Shanghai Grand Theatre will host the Bavarian Resonance: SGT Opera Festival 2025 this October, inviting audiences to enjoy an opera art carnival.

The acclaimed Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) will perform at the theatre from Oct 1 to 6. This week-long event will feature two classic operas and a concert.

Earlier this year, the Shanghai Opera House presented renowned German composer Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, which was met with great enthusiasm. Building on this momentum, the upcoming festival will showcase Wagner's Der fliegende Hollander, or The Flying Dutchman, alongside Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's Otello (concert version). These works represent the pinnacle of German and Italian opera and highlight the rich Bavarian musical tradition.

Tickets for the operas and the music concert are now available.

1. Opera The Flying Dutchman

• Conductor/music direction: Vladimir Jurowski
• Featuring: Bavarian State Opera
• Duration: Approximately 150 minutes (no intermission)
•  Language: German, with Chinese subtitles
• Performance dates: Oct 1, 4, & 6, at 7:30 pm
• Venue: Lyric Theatre, Shanghai Grand Theatre
• Ticket prices: Ranging from 280 yuan ($39) to 1,080 yuan

2. Opera Otello

• Conductor: Daniele Rustioni
• Featuring: Bavarian State Opera
• Duration: Approximately 175 minutes (with one intermission)
• Language: Italian, with Chinese subtitles
• Performance dates: Oct 2 & 5, at 7:30 pm
• Venue: Lyric Theatre, Shanghai Grand Theatre
• Ticket prices: Ranging from 180 yuan to 980 yuan

3. Concert Bayerisches Staatsorchester

• Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski
• Featuring: Bavarian State Orchestra
• Duration: Approximately 90 minutes (with one intermission)
• Performance date: Oct 3 at 7:30 pm
• Venue: Lyric Theatre, Shanghai Grand Theatre
• Ticket prices: Ranging from 180 yuan to 880 yuan

Where to buy tickets

Tickets can be purchased through the Shanghai Grand Theatre official website, WeChat mini program, Douyin, and the Shanghai Grand Theatre Ticket Center. Other authorized ticketing platforms: Damai, Maoyan, Meituan, Dianping, Piaoxingqiu, Wankuwang, Fumubang, SmartShanghai, 247tickets, and Life West Bund.

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Source: WeChat account of Shanghai Grand Theatre