Bayerische Staatsoper launched Shanghai residency last night by presenting Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer in a production directed by Peter Konwitschny.

A dozen students from Shanghai, most playing piccolos, participated into the orchestra and joined the curtain call.

The performance was conducted by GMD Vladimir Jurowski.

October 1, 2025

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