Klassik Open Air – Opera Gala in Maschpark

Top Classical Music in the City Park

Maschpark is situated between the New Town Hall and Maschsee, one of Hanover's most beautiful inner-city green spaces. Once every summer, it transforms into the venue for a large-scale classical open-air concert, offering the kind of scale that Hanover usually only experiences in the NDR's concert hall or the opera house. The stage is set up in front of the New Town Hall, and the audience area stretches along the small Maschteich pond.

NDR Radiophilharmonie

The NDR Radiophilharmonie is one of Germany's most important radio orchestras, based in Hanover. It performs regularly in the broadcasting house and the TUI Arena and has an international presence through its radio broadcasts. With the Open Air event, it brings its musical culture into the public urban space, making it accessible to an audience beyond the typical concert hall visitor.

2026 Program

Under the baton of Stanislav Kochanovsky, one of the most sought-after Russian conductors of his generation, the program will feature works by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Alexander Borodin, Giacomo Puccini, Jules Massenet, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The program thus moves between Russian Romanticism, Italian and French opera, and late Romantic-American repertoire.

Three International Soloists

The soprano role will be performed by Oksana Dyka, a Ukrainian singer with an extensive repertoire of Italian and Russian opera roles. Armenian tenor Liparit Avetisyan is a member of the Vienna State Opera ensemble and is considered among the best of his generation. Russian baritone Boris Pinkhasovich possesses a powerful, lyrically shaped vocal character and is a regular guest at international opera houses.

Opera for Everyone

The motto Opera for Everyone is programmatic: Admission is free, and the audience area is open to all. Blankets and picnics are permitted; seating is not provided. Those who arrive early can secure a spot with a good view of the stage.