Ein magisches Fest: Die Nacht vor Weihnachten an der Oper Frankfurt

Julia Muzychenko (Oksana)

Georgy Vasiliev (Wakula)

Andrei Popov (Teufel)

Ayelet Polne (Koljada)

Enkelejda Shkoza (Solocha) und Alexey Tikhomirov (Tschub)

Die Nacht vor Weihnachten

By Alexandra Richter, 27 December 2023

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“Christof Loy entfaltet eine hinreißende Weihnachtsgeschichte der etwas anderen Art”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 25 December 2023

Rimsky-Korsakov, Christmas Eve

Oper Frankfurt

Takeshi Moriuchi, Conductor

Christof Loy, Director

Johannes Leiacker, Set Designer

Ursula Renzenbrink, Costume Designer

Olaf Winter, Lighting Designer

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Maximilian Enderle, Dramaturgy

Ran Arthur Braun, Flugchoreografie

Julia Muzychenko, Oksana

Bianca Andrew, Tsaritsa

Enkelejda Shkoza, Solokha

Peter Marsh, Deacon Osip Nikiforovich

Andrei Popov, The Devil

Georgy Vasiliev, Vakula

Sebastian Geyer, Head of the village

In-Ho Jeong, Chub

Changdai Park, Panas

Thomas Faulkner, Patsyuk

Klevis Elmazaj, Choreography

Tilman Michael, Choirmaster / chorus director

It's party time onstage: Carl Nielsen's Maskarade at Oper Frankfurt

Kevin W Ng, 20th November

Carl Nielsen's Maskarade makes a welcome rare appearance, with a great time had by everyone onstage and off.

***11

Christof Loy’s Lonely Hearts Club at Oper Frankfurt

Mark Pullinger, 26th March

This is no Liederabend with singers taking their turn to file up to the piano. It’s a fully staged drama in which baritone Vladislav Sulimsky’s character reflects on his past loves and losses.

*****

Indomitable: Billy Budd in Frankfurt

Matthew Rye, 25th May

Oper Frankfurt's revival of Richard Jones's production of Billy Budd with a homegrown cast is a devastating combination of powerful music and searing drama.

*****

Words or music? Collaboration or resistance? A new Capriccio in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 24th January

Camilla Nylund’s rich, ample voice bloomed in the glorious setting of the sonnet, cosseted by burnished horn playing, in Strauss' unsurpassed operatic farewell to the soprano voice.

****1

Iain Paterson's Dutchman drops anchor in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 20th May

Iain Paterson's house debut as the Holländer was sufficient reason to drop anchor in the Main for this revival of David Bösch's 2015 production.

***11

A dark and stunning new Rigoletto

Ako Imamura, 28th April

Oper Frankfurt's new production of Rigoletto focuses on the dark side of the tragedy with excellent singing from the two principals.

****1

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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.