Undine und Iolanta: zwei russische Märchenopern in Wien

By Alexandra Richter, 24 February 2019

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“Mikhailenko wusste stimmlich durchaus zu berühren”

Reviewed at Theater an der Wien, Vienna on 22 February 2019

Tchaikovsky, Iolanta (Concert performance)

Tchaikovsky, Undina (Concert performance)

Helikon Opera

Vladimir Fedoseyev, Conductor

Elena Mikhailenko, Iolanta, Undina

Ivan Gyngazov, Vaudémont, Huldbrand

Aleksei Isaev, Robert

Alexey Tikhomirov, King René

Olga Tolkmit, Brigitta

Ksenia Vyaznikova, Laura, Bertha

Larisa Kostiuk, Martha

Ivan Volkov, Alméric

Guiorgui Ekimov, Bertrand

Grigory Soloviov, Ibn-Hakia, Goldmann

Evgeny Brazhnik, Conductor

Chorus of Helikon Opera Moscow

Orchestra of Helikon Opera Moscow

A sleazy, sardonic Ballo

Simon Rees, 15th August

The Birgitta Festival is an interesting annual venture put on by the city of Tallinn, and in 2014 it completes its tenth year. The festival is held in the ruined Convent of St Birgitta, set back from Tallinn Bay and on the banks of the River Pirita.

***11

Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging

John Gilks, 7th May

Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.

***11

Rossini's Cenerentola proves great fun in Adelaide

Sandra Bowdler, 7th May

Neil Armfield's production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values.

****1

Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

Allan Clayton and Sir Bryn Terfel lead a strong cast in a revival of Deborah Warner's dark staging of Britten's signature work at Covent Garden.

****1

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

Boston Doodle Dandy: Boston Lyric Opera presents La Fille du régiment

Kevin Wells, 1st May

Very few singers can hold an audience in the palm of their hand the way Brenda Rae as Marie does in this rollicking frolic.

****1

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Alexandra Richter

Alexandra hat Medienwissenschaften studiert und arbeitet als Filmproduzentin in Frankfurt. Tagsüber sind die Kunstausstellungen und Museen ganz Europas ihr zu Hause. Die Abende verbringt sie gern in der Oper und im Konzertsaal. Hier liegen ihre Schwerpunkte bei Romantischen Komponist*innen, wie Schubert und Wagner. Aber auch zeitgenössische und moderne Musik finden immer wieder Beachtung.

Undine und Iolanta: zwei russische Märchenopern am Theater an der Wien