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.

Erwin Schrott has withdrawn from the performances of Faust on 2, 6 and 10 June for personal reasons. The role of ...

Soprano Núria Rial and the Swiss early music ensemble Les Cornets Noirs transported the audience at Laeiszhalle into the sound world of 17th-century Northern Italy.

A view of the Cruise Center Baakenhoeft in Hamburg's Hafencity. The city and the Kuehne Foundation have agreed to build a new opera house on the Baakenhoeft. Dimitrios Valkanis/dpa ...