A funny, original take on The Merry Widow

Par Laura Servidei, 23 janvier 2017

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Critique faite à Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, le 21 janvier 2017

Lehár, Die Lustige Witwe (La Veuve joyeuse)

Royal Swedish Opera

Joakim Unander, Direction

Ole Anders Tandberg, Mise en scène

Erlend Birkeland, Décors

Maria Geber, Costumes

Elin Rombo, Hanna Glawari (ou Missia Palmieri)

Marianne Hellgren Staykov, Valencienne (ou Nadia)

Jeremy Carpenter, Comte Danilo Danilovitch (ou Prince Danilo)

Henrik Dorsin, Baron Mirko Zeta (ou Baron Popoff dans l'adaptation française)

Klas Hedlund, Camille de Rosillon (ou Camille de Coutançon)

Joel Annmo, Vicomte Cascada (ou Lérida)

Royal Swedish Opera Chorus

Royal Swedish Orchestra

Stemme leads an explosive Jenůfa at Royal Swedish Opera

David Karlin, 25th October

Janáček’s drama of infanticide is delivered at full power by Nina Stemme and Agneta Eichenholz in Annilese Miskimmon’s well-crafted production. The orchestra, however, are just too loud.

****1

Löftet: eindringliche Oper über den Holocaust in Stockholm

Michael Klier, 27th January

Löftet verdient mit dieser Botschaft, seinen bezaubernden Arien und großartig mitreißender Musik ein internationales Publikum.

****1

Overpowering Candide at Royal Swedish Opera

David Karlin, 25th October

Ole Anders Tandberg's edgy take on Bernstein's satirical operetta is lifted by some good performances but marred by an overpowering orchestra.

***11

Tosca mit Sicherheitsabstand in Stockholm

Isabella Steppan, 7th May

Nicht szenisch, aber auch nicht wirklich konzertant und mit durchwachsenen gesanglichen Leistungen wurde Puccinis Tosca an der Royal Swedish Opera gegeben.

**111

A dark, brutal Don Giovanni in Stockholm

Laura Servidei, 28th March

The Royal Swedish Opera revives Tandberg’s 2014 production with a solid cast of Swedish singers.

***11

Swedish première of Szymanowski’s King Roger in Stockholm

Laura Servidei, 19th March

Elin Rombo shines in a co-production of King Roger with the Royal Swedish Opera and Teatr Wielki, in Warsaw

***11

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Laura Servidei

Mathematician, science nerd, translator of popular science books, obsessed opera fan since the teen years. Day job: business analyst in a software house developing systems for the financial industry. Amateur choral singer. Main musical interests: baroque music and Italian opera. Originally from Italy, currently based in Sweden. I make a mean eggplant parmesan.

A funny, original take on The Merry Widow at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm