Too many mirrors spoil the Staatsoper's Hippolyte et Aricie

Por David Karlin, 26 noviembre 2018

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“I don’t like spending three hours of opera having bright lights shone directly into my face”

Crítica hecha desde Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlín el 25 noviembre 2018

Rameau, Hippolyte et Aricie

Staatsoper Berlin

Sir Simon Rattle, Dirección

Aletta Collins, Dirección de escena

Olafur Eliasson, Diseño de escena, Diseño de vestuario

Anna Prohaska, Aricie

Elsa Dreisig, Diane

Magdalena Kožená, Phèdre

Reinoud Van Mechelen, Hippolyte

Michael Smallwood, Mercure

Peter Rose, Pluton

Gyula Orendt, Thésée

Staatsopernchor Berlin

Freiburger Barockorchester

Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo

Mark Pullinger, 29th March

At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Rafael R Villalobos addresses the problems he perceives with Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, although the musical performances – led by Anna Netrebko – compensate.

***11

Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier

Mark Pullinger, 28th March

Patricia Nolz makes an outstanding role debut as Christian Thielemann conducts a thrusting Rosenkavalier to open the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage.

*****

Love is in the hare: a new Cunning Little Vixen opens in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 28th February

The Staatsoper's new production of Janáček's opera buzzes with life thanks to Sir Simon Rattle's conducting and an excellent cast led by Vera-Lotte Boecker and Magdalena Kožená.

****1

Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz premieres at Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Elena Luporini, 14th January

On a snowy January evening, the premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s new opera Das kalte Herz fails to warm up the Berlin public.

**111

Happy 100th birthday, Wozzeck! Thielemann leads Berlin revival

Elena Luporini, 14th December

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden celebrates the 100th birthday of Alban Berg's masterpiece with a stellar cast in Andrea Breth’s revived production.

***11

Low on laughs: Die schweigsame Frau in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 19th July

Newly General Music Director Christian Thielemann and Jan Philipp Gloger bring Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau to the Staatsoper Berlin for the first time, but la commedia is hardly stupenda.

**111

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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.

Too many mirrors spoil the Staatsoper Berlin's Hippolyte et Aricie