Ein Sachs ohnegleichen: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Dresden

Georg Zeppenfeld (Hans Sachs) und Julia Kleiter (Eva)

Daniel Behle (David) und Christa Mayer (Magdalene)

Tomislav Mužek (Walther von Stolzing)

Adrian Eröd (Sixtus Beckmesser) und Georg Zeppenfeld (Hans Sachs)

Adrian Eröd (Sixtus Beckmesser)

Julia Kleiter (Eva) und Tomislav Mužek (Walther von Stolzing)

Georg Zeppenfeld (Hans Sachs)

By Alexandra Richter, 10 May 2023

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“Zeppenfeld hat den liedhaften, erzählerischen Duktus, welchen Sachs verlangt, vollends vereinnahmt”

Reviewed at Semperoper, Dresden on 7 May 2023

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Semperoper Dresden

Christian Thielemann, Conductor

Jens-Daniel Herzog, Director

Mathis Neidhardt, Set Designer

Sibylle Gädeke, Costume Designer

Fabio Antoci, Lighting Designer

Staatskapelle Dresden

Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden

Johann Casimir Eule, Dramaturgy

Hans-Peter Frings, Dramaturgy

Georg Zeppenfeld, Hans Sachs

Tomislav Mužek, Walther von Stolzing

Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Veit Pogner

Julia Kleiter, Eva

Adrian Eröd, Sixtus Beckmesser

Daniel Behle, David

Christa Mayer, Magdalena

Tilmann Rönnebeck, Hans Schwarz

Gerald Hupach, Ulrich Eisslinger

Simeon Esper, Augustin Moser

Martin-Jan Nijhof, Hans Foltz

Markus Marquardt, Fritz Kothner

Aaron Pegram, Balthasar Zorn

Sebastian Wartig, Konrad Nachtigall

Joseph Dennis, Kunz Vogelgesang

Rupert Grössinger, Hermann Ortel

Ramses Sigl, Choreography

Thielemann bids farewell to Dresden with an excellent new FroSch

Ako Imamura, 27th March

David Bösch directs a creative and thoughtful new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Semperoper in Christian Thielemann's final opera as Principal Conductor.

*****

Detlev Glanert's Die Jüdin von Toledo premieres at the Semperoper

Zenaida des Aubris, 10th February

Robert Carsen stages the world premiere production of Glanert's opera, based Franz Grillparzer's 1851 play, in stringent, minimalist style.

*****

Moving singing, but missed opportunities in Dresden’s new Aida

Zoltán Szabó, 17th March

Katharina Thalbach offers a traditional staging at the Semperoper, with fine vocal performances led by Krassimira Stoyanova, Francesco Meli and Oksana Volkova.

***11

Peter Konwitschny returns to the Semperoper with Les Huguenots

Laura Servidei, 29th June

John Osborn leads a very successful premiere of Peter Konwitschny's new production of Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots in Dresden

****1

Nabucco marks a successful debut of Saioa Hernández as Abigaille

Laura Servidei, 25th May

Saioa Hernández leads a solid cast in Dresden in a somewhat disappointing new production by David Bösch.

***11

Folk rhythms and changing times in Dresden's Bartered Bride

John Johnston, 25th April

What brought real distinction and authenticity to the evening, as so often in this house, was the outstanding playing of the Staatskapelle conducted by Tomaš Netopil. From the start of the overture with its rapidly scurrying fugato for strings and pointed phrasing from the woodwind one felt the true sense of Smetana’s Czech inflected rhythms and harmonies

***11

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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.