Standing room

Abo 1

Ticket information

Saison 2024/2025

Einen Wochentag und Lieblingsplätze wählen und fünf Vorstellungen in einer Saison genießen.

In diesem Abo sind folgende Vorstellungen enthalten:

10. September 2024: CARMEN
08. Oktober 2024: BALLETT: SCHWANENSEE
28. Jänner 2025: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
27. Mai 2025: IL TROVATORE
17. Juni 2025: DER ROSENKAVALIER