Eric Cutler launches his 2024/25 season as the featured tenor soloist in Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Staatskapelle Berlin, conducted by Susanna Mälkki. These highly anticipated concerts, performed across Germany and Switzerland, also features mezzo-soprano Wiebke Lehmkuhl. The performances begin at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin on September 2 and 4, with the program including the German premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s HUSH, a trumpet concerto featuring Verneri Pohjola.

The tour continues at the renowned Lucerne Festival on September 8, where Mälkki and the Staatskapelle Berlin will present Mahler’s Blumine alongside Das Lied von der Erde. The final performance will take place at the Kölner Philharmonie on September 9, reprising the original Berlin program.

Eric Cutler reprises the role of Erik in Der Fliegende Holländer at the renowned Bayreuth Festival on August 1, 8, and 11. The festival, established by Richard Wagner in 1876, is an annual celebration dedicated to his operatic masterpieces, attracting music enthusiasts from around the globe to the historic Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

Joining Mr. Cutler is an exceptional cast featuring Michael Volle as the Dutchman, Georg Zeppenfeld as Daland, Elisabeth Teige as Senta, Nadine Weissmann as Mary, and Matthew Newlin as the Steersman. Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov, this production, which premiered in 2021, reimagines the Dutchman as a vengeful man returning to his hometown, haunted by childhood trauma. Oksana Lyniv leads from the podium.

The performance on August 1 will be broadcast live on BR-Klassik.

Performances are scheduled for June 5, 9, 11, 17, 19 and 23.