Erqui(e)cklich: Animal Farm an der Wiener Staatsoper

Wolfgang Bankl (Napoleon)

Animal Farm

Holly Flack (Mollie), Isabel Signoret (Muriel) und Gennady Bezzubenkov (Old Major)

Clemens Unterreiner (Mr. Pilkington) und Holly Flack (Mollie)

Michael Gniffke (Snowball)

Stefan Astakhov (Boxer), Margaret Plummer (Clover), Isabel Signoret (Muriel) und Karl Laquit

By Norman Schwarze, 04 March 2024

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“egal ob man nach Russland oder in die USA schaut... Parallelen gibt es damals wie heute”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 2 March 2024

Raskatov, Animal Farm

Vienna State Opera

Alexander Soddy, Conductor

Damiano Michieletto, Director

Paolo Fantin, Set Designer

Klaus Bruns, Costume Designer

Alessandro Carletti, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Wout van Tongeren, Dramaturgy

Luc Joosten, Dramaturgy

Gennady Bezzubenkov, Old Major

Wolfgang Bankl, Napoleon

Michael Gniffke, Snowball

Andrei Popov, Squealer

Stefan Astakhov, Boxer

Karl Laquit, Benjamin

Artem Krutko, Minimus

Margaret Plummer, Clover

Elena Vassilieva, Blacky

Holly Flack, Mollie

Daniel Jenz, Mr Jones

Aurora Marthens, Mrs Jones

Clemens Unterreiner, Mr Pilkington

Thomas Wilhelm, Choreography

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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

Erqui(e)cklich: Alexander Raskatovs Animal Farm an der Wiener Staatsoper