Schatten-Szenen zweier Ehen: magische Frau ohne Schatten in München

Die Frau ohne Schatten

By Michael Vieth, 31 July 2022

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“Nina Stemme als launische Färberin gab ein fantastisches Rollenportrait”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 28 July 2022

Strauss R., Die Frau ohne Schatten

Bavarian State Opera

Sebastian Weigle, Conductor

Krzysztof Warlikowski, Director

Małgorzata Szczęśniak, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Felice Ross, Lighting Designer

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Denis Guéguin, Video

Nina Stemme, Barak the Dyer's Wife

Camilla Nylund, Empress

Michaela Schuster, Nurse

Eric Cutler, Emperor

Michael Volle, Barak, the Dyer

Eliza Boom, The First Maid, The Guardian of the Threshold, Voices of Six Unborn Children

Mirjam Mesak, The Second Maid, The Voice of a Falcon, Voices of Six Unborn Children

Lindsay Ammann, The Third Maid, Voices of Six Unborn Children, A Voice From Above

Jessica Niles, Voices of Six Unborn Children

Daria Proszek, Voices of Six Unborn Children

Evan LeRoy Johnson, The Apparition of a Youth, The Hunchback, Barak's Brother

Christian Rieger, The One-Armed Man, Barak’s Brother

Tim Kuypers, The One-Eyed Man, Barak’s Brother

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Mark Pullinger, 6th December

Even without a gingerbread house, there’s enough wickedness in Richard Jones’ staging of Humperdinck’s opera for sweet tooths to savour.

****1

No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

Orsolya Gyárfás, 26th July

Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.

****1

Everlasting Everding: another beautiful Munich Zauberflöte revival

Laura Servidei, 4th January

August Everding’s Magic Flute is revived in Munich with a solid cast for the enjoyment of all ages.

***11

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Phillip Richter, 3rd November

Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.

*****

All play and no work: an exuberant Figaro in Munich

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Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast.

****1

Waltzing masks and masquerades in Kosky’s new Fledermaus

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Expect sequins and swinging chandeliers in the Australian director's new Fledermaus at the Bayerische Staatsoper.

****1

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Michael Vieth

Michael Vieth ist Physiker und hat viele Jahre in der Zentralen Forschung der Siemens AG in Erlangen und München an magnetischen Speichern und Sensoren gearbeitet. Auch von klassischer Musik magnetisiert, singt er seit seinem Studium in Göttingen in großen Kantoreien und Chorprojekten; eine besondere Vorliebe hat sich zu Motetten der Renaissance und der Moderne entwickelt. Daneben faszinieren ihn Auftritte und Programme kleiner Vokal-Ensembles.