Hilary Griffiths celebrated his first season as Artistic Director of the Opera at the Eutin Festival in 2021 with a hugely successful production of La Bohème, a Big Band Crossover concert ‘In the Mood’ and a gala celebration of the 200th anniversary of the premiere of Der Freischütz: ‘Freischütz Jubilee’
2022 continued with a production of ‘Madama Butterfly’ and a Gala concert to celebrate fifty years of the old auditorium, which will be rebuilt and re-opened in 2024 with a new production of Der Freischütz.