Première of a jarring spectacular on ice

By Norman Schwarze, 05 February 2016

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Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 3 February 2016

Srnka, South Pole

Bavarian State Opera

Kirill Petrenko, Conductor

Hans Neuenfels, Director, Set Designer

Katrin Connan, Set Designer

Andrea Schmidt-Futterer, Costume Designer

Tara Erraught, Kathleen Scott

Rolando Villazón, Robert Scott

Thomas Hampson, Roald Amundsen

Mojca Erdmann, Landlady

Matthew Grills, Edgar Evans

Dean Power, Lawrence Oates

Kevin Conners, Edward "Uncle Bill" Wilson

Christian Rieger, Helmer Hanssen

John Carpenter, Oscar Wisting

Joshua Owen Mills, Henry "Birdie" Bowers

Tim Kuypers, Hjalmar Johansen

Sean Michael Plumb, Olav Bjaaland

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Even without a gingerbread house, there’s enough wickedness in Richard Jones’ staging of Humperdinck’s opera for sweet tooths to savour.

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Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.

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Everlasting Everding: another beautiful Munich Zauberflöte revival

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August Everding’s Magic Flute is revived in Munich with a solid cast for the enjoyment of all ages.

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Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.

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Evgeny Titov's new production is heavy on the jokes and light in substance, but delights anyway thanks to its high-class cast.

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Expect sequins and swinging chandeliers in the Australian director's new Fledermaus at the Bayerische Staatsoper.

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Norman Schwarze

Norman ist Münchner, absoluter Reisefanatiker, Blogger und Opernliebhaber seit frühester Kindheit. Besonders begeistert er sich für progressive Inszenierungen und Stücke des 21. Jahrhunderts. Nach seinem Studium der Allgemeinen Sprachwissenschaften orientierte er sich neu und arbeitet nun als Produktmanager im Börsenumfeld. Das ist sein Blog: www.annees-de-pelerinage.com

South Pole at Bavarian State Opera: Première of a jarring spectacular on ice