Farbenreiche Butterfly in Göteborg

By Katharina Hogrefe, 28 February 2016

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“jede Geste der Figuren, jeder Atemzug der Sänger erzählt vom unausweichlichen Leid unserer Heldin”

Reviewed at GöteborgsOperan, Gothenburg on 27 February 2016

Puccini, Madama Butterfly

Gothenburg Opera

Manlio Benzi, Conductor

Yoshi Oïda, Director

Tom Schenk, Set Designer

Thibault Vancraenenbroeck, Costume Designer

Karah Son, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Jung Nan Yoon, Cio-Cio-San (Madama Butterfly)

Katarina Giotas, Suzuki

Marcelo Puente, Pinkerton

Mats Persson, Sharpless

Ann-Kristin Jones, Kate Pinkerton

Jonas Olofsson, Goro

Mattias Ermedahl, Prince Yamadori

Jonas Landström, The Bonze

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****1

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David Karlin, 26th November

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*****

Göteborg Opera's gleaming new Siegfried, pandemic style

Katherine Syer, 28th March

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****1

Sculpture and 3.5 tonnes of clay in Zurich

Sarah Batschelet, 13th April

Members of the GöteborgsOperans dance company, along with members of choreographer Sidu Larbi Cherkaoui’s own Eastman ensemble, recently danced a joint venture of an extraordinary kind in Winterthur.

***11

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Notorious: world première in Gothenburg

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When one of the most sought-after sopranos of our time slips into the role of her most famous countrywoman, the foundations for an eventful evening of opera have already been laid. The Swedish world première Notorious, after Alfred Hitchcock's film of the same title, shows in an all-round successful production that contemporary opera can have a promising future.

*****

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Katharina Hogrefe

Katharina, originally coming from Graz, is currently studying towards a degree in Materials Chemistry in Göteborg. She has a great passion for classical music from Lieder to dramatic orchestral works. She particularly likes music by Bach, Brahms and Mahler.

Zusammenspiel von Ost und West: Madame Butterfly in der Göteborger Oper