Biography
Stephan Zilias is the General Music Director of the Hannover State Opera. 20/21 marks his inaugural season in the position, throughout which he will conduct productions of Carmen and Otello as well as subscription and special concerts. Having spent two seasons as Kapellmeister and Assistant to Donald Runnicles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stephan is now a close friend of the house and appears regularly as a guest conductor, this season includes an opera gala and Rienzi. Other recent guest appearances include Il barbiere di Siviglia at Oper Leipzig and Die Zauberflöte at Bregenz Festival. He was also due to appear at the Savonlinna Festival with Carmen and at the Royal Swedish Opera for Rigoletto before their postponements as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally at home on the symph
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5. Sinfoniekonzert: Zweisamkeit, BenjaminRavel
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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5. Sinfoniekonzert: Zweisamkeit, BenjaminRavel
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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39Lohengrin, Wagner, Richard
Savonlinna Opera FestivalConductor
View cast and crew2. Sinfoniekonzert: Wellenlänge, BrittenMendelssohnHaydnDean
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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Hanover, GermanyA Midsummer Night's Dream, Britten
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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Hanover, Germany3. Sinfoniekonzert: Automatik, NikodijevićHenkeTchaikovsky, P. I.
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
View program, cast and crewA Midsummer Night's Dream, Britten
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
View cast and crewThe Greek Passion, Martinů
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
View cast and crewAntikrist (Antichrist), Langgaard, R.
Deutsche Oper BerlinConductor
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Berlin, GermanyThe Greek Passion, Martinů
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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Hanover, GermanyAntikrist (Antichrist), Langgaard, R.
Deutsche Oper BerlinConductor
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Berlin, GermanyThe Greek Passion, Martinů
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
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Hanover, GermanyThu19:30
Hanover, GermanySun18:30
Hanover, GermanyDer Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose), Strauss
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
View cast and crew8. Sinfoniekonzert: Verbundenheit, SchubertSchumann
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Biography
Stephan Zilias is the General Music Director of the Hannover State Opera. 20/21 marks his inaugural season in the position, throughout which he will conduct productions of Carmen and Otello as well as subscription and special concerts. Having spent two seasons as Kapellmeister and Assistant to Donald Runnicles at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Stephan is now a close friend of the house and appears regularly as a guest conductor, this season includes an opera gala and Rienzi. Other recent guest appearances include Il barbiere di Siviglia at Oper Leipzig and Die Zauberflöte at Bregenz Festival. He was also due to appear at the Savonlinna Festival with Carmen and at the Royal Swedish Opera for Rigoletto before their postponements as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Equally at home on the symph
