Koks und Nutten: Le nozze di Figaro an der Bayrischen Staatsoper

Golda Schultz (Gräfin Almaviva) und Konstantin Krimmel (Figaro)

Peter Mattei (Graf Almaviva) und Louise Alder (Susanna)

Le nozze di Figaro

Konstantin Krimmel (Figaro), Louise Alder (Susanna) und Peter Mattei (Graf Almaviva)

Le nozze di Figaro

By Phillip Richter, 21 January 2025

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“die Maxime des Regisseurs scheint: alles kann ein Phallussymbol sein, wenn man sich nur Mühe gibt”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 19 January 2025

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Bavarian State Opera

Susanna Mälkki, Conductor

Evgeny Titov, Director

Annemarie Woods, Set Designer, Costume Designer

DM Wood, Lighting Designer

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Katja Leclerc, Dramaturgy

Janine Ortiz, Dramaturgy

Golda Schultz, Countess Almaviva

Malin Byström, Countess Almaviva

Louise Alder, Susanna

Angela Brower, Cherubino

Peter Mattei, Count Almaviva

Konstantin Krimmel, Figaro

Eirin Rognerud, Barbarina

Ekaterine Buachidze, First Bridesmaid

Seonwoo Lee, Second Bridesmaid

Dorothea Röschmann, Marcellina

Tansel Akzeybek, Don Basilio

Kevin Conners, Don Curzio

Martin Snell, Antonio

Sir Willard White, Doctor Bartolo

Christoph Heil, Choirmaster / chorus director

Jones’ wicked Hänsel und Gretel returns to the Bayerische Staatsoper

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

And they were the most divine gods: Das Rheingold in Munich

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

Orsolya Gyárfás, 17th July

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

Zenaida des Aubris, 23rd December

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

****1

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Phillip Richter

Phillip fokussiert sich auf die Klassiker der Konzert- und Opernwerke aus dem deutschsprachigen Raum: Wagner, Beethoven, Strauss, Bruckner, Mozart und Schubert sind seine Obsession. Neben Live-Erfahrungen im Konzerthaus schätzt und sammelt er Musik-Einspielungen auch ganz klassisch auf CD.