Im szenischen Nichts ertrunken: Rusalka am Theater an der Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 27 September 2019

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“neue Ansätze der Regisseurin beschränken sich leider hauptsächlich auf billige Effekthascherei”

Reviewed at Theater an der Wien, Vienna on 26 September 2019

Dvořák, Rusalka

MusikTheater an der Wien

David Afkham, Conductor

Amélie Niermeyer, Director

Christian Schmidt, Set Designer

Kirsten Dephoff, Costume Designer

Maria Bengtsson, Rusalka

Ladislav Elgr, Prince

Günther Groissböck, Vodník, the water goblin

Natascha Petrinsky, Ježibaba, the Witch

Kate Aldrich, Foreign Princess

Markus Butter, Gamekeeper

Juliette Mars, Kitchen Boy

Johannes Bamberger, The Hunter

Ilona Revolskaya, First Wood Sprite

Mirella Hagen, Second Wood Sprite

Tatiana Kuryatnikova, Third Wood Sprite

Reinhard Traub, Lighting Designer

Jan Speckenbach, Video

Thomas Wilhelm, Choreography

Rainer Karlitschek, Dramaturgy

Erwin Ortner, Leader

Arnold Schoenberg Choir

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.