Giftige Eifersucht: Tschaikowskys Zauberin an der Oper Frankfurt

Die Zauberin

Asmik Grigorian (Nastasja)

Asmik Grigorian (Nastasja) und Alexander Mikhailov (Prinz Juri)

Asmik Grigorian (Nastasja)

Asmik Grigorian (Nastasja), Nombulelo Yende (Polja) und Iain MacNeil (Der Fürst)

Claudia Mahnke (Die Fürstin) und Zanda Švēde (Nenila)

Magnús Baldvinsson (Kitschiga), Asmik Grigorian, Frederic Jost (Mamyrow) und Michael McCown (Paisi)

By Alexandra Richter, 06 December 2022

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“Grigorians Sopran strahlt über allem erhaben, mit einer mühelosen Schwerelosigkeit”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 4 December 2022

Tchaikovsky, The Enchantress

Oper Frankfurt

Valentin Uryupin, Conductor

Vasily Barkhatov, Director

Christian Schmidt, Set Designer

Kirsten Dephoff, Costume Designer

Olaf Winter, Lighting Designer

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Christian Borchers, Lighting Designer

Zsolt Horpácsy, Dramaturgy

Iain MacNeil, Prince Nikita Kurlyatev

Claudia Mahnke, Princess Yevpraksiya Romanovna

Alexander Mikhailov, Prince Yury

Asmik Grigorian, Nastasya

Frederic Jost, Kudma, Mamirov

Božidar Smiljanić, Ivan Zhuran

Dietrich Volle, Foka

Nombulelo Yende, Polya

Jonathan Abernethy, Balakin

Pilgoo Kang, Potap

Kudaibergen Abildin, Lukash

Zanda Švēde, Nenila

Tilman Michael, Choirmaster / chorus director

It's party time onstage: Carl Nielsen's Maskarade at Oper Frankfurt

Kevin W Ng, 20th November

Carl Nielsen's Maskarade makes a welcome rare appearance, with a great time had by everyone onstage and off.

***11

Christof Loy’s Lonely Hearts Club at Oper Frankfurt

Mark Pullinger, 26th March

This is no Liederabend with singers taking their turn to file up to the piano. It’s a fully staged drama in which baritone Vladislav Sulimsky’s character reflects on his past loves and losses.

*****

Indomitable: Billy Budd in Frankfurt

Matthew Rye, 25th May

Oper Frankfurt's revival of Richard Jones's production of Billy Budd with a homegrown cast is a devastating combination of powerful music and searing drama.

*****

Words or music? Collaboration or resistance? A new Capriccio in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 24th January

Camilla Nylund’s rich, ample voice bloomed in the glorious setting of the sonnet, cosseted by burnished horn playing, in Strauss' unsurpassed operatic farewell to the soprano voice.

****1

Iain Paterson's Dutchman drops anchor in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 20th May

Iain Paterson's house debut as the Holländer was sufficient reason to drop anchor in the Main for this revival of David Bösch's 2015 production.

***11

A dark and stunning new Rigoletto

Ako Imamura, 28th April

Oper Frankfurt's new production of Rigoletto focuses on the dark side of the tragedy with excellent singing from the two principals.

****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.