Klamauk und höhere Weihen für einen Großen: Die Zauberflöte in Wien

By Snapdragon, 21 December 2018

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“Pape füllt diese Partie in allen musikalischen Facetten aus”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 18 December 2018

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Vienna State Opera

Ádám Fischer, Conductor

Moshe Leiser, Director

Christian Fenouillat, Set Designer

Agostino Cavalca, Costume Designer

Benjamin Bernheim, Tamino

Valentina Naforniţă, Pamina

Hila Fahima, Queen of the Night

Clemens Unterreiner, Papageno

René Pape, Sarastro

Daniela Fally, Papagena

Benedikt Kobel, Monostatos

Fiona Jopson, First Lady

Stephanie Houtzeel, Second Lady

Bongiwe Nakani, Third Lady

Peter Jelosits, First Priest

Jochen Schmeckenbecher, Second Priest, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)

Lukhanyo Moyake, First Armoured Man

Ayk Martirossian, Second Armoured Man

Patrice Caurier, Director

Christophe Forey, Lighting Designer

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

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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

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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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Snapdragon

Snapdragon is an experienced concert- and opera-goer in Vienna and other music metropoles. Musical emphases include opera (especially Baroque opera) and piano music. As an Austrian native, Snapdragon can’t resist an operetta every now and then.

Die Zauberflöte an der Wiener Staatsoper: Klamauk und höhere Weihen für einen Großen