December 2025
Henschel Anchors Ronnefeld’s Die Ameise in Bonn
In the Bonn revival of Peter Ronnefeld’s Die Ameise, Dietrich Henschel delivers a gripping portrayal of Maestro Salvatore. His baritone anchors the opera’s psychological tension, tracing a man undone by obsession with sharp musical clarity and dramatic depth. Critics highlight his ability to give the grotesque courtroom drama a human, unsettling core, making Salvatore both disturbing and painfully real.
December 2025
Live Recording Released: Das verwunschene Glück at Schloss Eggenberg
The live recording of Antonio Draghi’s Das verwunschene Glück, captured during the performance in Schloss Eggenberg, has just been released as a CD. Step back into the echo of strings and history, and relive the performance as it unfolded.
December 2025
Return to Theater Bonn: Henschel in Ronnefeld’s Die Ameise
Following the celebrated success of Moses und Aron at Theater Bonn, honoured by Opernwelt as Best Performance of the Year 2024, Dietrich Henschel returns to Theater Bonn on 14 December 2025 to take part in Peter Ronnefeld’s Die Ameise—a rarely performed work of striking modernist vision and deeply human resonance.
October 2025
resounding success in Sevilla
Henschel achieved outstanding success in Philip Glass’s Les Enfants Terribles at the Festival de Ópera de Sevilla. On this occasion, he also gave an interview to El Correo de Andalucía, offering insights into his personal connection with Sevilla and its operatic tradition.
September 2025
The 2025/26 season opens with resounding success!
ĀRT HOUSE 17’s music theatre production Mona Lisa at Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht — with Dietrich Henschel in the double role of Leonardo da Vinci and the thief — brought the sensational 1911 art heist to life. All 14 performances sold out and the production received glowing reviews.
May 2025
A Triumphant Return to Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
On May 3, 2025, Henschel returned to the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino to present Britten’s War Requiem, conducted by Diego Ceretta, featuring tenor Ian Bostridge and soprano Elizaveta Shuvalova.
November 2024
From GRAMMY Triumph to Live Revival: Doktor Faust
After the phenomenal success of Henschel’s recording of Busoni’s opera Doktor Faust at the beginning of his career, for which he won the GRAMMY Award in 2000, Henschel demonstrated his experience of the role of “Doktor Faust” again in the live recording at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
February 2024
Best Performance of the Year: Moses und Aron
Schoenberg’s Moses und Aron at Theatre Bonn with Henschel as “Moses” was awarded Best Performance of the Year (Aufführungen des Jahres 2024) by OPERNWELT.