So machen es alle - oder doch nicht?

By Daniel Url, 01 August 2016

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Reviewed at Felsenreitschule, Salzburg on 29 July 2016

Mozart, Così fan tutte

Ottavio Dantone, Conductor

Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director

Mark Bouman, Costume Designer

Martina Janková, Despina

Julia Kleiter, Fiordiligi

Angela Brower, Dorabella

Mauro Peter, Ferrando

Michael Volle, Don Alfonso

Alessio Arduini, Guglielmo

Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Angelika Prokopp Summer Academy of the Vienna Philharmonic

Ernst Raffelsberger, Choirmaster / chorus director

Friedrich Rom, Lighting Designer

Lise auf Naxos: Davidsen makes a triumphant return to Ariadne

Mark Pullinger, 28th January

Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to Sven-Eric Bechtolf's lean but polished production with an outstanding cast, outstandingly conducted.

****1

Sparkling new L'elisir d'amore from Latvian National Opera

Dominic Lowe, 23rd May

The leafy parks and cobbled streets of Riga’s old town are far removed from the intense heat of the little village in the Basque Country in which Donizetti set his L'elisir d'amore, but a new production at the Latvian National Opera captures much of the spirit of the work, adroitly balancing comedy with the joys and pain of love.

****1

Jessica Pratt sparkles in Strehler’s iconic Entführung at La Scala

Laura Servidei, 25th February

Young conductor Thomas Guggeis makes a rousing debut at La Scala leading a great cast in one of the greatest productions of the 20th century.

*****

Welser-Möst begins his Ring farewell with a rousing Rheingold

George Jahn, 21st June

Sven-Erich Bechtolf's staging of Wagner's Ring returns with Franz Welser-Möst at the helm for the final time, having recently announced his retirement of the cycle from his repertoire.

****1

Sir Bryn Terfel stars as Sir John Falstaff in a lively Zurich revival

Laura Servidei, 5th July

The Opernhaus Zürich revives Sven-Eric Bechtolf's 2011 production of Verdi’s last masterpiece with a solid supporting cast.

***11

Science goes screwball in Maggio Musicale's new Così fan tutte

Elena Luporini, 30th August

Sven-Eric Bechtolf's staging holds a balance between philosophy and humour, but Adam Fischer's vivacious conducting is the real star of the evening.

****1

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Daniel Url

Daniel Url hat Musik- & Tanzwissenschaft in Salzburg und Trondheim (Norwegen) studiert. Sein Hauptinteresse gilt der Oper (besonders Wagner und Strauss) und Gesang im Allgemeinen, aber auch großen sinfonischen Werken. Auf der Suche nach der perfekten Opernaufführung durchstreift er regelmäßig die großen Opernhäuser des gesamten deutschsprachigen Raums.

So machen es alle - oder doch nicht? Così bei den Salzburger Festspielen