Freuden- und Todestänze: Elektra bei den Salzburger Festspielen

By Alexandra Richter, 30 August 2021

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“Stundytė ist eine Ausnahmesängerin, die über eine düstere, gar einschüchternde Präsenz verfügt”

Reviewed at Felsenreitschule, Salzburg on 28 August 2021

Strauss R., Elektra

Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor

Krzysztof Warlikowski, Director

Małgorzata Szczęśniak, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Felice Ross, Lighting Designer

Kamil Polak, Video

Aušrinė Stundytė, Elektra

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Klytaemnestra

Asmik Grigorian, Chrysothemis

Christopher Maltman, Orest

Michael Laurenz, Aegisth

Jens Larsen, Old Servant

Peter Kellner, Orest's Tutor

Evgenia Asanova, Confidante

Verity Wingate, Trainbearer

Matthäus Schmidlechner, Young Servant

Sinéad Campbell Wallace, Overseer

Monika Bohinec, Maid 1

Noa Beinart, Maid 2

Deniz Uzun, Maid 3

Regine Hangler, Maid 4

Natalia Tanasii, Maid 5

Claude Bardouil, Choreography

Christian Longchamp

Huw Rhys James, Choirmaster / chorus director

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna Philharmonic

Krzysztof Warlikowski’s spellbinding double bill a success in Naples

Lorenzo Fiorito, 24th May

Strong performances from Elīna Garanča, Barbara Hannigan and John Relyea plus innovative stage direction make for a standout production.

*****

Sulimsky and Grigorian grip Salzburg as the murderous Macbeths

Mark Pullinger, 6th August

Krzysztof Warlikowski’s ghoulish production has the Macbeths’ killing spree spring from their infertility.

****1

Warlikowski’s prison: From the House of the Dead in Rome

Alissa Balocco, 23rd May

The Polish director comes to Italy for the first time to direct Janáček's last opera, with the young Belarusian Dmitry Matvienko conducting.

***11

Beauty and courage in Tristan und Isolde in Munich

Ako Imamura, 10th April

Bayrischer Staatsoper’s revival of Warlikowski’s static production of Tristan und Isolde featured a sensational role debut of Elena Pankratova as Isolde.

****1

Shock and awe in Paris with Bernstein's A Quiet Place

David Karlin, 9th March

In the expert hands of both director Warlikowski and conductor Kent Nagano, the sequel to Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti proves to be even darker and more dramatic.

*****

Black Swan: Barbara Hannigan returns in Warlikowski's Lulu

Kevin W Ng, 18th November

Barbara Hannigan is better than ever in Krzysztof Warlikowski's iconic Lulu at La Monnaie – an historic event.

*****

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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.