Zeitlos und kitschfrei: Calixto Bieitos Carmen in Wien

By Isabella Steppan, 23 February 2021

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“wie eine Katze, die sich an ihre Beute anpirscht, wirkte der dunkle Mezzosopran von Rachvelishvili”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 21 February 2021

Bizet, Carmen

Vienna State Opera

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Conductor

Calixto Bieito, Director

Alfons Flores, Set Designer

Mercè Paloma, Costume Designer

Anita Rachvelishvili, Carmen

Piotr Beczała, Don José

Erwin Schrott, Escamillo

Vera-Lotte Boecker, Micaëla

Slávka Zámečníková, Frasquita

Szilvia Vörös, Mercédès

Carlos Osuna, Le Remendado

Michael Arivony, Le Dancaïre

Martin Häßler, Moralès

Peter Kellner, Zuniga

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.

Zeitlos und kitschfrei: Calixto Bieitos Carmen an der Wiener Staatsoper