Herrschermoral am Tiefpunkt: L'incoronazione di Poppea in Berlin

Jochen Kowalski (Nutrice) und Katharina Kammerloher (Ottavia)

L'incoronazione di Poppea

Anna Prohaska (Poppea)

L'incoronazione di Poppea

By Christoph Wurzel, 29 November 2022

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“Slávka Zámečníková ist als Poppea umwerfend”

Reviewed at Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin on 26 November 2022

Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308

Staatsoper Berlin

Jean-Christophe Spinosi, Conductor

Eva-Maria Höckmayr, Director

Jens Kilian, Set Designer

Julia Rösler, Costume Designer

Olaf Freese, Lighting Designer

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Irene Selka, Lighting Designer

Carlo Vistoli, Nerone

Slávka Zámečníková, Poppea

Grigory Shkarupa, Seneca

Natalia Skrycka, Ottavia

Bejun Mehta, Ottone

Liubov Medvedeva, Amore, Valletto

Thomas Walker, Arnalta

Adam Kutny, Lucano, Liberto

Evelin Novak, Drusilla

Jochen Kowalski, Nutrice

Victoria Randem, La Fortuna, Damigella

Benjamin Chamandy, Tribuno

Johan Krogius, Console, Soldato 1

Florian Hoffmann, Soldato 2

Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo

Mark Pullinger, 29th March

At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Rafael R Villalobos addresses the problems he perceives with Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, although the musical performances – led by Anna Netrebko – compensate.

***11

Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier

Mark Pullinger, 28th March

Patricia Nolz makes an outstanding role debut as Christian Thielemann conducts a thrusting Rosenkavalier to open the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage.

*****

Love is in the hare: a new Cunning Little Vixen opens in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 28th February

The Staatsoper's new production of Janáček's opera buzzes with life thanks to Sir Simon Rattle's conducting and an excellent cast led by Vera-Lotte Boecker and Magdalena Kožená.

****1

Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz premieres at Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Elena Luporini, 14th January

On a snowy January evening, the premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s new opera Das kalte Herz fails to warm up the Berlin public.

**111

Happy 100th birthday, Wozzeck! Thielemann leads Berlin revival

Elena Luporini, 14th December

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden celebrates the 100th birthday of Alban Berg's masterpiece with a stellar cast in Andrea Breth’s revived production.

***11

Low on laughs: Die schweigsame Frau in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 19th July

Newly General Music Director Christian Thielemann and Jan Philipp Gloger bring Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau to the Staatsoper Berlin for the first time, but la commedia is hardly stupenda.

**111

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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.

Herrschermoral am Tiefpunkt: L'incoronazione di Poppea an der Staatsoper unter den Linden