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Seven weeks, 14 opera productions, three world premieres and a wealth of concerts: this is the Munich Opera Festival 2026. The programme covers a wide range: from Baroque – with George Frideric Handel’s *Alcina* as the festival premiere at the Prinzregententheater – through 19th-century opera classics to contemporary musical theatre. With Brett Dean’s Of One Blood – a commission from the Bavarian State Opera – the world premiere production from the current season returns once again to the Nationaltheater. With the festival premiere of Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre at the Nationaltheater, Tobias Kratzer and Vladimir Jurowski set another milestone for the new Munich Ring of the Nibelung, following their acclaimed production of Rheingold.
Art Brussels announces its 42nd edition, taking place from Thursday 23 April to Sunday 26 April 2026. As one of Europe’s most distinctive and established fairs, Art Brussels will be held for the fourth time in Halls 5 and 6 of Brussels Expo, the Art Deco landmark built for the 1935 Brussels International Exposition.
The exhibition at the Landesgalerie Niederösterreich brings together for the first time a representative selection of works from all phases of the artist's career, from the 1960s to the present day. This retrospective pays tribute to the multifaceted life's work of Inge Dick and coincides with her 85th birthday.
Art Düsseldorf is a fair for contemporary art and a key meeting point for galleries, collectors and art professionals in the German-speaking region. From April 17–19, 2026, Areal Böhler once again sets the stage for a carefully curated selection of international artists — and for encounters that shape the art market of tomorrow. At the core of the 2026 edition are three themes: Cosmic Feel, Panic Attack and Ōjigi.
Rune Guneriussen, Vestfossen, Norway
Having worked in the Norwegian wilderness for years, Rune Guneriussen has experienced how gradual changes in that environment have impacted on his art. Being at the mercy of nature for the production of his art, his relationship with nature, has become more fragile than in the past, to the point where he no longer feels welcome in nature.
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