Welch Traumwahndeuterei! Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Frankfurt

Michael Nagy (Sixtus Beckmesser) und die Meister

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Magdalena Hinterdobler (Eva) und Nicholas Brownlee (Hans Sachs)

Nicholas Brownlee (Hans Sachs) und Magdalena Hinterdobler (Eva) sowie die Meister und Ensemble

Nicholas Brownlee (Hans Sachs) mit den Lehrbuben sowie den Meistern

Michael Nagy (Sixtus Beckmesser) und Nicholas Brownlee (Hans Sachs)

By Alexandra Richter, 06 December 2022

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“ein akustische Sommernachtstraum”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 3 December 2022

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Oper Frankfurt

Sebastian Weigle, Conductor

Johannes Erath, Director

Kaspar Glarner, Set Designer

Herbert Murauer, Costume Designer

Joachim Klein, Lighting Designer

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Bibi Abel, Video

Zsolt Horpácsy, Dramaturgy

Nicholas Brownlee, Hans Sachs

AJ Glueckert, Walther von Stolzing

Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Veit Pogner

Magdalena Hinterdobler, Eva

Michael Nagy, Sixtus Beckmesser

Michael Porter, David

Thomas Faulkner, Fritz Kothner

Franz Mayer, Nightwatchman

Claudia Mahnke, Magdalena

Tilman Michael, Choirmaster / chorus director

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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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.

Welch Traumwahndeuterei! Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg an der Oper Frankfurt