On October 9, 2025, Stephan Hippe will be a guest at the Hamburg Chamber Opera with his program "the KNEF story".

"100 years of Hildegard Knef by and with Stephan Hippe:

An exciting journey between original and new interpretation" brings the unforgettable chanson legend back in a modern way. Stephan Hippe interprets her songs humorously and profoundly, without travesty bliss. With multimedia elements, such as original recordings and projections, the past merges with the present and takes the audience authentically into Knef's world.

Hippe brings the texts into the here and now with a slight wink:

Her lyrics humorous and tragicomic, full of warmth, courage and the slight slant of life hit the mark just as much today as they did then. Knef is timelessly relevant - and back in our midst.