Brillante Psychologie: Ponnelles Le nozze di Figaro zurück in Wien

By Rainer Zerbst, 09 February 2021

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“Susanna ist stimmlich bei Louise Alder bestens aufgehoben”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 7 February 2021

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Vienna State Opera

Philippe Jordan, Conductor

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Director, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Andrè Schuen, Count Almaviva

Federica Lombardi, Countess Almaviva

Philippe Sly, Figaro

Louise Alder, Susanna

Virginie Verrez, Cherubino

Evgeny Solodovnikov, Doctor Bartolo

Stephanie Houtzeel, Marcellina

Josh Lovell, Don Basilio

Andrea Giovannini, Don Curzio

Johanna Wallroth, Barbarina

Marcus Pelz, Antonio

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato’s conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper’s latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna

Laura Servidei, 14th March

Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal.

****1

Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 12th March

The creative team behind the new Staatsoper Clemenza is unwilling to trust that Mozart’s opera is interesting enough to stand on its own.

***11

An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

Orsolya Gyárfás, 23rd January

A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.

**111

A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna

Laura Servidei, 21st December

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production.

***11

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Rainer Zerbst

Seit dem Studium an den Universitäten Tübingen und Bangor und Promotion ist Rainer Zerbst freier Kulturjournalist für Hörfunk und Presse. Autor u.a. von "Antoni Gaudí".

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