Stemstunden im Stefaniensaal

By Isabella Steppan, 13 October 2014

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“vermutlich haben sogar die Wände des Stefaniensaals Gänsehaut bekommen”

Reviewed at Congress Graz: Stefaniensaal, Graz on 12 October 2014

Works by Mascagni

Works by Gounod

Works by Verdi

Elīna Garanča, Mezzo-soprano

Karel Mark Chichon, Conductor

Vienna Chamber Orchestra

Physiology, puppetry and pharmaceuticals at Theater an der Wien

Chanda VanderHart, 15th May

Director Nikolaus Habjan took Oberon’s inherent miscellany and ran with it, straight into a retro-futurism aesthetic.

****1

A visually strong Der Kaiser von Atlantis at the Kammeroper

Chanda VanderHart, 11th January

To those unfamiliar with Victor Ullman’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis, oder Die Tod-Verweigerung, the story of the work’s inception is almost as gripping as the libretto itself.

***11

Out of the Woods: an urban Hänsel und Gretel

Chanda VanderHart, 14th May

A very creative reading – both scenically and musically – of Engelbert Humperdinck’s fairy tale opera Hänsel und Gretel for Theater an der Wien's final production of the season at the Kammeroper.

****1

A Viennese whirl through Mozart masterpieces in Bogotá

Mark Pullinger, 2nd April

Bogotá has plenty of superb artists in its mammoth Mozart-fest, but there can be no finer exponents of Viennese style than the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.

*****

Babar charms all ages at the Konzerthaus

Chanda VanderHart, 4th October

In yesterday’s matinee concert at the Konzerthaus, the Wiener KammerOrchester, Stefan Vladar and Thomas Quasthoff presented music by Mozart, Prokofiev and Poulenc in a family-friendly format.

****1

Mill's will get you anything – and in La cambiale di matrimonio at the Vienna Kammeroper, you can't ask for more

Snapdragon, 21st October

A father having marriage plans for his daughter of which the latter does not approve may not be the most original plot, but it has inspired operas throughout the centuries, with well-known examples being The Bartered Bride and Arabella.

****1

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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.

Sternstunde im Grazer Stefaniensaal: Elīna Garanča und das Wiener Kammerorchester unter der Leitung von Karel Mark Chichon