Outstanding revival of Kasper Holten's Die tote Stadt in Helsinki

Von Nahoko Gotoh, 04 Dezember 2013

Laden, bitte warten...

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Finnish National Opera: Main Hall (Suomen Kansallisoopera: päänäyttämö), Helsinki, am 29 November 2013

Korngold, Die Tote Stadt

Finnish National Opera

Mikko Franck, Musikalische Leitung

Kasper Holten, Regie

Es Devlin, Bühnenbild

Camilla Nylund, Marietta

Sari Nordqvist, Brigitta

Niina Keitel, Lucienne

Klaus Florian Vogt, Paul

Markus Eiche, Frank

Happy End für Salome? Christof Loys Inszenierung in Helsinki

Rainer Zerbst, 7th April

Christof Loy ist eine glaubhafte psychologische Durchdringung der Handlung und ihrer Protagonisten gelungen, die in jeder Sekunde aus der Musik heraus empfunden ist.

****1

Fagerlund’s interpretation of Morning Star dawns over Helsinki

No’a L. bat Miri, 30th January

Finnish National Opera premieres an emotionally diffuse interpretation of the Karl Ove Knausgård’s novel The Morning Star, with Swedish libretto by Gunilla Hemming and direction by Thomas de Mallet Burgess.

**111

Elisabet Strid renders Tosca an Everywoman in Helsinki

No’a L. bat Miri, 19th November

Christof Loy’s psychological staging returns to the stage of Finnish National Opera, with Swedish soprano Elisabet Strid compelling in the title role.

****1

Salonen's Helsinki Rheingold celebrates Finnish vocal talent

Nahoko Gotoh, 14th September

For any opera house, the production of a new Wagner Ring cycle is a huge undertaking and becomes a mission statement. For Finnish National Opera, its mission is to stage an all-Finnish Ring.

*****

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Rheingold: a Finnish tour de force

Aksel Tollåli, 25th August

In an unusually convincing concert performance, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Finnish National Opera emphasised the lyrical aspects of Wagner's Das Rheingold.

*****

Waterworld: firm musical foundations in Pelléas et Mélisande

Hugo Shirley, 31st May

Marco Arturo Marelli's 2012 production lacks mystery but puts a fine Golaud centre stage, while Esa-Pekka Salonen ensures superior musical values in the pit.

****1

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.