Es ist Großartiges geschehen: Salome am Theater an der Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 19 January 2020

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“Marlis Petersen... sucht auf der Bühne immer gnadenlos die Extreme”

Reviewed at Theater an der Wien, Vienna on 18 January 2020

Strauss R., Salome

MusikTheater an der Wien

Leo Hussain, Conductor

Nikolaus Habjan, Director

Julius Semmelmann, Set Designer

Cedric Mpaka, Costume Designer

Marlis Petersen, Salome

Michaela Schuster, Herodias

John Daszak, Herodes

Johan Reuter, Jochanaan

Martin Mitterrutzner, Narraboth

Kristján Jóhannesson, 1st Nazarene, Cappadocian

Dumitru Mădăraşăn, 1st Soldier, 5th Jew

Ivan Zinoviev, 2nd Soldier

Paul Schweinester, 1st Jew

Johannes Bamberger, 2nd Jew

Quentin Desgeorges, 3rd Jew

Andrew Owens, 4th Jew

Tatiana Kuryatnikova, Herodias' Page

Paul Grilj, Lighting Designer

Olaf Schmitt, Dramaturgy

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Stefan Herheim’s bold Fledermaus at MusikTheater an der Wien

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****1

Miroslav Srnka’s Voice Killer premieres at MusikTheater an der Wien

Chanda VanderHart, 16th June

At MusikTheater an der Wien, Miroslav Srnka’s new opera provess a deeply compelling, meticulously crafted work. It may not uplift, but it sears itself into the memory.

****1

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In a week where Vienna welcomes two new productions of Bellini's Norma, MusikTheater an der Wien sets a high bar with Vasily Barkhatov's staging.

****1

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What do you get for the composer who made – and also kind of broke – everything? Arnold Schoenberg’s well-documented phobia of the number 13 aside, he could not have asked for a superior tribute in his 150th anniversary year.

****1

Not quite a premiere, not quite a success: Salieri’s Kublai Khan

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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.