Wagner's Ring in one evening: Tetralogy boiled down to three hours is a hit at the Volksoper

Von Snapdragon, 29 Mai 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Volksoper Wien, Wien, am 27 Mai 2013

Werke von Wagner

Jac van Steen, Musikalische Leitung

Robert Meyer, Sänger

Sebastian Holecek, Bariton

Irmgard Vilsmaier, Sopran

Michael Kraus, Bariton

Endrik Wottrich, Tenor

Caroline Melzer, Sopran

Alexandra Kloose, Alt

Kristiane Kaiser, Sopran

Hören und staunen: Korngolds Wunder der Heliane

Snapdragon, 28th January

Ein uneingeschränktes „Bravi tutti“ ertönt für ausdrucksstarke Sänger und ein glänzendes Orchester in Korngolds selten gehörtem Mysterienspiel.

*****

Neuinszenierung: Don Giovanni an der Volksoper

Simon Haasis, 20th November

In der Regie von Achim Freyer und unter der Leitung von Jan van Steen zeigt die Volksoper Wien ihren neuen Don Giovanni.

***11

A strikingly colourful Ariadne auf Naxos from Nederlandse Reisopera

Clare Varney, 1st February

Juliana Zara and Annemarie Kremer lead the cast in a riotous, yet deeply touching, new production from Nederlandse Reisopera.

****1

A heroic attempt: the CBSO YO tackles Mahler’s Fifth in Birmingham

Simon Cummings, 18th February

Jan van Steen and the CBSO Youth Orchestra give a competent, credible account of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, alongside Robert Horstein’s forgettable percussion concerto Juvenalia.

**111

Send in the Clowns: Garsington's Bartered Bride returns

Roy Westbrook, 30th June

Paul Curran’s 2019 production is revived with some flair by Rosie Purdie, with a fine cast led by Pumeza Matshikiza.

****1

Korngold and Rachmaninov glow with van Steen and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 23rd February

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra save their finest playing of the evening until the end, Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.

****1

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Snapdragon

Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.