Psychologisch auf den Grund gegangen

By Christoph Wurzel, 16 March 2016

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“vokale Glücksmomente voll lyrischer Innigkeit und einschmeichelnder Schönheit”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 13 March 2016

Puccini, Suor Angelica

Puccini, Il tabarro

Puccini, Suor Angelica

Puccini, Gianni Schicchi

Oper Frankfurt

Jakub Hrůša, Conductor

Claus Guth, Director

Christian Schmidt, Set Designer

Anna Sofie Tuma, Costume Designer

Željko Lučić, Michele, Gianni Schicchi

Elza van den Heever, Giorgetta, Suor Angelica

Vincent Wolfsteiner, Luigi

Claudia Mahnke, La Frugola

Hans-Jürgen Lazar, Tinca

Alfred Reiter, Talpa, Simone

Beau Gibson, Un venditore di canzonette (a song vendor), Gherardo

Suzanne Hendrix, La zia principessa, Zita

Judita Nagyová, La badessa

Louise Alder, Suor Genovieffa, Nella

Maria Bochmanova, Lauretta

Arthur Espiritu, Rinuccio

Franz Mayer, Betto di Signa

Corinna Tetzel, Revival Director

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt Opera Children's Choir

Women of the Frankfurt Opera Chorus

It's party time onstage: Carl Nielsen's Maskarade at Oper Frankfurt

Kevin W Ng, 20th November

Carl Nielsen's Maskarade makes a welcome rare appearance, with a great time had by everyone onstage and off.

***11

Christof Loy’s Lonely Hearts Club at Oper Frankfurt

Mark Pullinger, 26th March

This is no Liederabend with singers taking their turn to file up to the piano. It’s a fully staged drama in which baritone Vladislav Sulimsky’s character reflects on his past loves and losses.

*****

Indomitable: Billy Budd in Frankfurt

Matthew Rye, 25th May

Oper Frankfurt's revival of Richard Jones's production of Billy Budd with a homegrown cast is a devastating combination of powerful music and searing drama.

*****

Words or music? Collaboration or resistance? A new Capriccio in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 24th January

Camilla Nylund’s rich, ample voice bloomed in the glorious setting of the sonnet, cosseted by burnished horn playing, in Strauss' unsurpassed operatic farewell to the soprano voice.

****1

Iain Paterson's Dutchman drops anchor in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 20th May

Iain Paterson's house debut as the Holländer was sufficient reason to drop anchor in the Main for this revival of David Bösch's 2015 production.

***11

A dark and stunning new Rigoletto

Ako Imamura, 28th April

Oper Frankfurt's new production of Rigoletto focuses on the dark side of the tragedy with excellent singing from the two principals.

****1

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.

Claus Guths Frankfurter Trittico geht der Psychologie tief auf den Grund