Trauma, Trophäe, Triumph: Salome an der Wiener Staatsoper

Jana Radda (Die kleine Salome) und Camilla Nylund (Salome)

Michaela Schuster (Herodias) und Gerhard Siegel (Herodes)

Iain Paterson (Jochanaan)

Alexandre Cardoso da Silva (Henker) und Camilla Nylund (Salome)

By Snapdragon, 17 June 2024

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“Camilla Nylund zeigt ekstatische, durch die Orchesterwogen schneidende Spitzentöne”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 13 June 2024

Strauss R., Salome

Vienna State Opera

Philippe Jordan, Conductor

Cyril Teste, Director

Valérie Grall, Set Designer

Marie La Rocca, Costume Designer

Julien Boizard, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Mehdi Toutain-Lopez, Video

Camilla Nylund, Salome

Michaela Schuster, Herodias

Gerhard Siegel, Herodes

Daniel Jenz, Narraboth

Iain Paterson, Jochanaan

Patricia Nolz, Herodias' Page

Norbert Ernst, 1st Jew

Ted Black, 2nd Jew

Carlos Osuna, 3rd Jew

Lukas Schmidt, 4th Jew

Evgeny Solodovnikov, 5th Jew

Clemens Unterreiner, 1st Nazarene

Attila Mókus, 2nd Nazarene

Wolfgang Bankl, 1st Soldier

Stephano Park, 2nd Soldier

Magdalena Chowaniec, Choreography

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

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

Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna

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

Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna

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

An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

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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Snapdragon

Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.