Schrekers Schmied von Gent: burlesker Opernschwank in bunten Bildern

Der Schmied von Gent

Joachim Goltz (Smee)

Der Schmied von Gent

Joachim Goltz (Smee) und Sung Ha (Herzog Alba)

By Christoph Wurzel, 20 March 2025

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“so skurril wie die Handlung ist auch die Musik, die das Orchester farbenfroh zum Klingen bringt”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater: Opernhaus, Mannheim on 16 March 2025

Schreker, Der Schmied von Gent

Nationaltheater Mannheim

Jānis Liepiņš, Conductor

Ersan Mondtag, Director, Set Designer

Josa Marx, Costume Designer

Mannheimer Philharmoniker

Opernchor des Nationaltheaters Mannheim

Joachim Goltz, Smee

Julia Faylenbogen, His wife

Seunghee Kho, Astarte

Christopher Diffey, Slimbroek

Raphael Wittmer, Flipke

Uwe Eikötter, The executioner

Sung Ha, Duke of Alba

Ilya Lapich, St Joseph as a citizen in a poor outfit

Yaara Attias, His wife Mary with child

Bartosz Urbanowicz, St Peter

The early flowering of opera: a fragrant L’Orfeo at Schwetzingen

Mengguang Huang, 3rd May

Markus Bothe’s Botticelli-inspired production fuses tableau vivant aesthetics with Jörg Halubek’s surgical musical precision, offering a peerless, vivid tribute to the fragrant dawn of opera.

****1

An unforgettable Good Friday Parsifal in Mannheim

Ako Imamura, 30th March

The 1957 production of Parsifal, with its traditional staging and dreamy imageries, was a perfect backdrop to showcase Wagner's celebration of stage play with music on Good Friday.

*****

“Auf nach Mahagonny" in Mannheim!

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 30th December

A modern Mahagonny rises and falls in Mannheim, brought to life by a great cast of singer-actors and a conductor (Benjamin Reiners) and orchestra who celebrate Weill's catchy score.

****1

Polished Mahagonny: Weill and Brecht's satire remains as relevant as ever

Matthew Rye, 1st July

Nationaltheater Mannheim's new production of Brecht and Weill's collaboration is a true company achievement and a thrilling evening of music and theatre.

****1

Electric Elektra in Mannheim

Matthew Rye, 13th May

A classic production of Strauss' searing operatic depiction of the House of Atreus is revived with a particularly accomplished cast and musical direction.

*****

Der Golem: ecstatic première in Mannheim

Stephan Eckel, 16th April

The première of Bernhard Langs *Der Golem* leads through a frenzied night of occult stories.

****1

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Christoph Wurzel

Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.

Burlesker Opernschwank in bunten Bildern: Franz Schrekers Schmied von Gent in Mannheim