The Linz Ring: Siegfried or Whither Wotan?

Par Brian Angus, 15 mai 2015

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Critique faite à Landestheater, Linz, le 14 mai 2015

Wagner, Siegfried

Dennis Russell Davies, Direction

Uwe Eric Laufenberg, Mise en scène

Antje Sternberg, Costumes

Gisbert Jäkel, Décors

Lars Cleveman, Siegfried

Matthäus Schmidlechner, Mime

Gerd Grochowski, Der Wanderer

Elena Nebera, Brünnhilde

Bernadett Fodor, Erda

Bjørn Waag, Alberich

Nikolai Galkin, Fafner

Gotho Griesmeier, Waldvogel (the woodbird)

Bruckner Orchester Linz

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Alexandra Richter, 16th September

Die Spielzeiteröffnung am Staatstheater Wiesbaden setzt Beaumarchais Komödien in den Fokus.

***11

Uwe Eric Laufenberg’s Bayreuth take on Parsifal

Zoltán Szabó, 30th July

Despite its enigmatic details, Bayreuth's Parsifal reaches a cathartic climax.

****1

Ein Repertoireabend mit Glanzlichtern: Elektra in Wien

Snapdragon, 19th October

Lise Lindstrom macht bei ihrem Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper nicht nur wortwörtlich eine gute Figur.

***11

Laufenberg’s Elektra a disappointment in Vienna

Jonathan Sutherland, 5th December

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.

***11

Nuevo Parsifal en Bayreuth

Juan José Freijo, 6th August

Precedida por una gran atención mediática, el templo wagneriano estrena producción de su obra más propia. Un propuesta en la que destacan las voces y que resulta superficial a pesar de sus ambiciones.

***11

Bayreuth welcomes a new Parsifal

Matthew Rye, 2nd August

Uwe Eric Laufenberg sets his new staging of Wagner's final opera among the persecuted Christians of the contemporary Middle East – but avoids preaching.

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Brian Angus

Brian is a lover of opera, and has enjoyed attending operas for over forty years. Brian has very catholic tastes; favourite classic composers are Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi, contemporary composers John Adams and Jake Heggie, and a curiosity about Stockhausen’s music. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his appreciation of the world of music and opera.