Ein Griff in die Trickkiste

By Larissa Schütz, 22 September 2014

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“diese Inszenierung hält noch die ein oder andere Überraschung bereit”

Reviewed at Salzburger Landestheater, Salzburg on 20 September 2014

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Director

Laura Nicorescu, Pamina

Christina Rümann, Queen of the Night

Kristofer Lundin, Tamino

Simon Schnorr, Papageno

Alexey Birkus, Sarastro

Emalie Savoy, First Lady

Ines Reinhardt, First Lady

Ayşe Şenogul, Papagena

Julia Stein, Second Lady

Tamara Gura, Third Lady

Franz Supper, First Armoured Man, Monostatos

Ugur Okay, First Priest, The Speaker (Der Sprecher), Second Armoured Man

Rudolf Pscheidl, Second Priest

Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 1st March

John Williams put butts in seats with the New York debut of his Piano Concerto, but the NY Phil's first performances of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Symphony no. 5 stole the show.

****1

Mirga and the Philhar': impressive Shostakovich in Paris

David Karlin, 14th November

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France impress mightily under the baton of their new Principal Guest Conductor. Gidon Kremer disappoints in Weinberg.

****1

White Nights and historic firsts: Gražinytė-Tyla and the Vienna Phil

Chanda VanderHart, 6th May

For the first time in its 165-year subscription series, a female conductor leads a Vienna Philharmonic subscription concert.

****1

Yearning and longing: Gražinytė-Tyla and Blechacz at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 20th January

Rafał Blechacz returned to the Concertgebouw to perform Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

***11

Powerful Bruckner and uneven Haydn from Gražinytė-Tyla in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 20th October

After a five-year absence, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra for a rare performance of Anton Bruckner's commanding Sixth Symphony.

***11

From Tchaikovsky to Weinberg with Montero and Gražinytė-Tyla

Alissa Balocco, 11th May

The pianist enchants with her Tchaikovsky, while the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia tackles an unfamiliar Weinberg symphony.

***11

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Larissa Schütz

Larissa Schütz lebt und studiert Musikwissenschaft in der Mozartstadt Salzburg. Neben der Oper des 18. Jahrhunderts schlägt ihr Herz aber auch für das Musikdrama Wagners und dessen Zeit. Wenn sie nicht gerade im Konzertsaal sitzt, moderiert sie eine Musiksendung bei einem Salzburger Radiosender.

Ein Griff in die Trickkiste: Mozarts Zauberflöte am Salzburger Landestheater