Tomasz Konieczny News

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN to Premiere Directed by Milo Rau

by Rachel Stone — October 12, 2026

Milo Rau directs Richard Wagner's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN as a road movie through German history, from World War II to the current war in Gaza, at Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Reviews/Photos: First Look at Wagner's TRISTAN UND ISOLDE at the Metropolitan Opera

by Joshua Wright — March 10, 2026

See photos from the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, starring Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Review: Strauss’s ARABELLA Has the Music and the Singers—and Old Vienna—at the Met

by Richard Sasanow — November 12, 2025

For all those operagoers tired of classics set in rodeos, Las Vegas or on a space station (Paris has a BOHEME of that ilk), Otto Schenk’s production for ARABELLA, with stage design by Gunther Schneider Siemssen, dating back to 1983, will be a relief.

ARABELLA Opens at the Metropolitan Opera In November

by A.A. Cristi — October 23, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera will open a revival of Richard Strauss’s Arabella on November 10, 2025, marking soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s role debut in the title part and Tomasz Konieczny’s Met role debut as Mandryka.

Review: Davidsen Goes Out with a Bang in Beethoven’s FIDELIO Under Malkki

by Richard Sasanow — March 5, 2025

Political prisoner is rescued from dungeon by his faithful wife, only to find that she’s pregnant! Shocking! Not really: Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, who’s shown herself indispensable in roles from Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES to Strauss’s ARIADNE AUF NAXOS starts her maternity leave a

The Metropolitan Opera Reveals 2025-26 Season Featuring Met Premieres and More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 19, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2025–26 season, the company’s 142nd year, featuring six new productions—three of which are Met premieres—and 12 revivals.

The Kosciuszko Foundation Launches The 2024 Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition

by Stephi Wild — June 12, 2024

The Kosciuszko Foundation has announced the return of the Marcella Sembrich International Voice Competition.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra Reveals 2024/25 London Season

by Stephi Wild — April 16, 2024

Discover the upcoming 2024/25 season of the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024–25 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 21, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup.

International Opera Awards 2023 Shortlist Revealed

by Stephi Wild — October 11, 2023

The International Opera Awards has announced the shortlist for this year's Awards, which will be held at Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera, Warsaw on Thursday 9 November.

Photos: First Look at Chicago Lyric Opera's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

by Blair Ingenthron — September 24, 2023

Check out production photos from Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, running September 23 to October 7, 2023 here!

What You Need to Know About Wagner's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at The Lyric Opera of Chicago

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 8, 2023

Get all the details about the upcoming performance of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at The Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Review: THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at Metropolitan Opera

by Peter Danish — June 2, 2023

Thomas Guggeis, the young German conductor making his Met debut, is Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper Berlin and the designated Generalmusikdirektor of the Oper Frankfurt; pretty impressive for one who has yet to hit his 30th birthday! His Met debut was justly anticipated, as across Europe he is k

VIDEO: Get A First Look At DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER at the Met Opera

by Alan Henry — June 1, 2023

Following his acclaimed 2019 performances as Alberich in the Ring cycle, bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny stars as the accursed Dutchman in Wagner’s eerie drama, alongside incandescent soprano Elza van den Heever as the woman determined to redeem his soul.