Kein bisschen verstaubt: Monteverdis Ulisse an der Wiener Staatsoper

Georg Nigl (Ulisse)

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Kate Lindsey (Penelope)

Georg Nigl (Ulisse), Andrea Mastroni und Kate Lindsey (Penelope)

Kate Lindsey (Penelope) und Georg Nigl (Ulisse)

Isabel Signoret (Minerva), Georg Nigl (Ulisse) und Anna Bondarenko (Giunone)

By Norman Schwarze, 06 April 2023

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“Georg Nigls Odysseus brilliert mit dem gesamten Facettenreichtum der Menschlichkeit”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 4 April 2023

Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325

Vienna State Opera

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

Jossi Wieler, Director

Anna Viebrock, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Concentus Musicus Wien

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Sergio Morabito, Director

Torsten Köpf, Ko-Bühnenbildner

Tobias Dusche, Video

Georg Nigl, Ulisse

Kate Lindsey, Penelope

Josh Lovell, Telemaco

Jörg Schneider, L'umana fragilità, Iro

Helene Schneiderman, L'umana fragilità, Ericlea

Hiroshi Amako, Eurimaco, Anfinomo

Andrea Mastroni, Tempo, Neptuno, Antinoo

Isabel Signoret, Minerva

Katleho Mokhoabane, Pisandro

Alma Neuhaus, Amor

Anna Bondarenko, Giunone

Miriam Kutrowatz, La Fortuna

Daria Sushkova, Melanto

Robert Bartneck, Eumete

Daniel Jenz, Giove

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Marco Armiliato’s conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper’s latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

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Laura Servidei, 14th March

Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal.

****1

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Chanda VanderHart, 12th March

The creative team behind the new Staatsoper Clemenza is unwilling to trust that Mozart’s opera is interesting enough to stand on its own.

***11

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Orsolya Gyárfás, 23rd January

A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.

**111

A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna

Laura Servidei, 21st December

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production.

***11

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Norman Schwarze

Norman ist Münchner, absoluter Reisefanatiker, Blogger und Opernliebhaber seit frühester Kindheit. Besonders begeistert er sich für progressive Inszenierungen und Stücke des 21. Jahrhunderts. Nach seinem Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaften orientierte er sich neu und arbeitet nun als Produktmanager im Börsenumfeld. Das ist sein Blog: www.annees-de-pelerinage.com

Kein bisschen verstaubt: Monteverdis Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria an der Wiener Staatsoper