Ton, Kamera, wenig Action: Falstaff bei den Salzburger Festspielen

Falstaff

Elena Stikhina, Giulia Semenzato, Cecilia Molinari und Tanja Ariane Baumgartner

Gerald Finley (Sir John Falstaff) und Elena Stikhina (Mrs. Alice Ford)

Marc Bodnar (Orson W.) und Gerald Finley (Sir John Falstaff)

Falstaff

By Isabella Steppan, 17 August 2023

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“der Abend wurde immerhin musikalisch zu einem positiven Erlebnis”

Reviewed at Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg on 16 August 2023

Verdi, Falstaff (new production)

Ingo Metzmacher, Conductor

Christoph Marthaler, Director

Anna Viebrock, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Sebastian Alphons, Lighting Designer

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Vienna Philharmonic

Malte Ubenauf, Dramaturgy

Gerald Finley, Sir John Falstaff

Elena Stikhina, Alice Ford

Sir Simon Keenlyside, Ford

Bogdan Volkov, Fenton

Giulia Semenzato, Nannetta

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Mistress Quickly

Cecilia Molinari, Meg Page

Michael Colvin, Bardolfo (Bardolph)

Jens Larsen, Pistola (Pistol)

Thomas Ebenstein, Dr Caius

Marc Bodnar, Actor

Liliana Benini, Actor

Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.