Märchenhafte Desillusion. Brittens Sommernachtstraum im Oldenburgischen Staatstheater

By Waltraut Anna Kautz, 27 May 2016

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Reviewed at Staatstheater, Oldenburg on 24 May 2016

Britten, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Oldenburg State Theatre

Vito Cristófaro, Conductor

Tom Ryser, Director

Stefan Rieckhoff, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Valda Wilson, Helena

Alexandra Scherrmann, Tytania

Melanie Lang, Hermia

Yulia Sokolik, Hippolyta

Nicola Amodio, Flute

Philipp Kapeller, Lysander

Alexander Murashov, Snout

Daniel Moon, Demetrius

Aarne Pelkonen, Starveling

Tomasz Wija, Bottom

Ill-Hoon Choung, Quince

Henry Kiichli, Snug

Paul Brady, Theseus

Leandro Marziotte, Oberon

David Bennent, Puck

KlangHelden-Chor

Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

Herbert Janßen, Lighting Designer

Der in seiner Freiheit vergnügte Alcibiades in Schwetzingen

Christoph Wurzel, 14th December

Agostino Steffanis witzige Oper über Alcibiades, der nach allerlei amourösen Verwicklungen doch lieber ungebunden bleibt, hätte in der Heidelberger Produktion von der Regie her mehr Pepp vertragen. Doch die Musik ist ein pures Vergnügen.

***11

Cocasse mais inachevé Enlèvement au Sérail au Capitole

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 27th January

Pour le milieu de la saison lyrique, on retrouvait une nouvelle fois Tito Ceccherini à la tête de l’Orchestre du Capitole pour diriger l’Enlèvement au Sérail.

***11

A sorta fairy tale: Sleepers Awake premieres at Opera Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 22nd April

A new opera by Gregory Spears subverts the Sleeping Beauty trope, with middling results.

**111

Asmik Grigorian strengthens the Met’s revival of Eugene Onegin

Susan Stempleski, 20th April

The Lithuanian soprano’s riveting performance as the central character in Tchaikovsky’s operatic masterpiece lights up Deborah Warner’s mostly bland production.

****1

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

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