La Montagne Magique de Mykietyn d'après Thomas Mann

By Lucie Pierron, 17 November 2015

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“Agata Zubel interprète à merveille le jeu de séduction, la jalousie, le déchirement.”

Reviewed at International Conference Center, Katowice on 15 November 2015

Mykietyn, The Magic Mountain

Adam Banaszak, Conductor

Miroslaw Balka, Director

Agata Zubel, American

Szymon Komasa, Hans

Szymon Maliszewski, Joachim

Barbara Kinga Majewska, Klavdia

Lukasz Konieczny, Behrens

Juan Noval-Moro, Krokowski

Karol Kozłowski, Settembrini

Urszula Kryger, Naphta

Jadwiga Rappé, Pani Stöhr

Marcin Habela, Peeperkorn

Anna Gadt, Elly Brand

Agnieszka Kiepuszewska, Marusia

Michal Dembinski, Wehsal

Iwona Kmiecik, Vocals

Jacek Kotlarski, Vocals

Marcin Wawrzynowicz, Vocals

Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk

Andrzej Chyra

A noble Norma trapped in a hollow dystopia

Andrew Larkin, 24th May

Salome Jicia delivers a vocally impressive and emotionally committed Norma, but Orpha Phelan’s post-apocalyptic staging fatally weakens Bellini’s sacred tragedy.

***11

A deli-cious revival of Rossini’s Il turco in Italia at Glyndebourne

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

Mariame Clément’s production of Rossini's meta comedy is tightly revived with some excellent singing. Come for the writing tips, stay for the cured meats.

****1

Superb musical performances in Pinchgut's Scarlatti rarity in Sydney

Sandra Bowdler, 23rd May

As usual, Pinchgut lavishes musical excellence on an obscure Baroque work... but why stage an oratorio?

****1

The Met’s Frida y Diego proves visually stunning, musically thrilling

David Wolfson, 22nd May

Deborah Colker and her design team create visually vibrant worlds for the Met’s new production of El último sueño de Frida y Diego, by Pulitzer Prize winner Gabriela Lena Frank.

*****

Glyndebourne’s first Tosca: vocally strong but imperfect

David Karlin, 21st May

Ted Huffman brings some interesting ideas to his first Glyndebourne production. Excellent singing is let down by indifferent physical acting.

***11

Dudamel’s LA Phil Walküre proves worth the wait

Matthew Richard Martinez, 21st May

An enveloping performance of Die Walküre spans three consecutive evenings, featuring world class singing in Frank Gehry’s stunning space.

****1

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Lucie Pierron

Étudiante en sociologie et en sciences politiques, pianiste et choriste, Lucie n’a jamais cessé de s’intéresser à la musique classique et contemporaine. Actuellement en Pologne, elle réalise une étude sur les nouvelles salles de musique classique qui ont ouvertes depuis 2011.

Pawel Mykietyn donne sa lecture, en musique, de La Montagne Magique de Thomas Mann.