The northern German city of Hamburg plans to build a new opera house in the Hafencity district near the port with backing from the private Kühne Foundation, city officials announced on Friday.

In the 18th century, Hamburg Opera broke free from the influence of Italy, giving rise to a new musical culture in Germany. Counter-tenor Max Emanuel Cenčić offers us a glimpse of this vibrant ...

Hasse began his career as a tenor singer at the Hamburg Opera and presented his first opera in 1721 at the Brunswick Court Opera. The evening will see Riccardo Bianchi as director and organist ...