2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-01-16UTC18:39:12+00:002018-01-16Jean-Louis Martinoty’s scenically seductive Don Giovanni comes as a welcome relief from recent Regietheater aberrations. Bringing a picnic to the poltergeist: Don Giovanni in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-tezier-pisaroni-siurina-nafornita-goetzel-wiener-staatsoper-january-2018Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/74474-don-giovanni-105300-pisaroni-resized.jpg510340Luca Pisaroni (Leporello)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2018-Jan-14, Staatsoper: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/don-giovanni/14-january-2018/18-002018-01-142018-01-20StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-18UTC11:34:19+00:002017-12-15The current stage-setting of Arabella at the Wiener Staatsoper proves that “all that’s Glittenberg” is not gold.Putting frippery before Freud: Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s Arabella at the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-arabella-bechtolf-lange-gabler-maltman-wiener-staatsoper-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/73258-02-arabella-104741-gabler-resized.jpg510340Anna Gabler (Arabella)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Dec-14, Staatsoper: Arabellahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/arabella/14-december-2017/19-002017-12-142017-12-21StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
Vienna staged the first three-act performance of Lulu with Willy Decker adding to his 2000 production, with excellent singing contributing to its success.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-11UTC09:32:11+00:002017-12-09Vienna staged the first three-act performance of Lulu with Willy Decker adding to his 2000 production, with excellent singing contributing to its success.Willy Decker's stylish production enhances vocally strong Lulu in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-lulu-decker-eichenholz-skovhus-denoke-wiener-staatsoper-vienna-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/72781-09-lulu-104458-bankl-eichenholz-resized.jpg510340Wolfgang Bankl (The Animal Trainer) and Agneta Eichenholz (Lulu)Wiener Staatsoper GmbH | Michael Pöhn2017-Dec-03, Staatsoper: Luluhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/lulu/03-december-2017/17-002017-12-032017-12-15StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/68026-lulu-bankl-efraty-mazzola.jpg4
German theatre director Uwe Eric Laufenberg freely incorporates some of Stanley Kubrik’s horror story concepts into his Elektra, but in ignoring both Sophocles and Strauss, is a long way from shining.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-07UTC14:52:13+00:002017-12-07German theatre director Uwe Eric Laufenberg freely incorporates some of Stanley Kubrik’s horror story concepts into his Elektra, but in ignoring both Sophocles and Strauss, is a long way from shining. Uwe Eric Laufenberg’s Elektra a disappointment in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-elektra-laufenberg-metzmacher-pankratova-wiener-staatsoper-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/72636-elektra-104667-pankratova-resized.jpg510340Elena Pankratova (Elektra)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Dec-05, Staatsoper: Elektrahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/elektra/05-december-2017/20-002017-12-052017-12-11StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
The Wiener Staatsoper revives a beautiful production of Daphne that juxtaposes myth, dream and reality, with brilliant vocal performances by the two leads.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-12-06UTC10:40:12+00:002017-12-05The Wiener Staatsoper revives a beautiful production of Daphne that juxtaposes myth, dream and reality, with brilliant vocal performances by the two leads.Dreams and reality: a brilliant Daphne in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-strauss-daphne-joel-young-hangler-schager-wiener-staatsoper-vienna-december-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/72541-daphne-104625-1--resized.jpg510549Regine Hangler (Daphne)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Dec-01, Staatsoper: Daphnehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/daphne/01-december-2017/20-002017-12-012017-12-07StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
High intensity girl power for a complex task: Simone Young shines in the pit, Karoline Gruber’s staging convinces with expertise and attention to detail.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-09UTC08:55:08+00:002017-10-07High intensity girl power for a complex task: Simone Young shines in the pit, Karoline Gruber’s staging convinces with expertise and attention to detail.A chilling merry-go-round: Prokofiev’s The Gambler at Vienna State Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/kritik-prokofjew-der-spieler-gruber-young-guseva-watson-maximova-ebenstein-staatsoper-wien-oktober-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngSnapdragonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/4885Snapdragon 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.https://bachtrack.com/files/68998-myimage.jpg510340Misha DidykWiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Oct-04, Staatsoper: The Gamblerhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/the-gambler/04-october-2017/19-002017-10-042017-10-20StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/68046-vienna-state-opera-sm.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-25UTC08:59:33+00:002017-09-22Gun-Brit Barkmin’s Salome was neither sexy, salacious, psycho-erotic nor particularly well sung.Salome in Vienna is big on decibels, but short on detailen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-salome-young-barkmin-lucic-wiener-staatsoper-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/68167-04-salome-101813-ablinger-sperrhacke-barkmin-resized.jpg510340Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke (Herod) and Gun-Brit Barkmin (Salome)Wiener Staatsoper GmbH | Michael Pöhn2017-Sep-16, Staatsoper: Salomehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/salome/16-september-2017/20-002017-09-162017-09-21StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-31UTC08:34:31+00:002017-05-30Stefan Vinke was a convincing, petulant, pouty Siegfried in the third episode in Wagner's Ring cycle in Vienna.Stefan Vinke’s smiling hero saves an otherwise sluggish Siegfried in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-siegfried-vinke-lang-bechtolf-vienna-state-opera-may-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/60732-01-siegfried-98615-vinke-c-wiener-staatsoper-gmbh--michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Stefan Vinke (Siegfried)Wiener Staatsoper GmbH | Michael Pöhn2017-May-07, Staatsoper: Siegfriedhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/siegfried/07-may-2017/00-002017-05-072017-05-28StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963142200-siegfried/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s minimalist staging brought the protagonists’ complicated psychological interaction into focus but to the detriment of Wagner’s myth and magic.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-26UTC08:40:27+00:002017-05-23Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s minimalist staging brought the protagonists’ complicated psychological interaction into focus but to the detriment of Wagner’s myth and magic.Peter Schneider takes the Valkyries on a wild ride in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vienna-state-opera-schneider-bachtolf-glittenburg-dean-smith-staatsoper-may-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/60385-jongmin-park--hunding--c-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn.jpg510340Jongmin Park (Hunding)Wiener Staatsoper GmbH / Michael Pohn2017-May-01, Staatsoper: Die Walkürehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/die-walkure/01-may-2017/00-002017-05-012017-05-21StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963141997-die-walkuere/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-05-15UTC09:14:11+00:002017-05-02A festive air was palpable – the house was technically sold out – as the first of a set of three Ring cycles launched at the Wiener Staatsoper. Indulgence and corruption: Bechtolf's Ring returns to the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rheingold-bechtolf-schneider-silins-wiener-staatsoper-april-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Syerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/files/44395-katherine-syer.jpgKatherine Syer teaches in the Theatre Studies department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was active as an opera/music critic in the 1990s before focusing her writing on several articles and books about Wagner. Currently on sabbatical, she is working on her next book, on opera production in the 21st century.https://bachtrack.com/files/59113-das-rheingold-98393-ernst-silins-eiche-c-wiener-staatsoper--michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Norbert Ernst (Loge), Egils Silins (Wotan) and Markus Eiche (Donner)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Apr-30, Staatsoper: Das Rheingoldhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/das-rheingold/30-april-2017/00-002017-04-302017-05-20StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963141954-das-rheingold/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-04-11UTC12:11:59+00:002017-04-08In 2010, the première of Reimann's Medea was welcomed with enthusiasm, leading the Staatsoper to relaunch it this season for a second run.The wrath of a woman scorned: Reimann’s murderous Medea at the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-reimann-medea-boder-marelli-wiener-staatsoper-april-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/57699-medea-97955-bohinec-barainsky-c-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Monica Bohinec (Gora) and Claudia Barainsky (Medea)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2017-Apr-07, Staatsoper: Medeahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/medea/07-april-2017/00-002017-04-072017-04-19StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963141105-medea/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
Sir David McVicar's production of Tristan und Isolde premiered at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2013, and was then recognized as a friendly platform for singers. Here it is freshly revived with a new cast.
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-03-14UTC11:18:29+00:002017-03-14Sir David McVicar's production of Tristan und Isolde premiered at the Wiener Staatsoper in 2013, and was then recognized as a friendly platform for singers. Here it is freshly revived with a new cast.Nuanced revival of McVicar's Tristan und Isolde at the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tristan-isolde-mcvicar-wiener-staatsoper-march-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Syerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/files/44395-katherine-syer.jpgKatherine Syer teaches in the Theatre Studies department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was active as an opera/music critic in the 1990s before focusing her writing on several articles and books about Wagner. Currently on sabbatical, she is working on her next book, on opera production in the 21st century.https://bachtrack.com/files/55666-tristan-und-isolde-p3120574-lang-gould-c-ashley-taylor-resized.jpg510340Petra Lang (Isolde) and Stephen Gould (Tristan)Wiener Staatsoper | Ashley Taylor2017-Mar-12, Staatsoper: Tristan und Isoldehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/tristan-und-isolde/12-march-2017/00-002017-03-122017-03-19StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/965547401-tristan-und-isolde/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-02-06UTC11:29:04+00:002017-02-06Vienna stages an all-star new production of Verdi's classic, with sublime singing in Daniele Abbado's Spanish Civil War setting.Alagna, Netrebko and Tézier triumphant in Vienna's new Trovatoreen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-trovatore-alagna-netrebko-tezier-abbado-wiener-staatsoper-february-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid 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.https://bachtrack.com/files/52669-trovatore-roberto-alagna-c-wiener-staatsoper-gmbh--michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Roberto Alagna (Manrico)Wiener Staatsoper GmbH | Michael Pöhn2017-Feb-05, Staatsoper: Il trovatorehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-il-trovatore-wiener-staatsoper-february-20172017-02-052017-02-18StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.staatsoper.at/en/season-tickets/detail/event/963131389-il-trovatore/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg5
2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-16UTC12:08:31+00:002017-01-15Die tote Stadt at the Vienna State Opera features strong playing and singing but little drama.The Dead City lacks excitement in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-korngold-tote-stadt-vogt-nylund-vienna-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngIlana Walder-Biesanzhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5509https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5509https://bachtrack.com/files/40610-ilana-walder-biesanz.jpgIlana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.https://bachtrack.com/files/51325-die-tote-stadt-adrian-erod-c-wiener-staatsoper-gmbh-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Adrian Eröd (Frank)Wiener Staatsoper GmbH | Michael Pöhn2017-Jan-09, Staatsoper: Die Tote Stadthttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/die-tote-stadt/09-january-2017/19-302017-01-092017-01-20StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963138048&month=01&year=2017&=https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-12-15UTC14:41:42+00:002016-12-11The Staatsoper's new Falstaff is a production that is attractive not only visually, but also in terms of the varied musical color.McVicar’s Falstaff a timely success at the Haus am Ringen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-falstaff-mcvicar-mehta-maestri-wiener-staatsoper-december-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/50183-falstaff-93533-maestri-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Ambrogio Maestri (Falstaff)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Dec-04, Staatsoper: Falstaffhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/falstaff/04-december-2016/18-302016-12-042016-12-15StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963134832&month=12&year=2016&=https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
Baroque purists might prefer a more surefire line-up of brilliantly executed arias, but the theatrical framework of Adrian Noble's Alcina production offers a great deal.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-25UTC09:55:23+00:002016-10-24Baroque purists might prefer a more surefire line-up of brilliantly executed arias, but the theatrical framework of Adrian Noble's Alcina production offers a great deal.Baroque sorcery: Handel's Alcina returns to the Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-alcina-noble-minkowski-wiener-staatsoper-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngKatherine Syerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22499https://bachtrack.com/files/44395-katherine-syer.jpgKatherine Syer teaches in the Theatre Studies department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She was active as an opera/music critic in the 1990s before focusing her writing on several articles and books about Wagner. Currently on sabbatical, she is working on her next book, on opera production in the 21st century.https://bachtrack.com/files/47837-alcina-92358-papatanasiu-frenkel-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Myrtò Papatanasiu (Alcina) and Rachel Frenkel (Ruggiero)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2016-Oct-20, Staatsoper: Alcinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/alcina/20-october-2016/00-002016-10-202016-10-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963617102&month=10&year=2016https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-20UTC09:23:37+00:002016-10-19Excellent playing from Les Musiciens du Louvre and a mixed vocal performance are matched by a staging by Ivan Alexandre likely to be controversial.Cross-dressing abounds: Gluck's Armide at Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-gluck-armide-minkowsk-alexandre-wiener-staatsoper-october-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngDavid Karlinhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/3https://bachtrack.com/files/40449-david-karlin.jpgDavid 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.https://bachtrack.com/files/47564-armide-c-michael-pohn-wiener-staatsoper-resized.jpg510340ArmideMichael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2016-Oct-16, Staatsoper: Armidehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-gluck-armide-vienna-state-opera-marc-minkowski-ivan-alexandre-october-20162016-10-162016-10-29StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=964012029&month=10&year=2016https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg2
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-12UTC10:57:00+00:002016-09-10Kristine Opolais may not pass so easily for an oriental 15 year old, but her Cio-Cio San deftly avoids Titipu stereotypes.Johan Botha's death casts a pall over Madama Butterfly in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-madama-butterfly-opolais-pretti-wiener-staatsoper-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/45490-madama-butterfly-kristine-opolais-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-cropped.jpg510340Kristine Opolais (Cio-Cio San)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Sep-08, Staatsoper: Madama Butterflyhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/madama-butterfly/08-september-2016/00-002016-09-082016-09-14StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963496897&month=09&year=2016https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-08UTC09:37:45+00:002016-09-08Vienna State Opera's traditional production of Carmen managed to create an evening of both sumptious music and exciting drama on stage.Traditional Carmen a musical and dramatic success in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-carmen-zeffirelli-maximova-wiener-staatsoper-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/45330-carmen-jovanovich-maximova-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Brandon Jovanovich (Don José) and Elena Maximova (Carmen)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Sep-06, Staatsoper: Carmenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/carmen/06-september-2016/19-302016-09-062016-09-13StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963266267&month=09&year=2016https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s impressive conducting, Tomasz Konieczny’s tortured Telramund and the Chor der Wiener Staatsoper save this performance of Lohengrin from becoming an ignominious swan song.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-07UTC10:24:57+00:002016-09-07Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s impressive conducting, Tomasz Konieczny’s tortured Telramund and the Chor der Wiener Staatsoper save this performance of Lohengrin from becoming an ignominious swan song.Andreas Homoki’s Lohengrin in Lederhosen lacks mystique in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-lohengrin-homoki-vinke-wiener-staatsoper-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/45239-lohengrin-ricarda-merbeth-stefan-vinke-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510340Ricarda Merbeth (Elsa) and Stefan Vinke (Lohengrin)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Sep-05, Staatsoper: Lohengrinhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/lohengrin/05-september-2016/00-002016-09-052016-09-18StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.en.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963266218&month=09&year=2016#besetzunghttps://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-06-22UTC13:57:10+00:002016-06-22Too many paparazzi and not enough Puccini in Robert Carsen’s Manon Lescaut in Vienna.Geronte de Ravoir runs the show in Vienna's Manon Lescauten_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-manon-lescaut-netrebko-giordani-vienna-june-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/41400-manon-lescaut-netrebko-wiener-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg300450Anna Netrebko (Manon)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Jun-20, Staatsoper: Manon Lescauthttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/manon-lescaut/20-june-2016/00-002016-06-202016-06-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=1470306https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2018-01-05UTC10:11:56+00:002016-05-31Daniele’s Abbado’s black-box production of Don Carlo augurs a crash landing with no survivors.Daniele Abbado’s disappointing Don Carlo in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-carlo-abbado-pape-harteros-wiener-staatsoper-may-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/40369-don-carlo-staatsoper-michael-pohn-resized.jpg510306Don Carlo at the Wiener StaatsoperWiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-May-22, Staatsoper: Don Carlohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/don-carlo/22-may-2016/00-002016-05-222016-06-02StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=1470290https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
The Vienna State Opera’s revival if their 2014 production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen with conductor Tomáš Netopil vividly realises the glowing colours of the composer's great affirmation of the eternal vigour of nature.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-04-14UTC13:51:28+00:002016-04-14The Vienna State Opera’s revival if their 2014 production of Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen with conductor Tomáš Netopil vividly realises the glowing colours of the composer's great affirmation of the eternal vigour of nature.
Sensuous beauty: life-affirming Janáček at the Vienna State Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cunning-little-vixen-reiss-vienna-state-opera-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPeter Reynoldshttps://bachtrack.com/files/37912-vienna_vixen_chen_reiss_hyuna_ko_michael_pohn_resized.jpg510340Chen Reiss (Vixen) and Hyuna Ko (Fox)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn (2014)2016-Apr-03, Staatsoper: Das schlaue Füchsleinhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/das-schlaue-fuchslein/03-april-2016/00-002016-04-032016-04-11StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961265657https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-31UTC10:04:22+00:002016-03-31Jürgen Flimm takes so many liberties with Mozart’s La clemenza it should be re-titled “Tito’s Lament”.Jürgen Flimm’s La clemenza di Tito loses the plot in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-clemenza-tito-flimm-staatsoper-vienna-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/37211-clemenza_di_tito_miriam_albano_margarita_gritskova_benjamin_bruns_michael_pohn_staatsoper_resized.jpg510340Miriam Albano (Annio), Margarita Gritskova (Sesto) and Benjamin Bruns (Tito)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Mar-29, Staatsoper: La clemenza di Titohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/la-clemenza-di-tito/29-march-2016/00-002016-03-292016-04-07StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961265392https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg2
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-29UTC12:46:28+00:002016-03-28Despite Angel Blue and Ryan Speedo Green, this revival of Franco Zeffirelli’s classic production lacked vocal colour.La bohème a chilly disappointment in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-boheme-blue-borras-wiener-staatsoper-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/37089-boheme_jean_francois_borras_angel_blue_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Jean-François Borras (Rodolfo) and Angel Blue (Mimì)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Nov-07, Staatsoper: La bohèmehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/la-boheme/07-november-2015/19-002015-11-072016-03-26StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961243677https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg2
The applause and screams at the premiere were raucously frenetic – and while the hysteria seemed a bit exaggerated, an energetically positive reception was completely justified.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-03-10UTC11:22:32+00:002016-03-08The applause and screams at the premiere were raucously frenetic – and while the hysteria seemed a bit exaggerated, an energetically positive reception was completely justified.Péter Eötvös' Tri Sestri Receives Raucous Premiere at the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-wiener-staatsoper-tri-sestri-march-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/35981-25_tri_sestri_88456_jurenas_khayrullova_gritskova_bermudez_garifullina.jpg620313Wiener Staatsoper: Tri SestriWiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Mar-06, Staatsoper: Tri Sestri (Drei Schwestern)https://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/tri-sestri-drei-schwestern/06-march-2016/00-002016-03-062016-03-18StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=963726612https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
Revival of a 2014 production of Rusalka in Vienna was a great success musically with a splendid cast headed by last minute replacement Camillal Nylund.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-02-11UTC10:26:31+00:002016-02-10Revival of a 2014 production of Rusalka in Vienna was a great success musically with a splendid cast headed by last minute replacement Camillal Nylund.Darkly poignant, mysteriously stylish: Rusalka in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rusalka-bechtolf-nylund-wiener-staatsoper-february-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/34311-rusalka_wiener_staatsoper_pohn_2014_resized.jpg510340Krassimira Stoyanova (Rusalka)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn (2014)2016-Feb-09, Staatsoper: Rusalkahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/rusalka/09-february-2016/00-002016-02-092016-02-21StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961251594https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-02-08UTC15:32:27+00:002016-02-08Lavish sets and costumes, plus high musical quality, make Tosca at the Vienna State Opera a fine example of grand opera. Angela Gheorghiu stars in a traditional Tosca in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-tosca-gheorghiu-volle-wiener-staatsoper-february-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngIlana Walder-Biesanzhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5509https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/5509https://bachtrack.com/files/40610-ilana-walder-biesanz.jpgIlana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.https://bachtrack.com/files/34190-tosca_angela_gheorghiu_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300461Angela Gheorghiu (Tosca)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Dec-02, Staatsoper: Toscahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/tosca/02-december-2015/00-002015-12-022016-04-16StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961398313https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-14UTC13:15:31+00:002016-01-13Young Russian coloratura soprano Maria Nazarova gets the Oscar. Verdi’s version of the Opera Ball: Un ballo in maschera in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-ballo-maschera-vargas-lewis-wiener-staatsoper-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/33003-ballo_vargas_nazarova_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300472Ramón Vargas (Gustavo) and Maria Nazarova (Oscar)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Jan-12, Staatsoper: Un ballo in mascherahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/un-ballo-in-maschera/12-january-2016/00-002016-01-122016-04-29StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961250269https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-01-11UTC12:37:12+00:002016-01-08Klaus Florian Vogt’s Florestan redeems an otherwise disappointing Fidelio in Otto Schenk's timeless production.A routine Fidelio in Vienna saved by some impressive debutsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-fidelio-vogt-kampe-staatsoper-vienna-january-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/32842-fidelio_vogt_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300444Klaus Florian Vogt (Florestan)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2016-Jan-07, Staatsoper: Fideliohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/fidelio/07-january-2016/00-002016-01-072016-05-11StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961250022https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-16UTC17:26:36+00:002015-12-16It took Vienna State Opera almost 90 years to present Leos Janacek's Věc Makropulos, but in Peter Stein's production, it was worth the wait.Laura Aikin a magnificent Emilia Marty in Vienna's new Makropulos Caseen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-makropulos-case-stein-aikin-wiener-staatsoper-december-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/32211-vec_makropulos_heinz_zednik_laura_aikin_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg510361Heinz Zednik (Hauk-Šendorf) and Laura Aikin (Emilia Marty)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Dec-13, Staatsoper: Vec Makropuloshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/vec-makropulos/13-december-2015/00-002015-12-132015-12-23StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
Otto Schenk's Vienna production of Der Rosenkavalier has been mounted 366 times since its 1968 inauguration and there is definitely no demand for a new one.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-14UTC16:22:53+00:002015-12-14Otto Schenk's Vienna production of Der Rosenkavalier has been mounted 366 times since its 1968 inauguration and there is definitely no demand for a new one.Viennese tradition: Anja Harteros stars in Otto Schenk’s production of Der Rosenkavalieren_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rosenkavalier-harteros-wiener-staatsoper-december-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/32026-rosenkavalier_anja_harteros_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Anja Harteros (The Marschallin)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Dec-06, Staatsoper: Der Rosenkavalierhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/der-rosenkavalier/06-december-2015/00-002015-12-062016-06-09StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961402371https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-12-09UTC10:43:20+00:002015-12-09Carole Wilson’s Herodias almost upstages Lise Lindstrom’s sexy Salome in a fine revival of Boleslaw Barlog's 1972 production in Vienna.Lise Lindstrom triumphs in a vintage production of Salome in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-salome-lindstrom-davies-vienna-december-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/31844-salome_lise_lindstrom_vienna_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Lise Lindstrom (Salome)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2015-Dec-07, Staatsoper: Salomehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/salome/07-december-2015/00-002015-12-072016-01-21StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-31UTC10:10:21+00:002015-10-30Tchaikovsky’s passionate drama is put into the deep-freeze by chilly stage designs.No warmth in Falk Richter's wintry Onegin in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-onegin-richter-netrebko-maltman-vienna-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/30309-yevgeny_onegin_anna_netrebko_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300429Anna Netrebko (Tatyana)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper (2013)2015-Oct-25, Staatsoper: Eugen Oneginhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/eugen-onegin/25-october-2015/19-002015-10-252015-11-05StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-10-12UTC11:12:46+00:002015-10-09Bravo to the Haus am Ring for a bloody good night of music, drama and beauty – an excellent first première of the season.Christian Räth's Macbeth enjoys a bloody première at the Vienna Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-macbeth-serjan-petean-rath-wiener-staatsoper-october-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/29318-macbeth_tatjana_serjan_george_petean_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Tatjana Serjan (Lady Macbeth) and George Petean (Macbeth)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Oct-04, Staatsoper: Macbethhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/macbeth/04-october-2015/18-302015-10-042016-06-18StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961243127https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg4
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-09-11UTC10:23:38+00:002015-09-11An unsympathetic production of La traviata fails to impress at the Staatsoper. Sivadier's production of La traviata languishes in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-traviata-sivadier-lungu-breslik-vienna-september-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJonathan Sutherlandhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/18167https://bachtrack.com/files/24575-j_sutherland_300_profile_pic.jpgJonathan Sutherland is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Hochschule Mozarteum in Salzburg. He is also an internationally renowned concert pianist specializing in the music of the 1930s. Jonathan’s first operatic experience was hearing Maria Callas sing Tosca in Covent Garden and he has since heard performances in all continents of the world including over 60 different productions at the Wiener Staatsoper. He has written for The Australian, Opera Today and The Opera Critic as well as Bachtrack. Jonathan speaks English, French, German and Italian fluently and is based in the south of France near Nice.https://bachtrack.com/files/28076-traviata_irina_lungu_michael_pohn2_resized.jpg300424Irina Lungu (Violetta)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Sep-09, Staatsoper: La Traviatahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/la-traviata/09-september-2015/19-002015-09-092016-05-23StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.3691997528076http://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/Content.Node/home/spielplan/Spielplandetail.php?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&eventid=961277267https://bachtrack.com/files/49379-wiener-staatsoper-logo.jpg3
Cardillac has a spooky, sinister fascination that both intrigues and horrifies and which is quite successfully expressed in this striking production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-25UTC10:48:36+00:002015-06-24Cardillac has a spooky, sinister fascination that both intrigues and horrifies and which is quite successfully expressed in this striking production by Sven-Eric Bechtolf.Sin City meets silent film: Hindemith’s Cardillac at the Staatsoper Wienen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cardillac-konieczny-vienna-state-opera-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/25067-cardillac_konieczny_vienna_pohn_resized.jpg300424Tomasz Konieczny (Cardillac)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Jun-22, Staatsoper: Cardillachttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/cardillac/22-june-2015/19-002015-06-222015-06-29StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-27UTC10:07:46+00:002015-06-26In Vienna State Opera's new production of Rigoletto, director Pierre Audi brings us close to a Rigoletto less freakish, more identifiably everyday. Rewards, disappointments, but saved by the music: Rigoletto at Vienna State Operaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rigoletto-audi-meoni-siurina-vienna-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Selarhttps://bachtrack.com/files/25176-rigoletto_siurina_meoni_vienna_pohn_resized.jpg300424Ekaterina Siurina (Gilda) and Giovanni Meoni (Rigoletto)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2014-Dec-20, Staatsoper: Rigolettohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/rigoletto/20-december-2014/19-002014-12-202015-06-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
Within Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the darkest corners of the soul are exposed by music, stirred up by the lying, lecherous exploits of the aristocratic scoundrel, Don Giovanni.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-24UTC10:16:10+00:002015-06-23Within Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the darkest corners of the soul are exposed by music, stirred up by the lying, lecherous exploits of the aristocratic scoundrel, Don Giovanni.An overthought, underperformed Don Giovanni in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-giovanni-staatsoper-vienna-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPaul Selarhttps://bachtrack.com/files/25018-don_giovanni_staatsoper_michael_pohn.jpg510361Don GiovanniMichael Pöhn (2011)2015-Jun-11, Staatsoper: Don Giovannihttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/don-giovanni/11-june-2015/19-002015-06-112015-06-19StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-08UTC10:38:56+00:002015-06-07Nina Stemme leads a successful revival of the Schenk production with a brilliant orchestra led by a passionate Ádám Fischer.Nina Stemme shines in a rousing Fidelio in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-fidelio-stemme-fischer-vienna-state-opera-june-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/24139-fidelio_vienna_michael_pohn.jpg510309Revival of Fidelio at Wiener StaatsoperWiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-Jun-03, Staatsoper: Fideliohttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/fidelio/03-june-2015/18-002015-06-032015-06-09StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-06-10UTC09:04:19+00:002015-05-26Sir Simon Rattle concludes the Ring Cycle in Vienna with a detailed and intricate reading of the opera with an excellent cast.Götterdämmerung as Chamber Opera in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-gotterdammerung-vienna-state-opera-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/23582-goetterdaemmerung_vonotter_herlitzius.jpg510350Anne Sofie von Otter and Evelyn Herlitzius in GötterdämmerungWiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn2015-May-25, Staatsoper: Götterdämmerunghttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/gotterdammerung/25-may-2015/17-002015-05-252015-06-07StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280765
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-22UTC20:41:25+00:002015-05-21The evening clearly belonged to Stephen Gould’s Siegfried and Sir Simon Rattle and Vienna Orchestra.Stephen Gould triumphs as Siegfried in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-siegfried-gould-rattle-wiener-staatsoper-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/23475-siegfried_vienna3_pohn.jpg300424Stephen Gould (Siegfried) and Evelyn Herlitzius (Brünnhilde)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-May-20, Staatsoper: Siegfriedhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/siegfried/20-may-2015/17-002015-05-202015-06-04StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
The second opera of the Ring Cycle in Vienna brought the best out of the orchestra and singers with a sweeping and breath taking reading of the score by Sir Simon Rattle.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-22UTC18:18:20+00:002015-05-18The second opera of the Ring Cycle in Vienna brought the best out of the orchestra and singers with a sweeping and breath taking reading of the score by Sir Simon Rattle.Tireless Herlitzius leads a memorable Walküre in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-walkure-herlitzius-rattle-wiener-staatsoper-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/9418-walkure_herlitzius_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Evelyn Herlitzius (Brünnhilde)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-May-17, Staatsoper: Die Walkürehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/die-walkure/17-may-2015/17-002015-05-172015-05-31StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280765
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-05-19UTC15:46:30+00:002015-05-17Vienna Staatsoper revived Wagner's Ring Cycle with a splendid orchestral performance of Das Rheingold led by Sir Simon Rattle.Simon Rattle begins his Vienna Ring journeyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rheingold-rattle-wiener-staatsoper-may-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/9416-rheingold_michael_pohn_resized.jpg300424Richard Paul Fink (Alberich)Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn2015-May-16, Staatsoper: Das Rheingoldhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/das-rheingold/16-may-2015/19-002015-05-162015-05-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-04-08UTC08:18:47+00:002015-04-02Nina Stemme makes a memorable role debut as Elektra in Vienna in a new production set in a coal-filled basement of a 1910 Viennese town house.Astonishing Elektra with Nina Stemme in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-elektra-nina-stemme-wiener-staatsoper-april-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAko Imamurahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/16328https://bachtrack.com/files/251-ako_imamura.jpegAtsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to finance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.https://bachtrack.com/files/8837-stemme_larsson.jpg620397Anna Larsson as Klyämnestra, Nina Stemme as ElektraWiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn2015-Mar-29, Staatsoper: Elektrahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/elektra/29-march-2015/19-002015-03-292015-04-16StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-06UTC14:27:06+00:002015-03-05Those who are able would be wise to scare up a ticket for Shicoff’s swansong – it would be a shame to miss an historic performance. La Juive: Neil Shicoff’s dramatic farewell to the Wiener Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-juive-shicoff-wiener-staatsoper-march-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/8475-la_juive_bezsmertna_shicoff_michael_pohn.jpg300397Olga Bezsmertna (Rachel) and Neil Shicoff (Eléazar)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2015-Feb-23, Staatsoper: La Juivehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/la-juive/23-february-2015/19-002015-02-232015-03-07StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764
Last night’s performance, the second after a serious casting face-lift held to that tradition, and was very well received despite its inherent flaws, thanks to some very fine singing.
2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2015-03-02UTC12:45:45+00:002015-02-27Last night’s performance, the second after a serious casting face-lift held to that tradition, and was very well received despite its inherent flaws, thanks to some very fine singing.Exciting singing rescues problematic Don Carlo at the Staatsoperen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-don-carlo-abbado-staatsoper-vienna-february-2015Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/8392-don_carlo_wiener_staatsoper_michael_pohn.jpg510306Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn2014-Sep-21, Staatsoper: Don Carloshttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/don-carlos/21-september-2014/18-302014-09-212015-03-01StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
Khovanshchina offers ample opportunity for massive, haunting and grandiose vocal display, beautifully realized by a remarkable cast led by Ain Anger, Elena Maximova and Ferruccio Furlanetto.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-11-20UTC10:28:29+00:002014-11-20Khovanshchina offers ample opportunity for massive, haunting and grandiose vocal display, beautifully realized by a remarkable cast led by Ain Anger, Elena Maximova and Ferruccio Furlanetto.Khovanshchina at the Staatsoper: A musical feast, but a directorial debacleen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-khovanshchina-furlanetto-maximova-bychkov-vienna-november-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/7356-khovanshchina_elena_maximova_resized_michael_pohn.jpg510359Elena Maximova (Marfa)Michael Pöhn | Wiener Staatsoper2014-Nov-15, Staatsoper: Khovanshchinahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/khovanshchina/15-november-2014/19-002014-11-152014-11-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
Patricia Petibon manages to portray an absolutely charming Manon. She spans the space between innocence and worldliness and remains consistently energetic and delightful.
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-09-19UTC09:03:09+00:002014-09-19Patricia Petibon manages to portray an absolutely charming Manon. She spans the space between innocence and worldliness and remains consistently energetic and delightful. Petibon debuts as Massenet's Manon at the "Haus am Ring"en_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-manon-petibon-wiener-staatsoper-september-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/6604-petibon_manon_wiener_michael_pohn.jpg300424Patricia Petibon (Manon)Michael Pöhn2014-Sep-17, Staatsoper: Manonhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/manon/17-september-2014/19-002014-09-172014-09-24StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280763
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-12-22UTC14:08:38+00:002014-07-02Janáček turned, after a life of much unrest and complexity, to a theme of apparent simplicity shrouding much more complex issues: a fairy tale.A fairy tale finale: Otto Schenk's The Cunning Little Vixen in Viennaen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vixen-reiss-finley-vienna-june-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngChanda VanderHarthttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/11169https://bachtrack.com/files/40586-chanda-vanderhart.jpgChanda is a pianist, vocal coach, recording artist, accompanist, eBook creator, masterclass organizer, teacher and PhD candidate who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and all her many crazy projects, click here.https://bachtrack.com/files/5860-vienna_vixen_forester_pohn.jpg510357Chen Reiss (Vixen) and Gerald Finley (Forester)Michael Pöhn2014-Jun-18, Staatsoper: The Cunning Little Vixenhttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/staatsoper/the-cunning-little-vixen/18-june-2014/19-002014-06-182014-06-30StaatsoperViennaViennaAustria101048.203318097930416.36919975280764