Michael Spyres joins international cast for Hannover Klassik Open Air

Following his Salzburg Festival appearances, Michael Spyres joins the NDR Radiophilharmonie for the 2026 Hannover Klassik Open Air, one of Germany’s largest outdoor classical music events. Under the baton of chief conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky, Michael Spyres performs alongside mezzo-soprano Caterina Piva and baritone Ludovic Tézier in two gala concerts on August 21 and 22 in Hanover’s Maschpark.

The program features highlights from some of opera’s most beloved works, including Bizet’s Carmen and Les pêcheurs de perles, Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila, Massenet’s Werther, Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur, Verdi’s Nabucco, Otello, and Rigoletto, and Puccini’s Tosca. Presented with free admission, the Hannover Klassik Open Air attracts tens of thousands of listeners each year, making it one of northern Germany’s premier summer music events.