A hard hitting opera to stay in the memory

Von David Karlin, 16 September 2016

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“Thaddeus Strassberger’s new production makes us stare into the abyss from both sides”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Yekaterinburg State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Yekaterinburg, am 15 September 2016

Weinberg, Die Passagierin

Oliver von Dohnányi, Musikalische Leitung

Thaddeus Strassberger, Regie, Bühnenbild

Victoria "Vita" Tzykun, Kostüme

Natalia Karlova, Marta

Nadezhda Babintseva, Lisa

Vladimir Cheberyak, Walter

Dmitri Starodubov, Tadeusz

Olga Tenyakova, Katya

Natalia Mokeeva, Ivette

Lyubov Shevchenko, Old woman

Ekaterina Neyzhmak, Krystyna

Irina Kulikovskaya, Vlasta

Alexandra Kulikova, Bronka

Tatyana Nikanorova, Hannah

Benvenuto Cellini: Strassberger loses the plot at La Monnaie

No’a L. bat Miri, 28th January

Thaddeus Strassberger’s Brussels debut presents Berlioz's opera semiseria with plenty of good music but far more visual noise.

***11

De la poudre aux yeux : fragile Traviata à l'Opéra de Liège

Irma Foletti, 21st September

La mise en scène de Thaddeus Strassberger s'efforce d'en mettre plein la vue mais elle ne rend pas justice au drame de Verdi, tandis qu'Irina Lungu déçoit dans le rôle-titre.

**111

Technicolor Clemenza at LA Opera

Laurence Vittes, 2nd March

Any parallels between Rome in the first century under Emperor Titus and the United States two millennia later under Emperor Trump were lost in a Tinseltown graphic novel sweep.

***11

The Demon: Botstein sheds light on another neglected opera

Edward Sava-Segal, 27th July

Thaddeus Strassberger proposed a mise-en-scène where the story is reenacted in Tamara’s confused mind while she is confined in a monastery.

***11

Nabucco goes to Hollywood

David Karlin, 19th November

Monstyrska dominates as Abigaille, Domingo brings his unique baritenor style to the title role, Thaddeus Strassberger creates a riot of colour and antiquarian style.

****1

Privilege begets privilege: Figaro in Oslo

Aksel Tollåli, 13th June

Looks can be deceiving in this beautifully sung revival of Thaddeus Strassberger's Oslo production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.

****1

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Yekaterinburg's The Passenger: a hard hitting opera to stay in the memory