Schlaflos träumend: Mozarts Zauberflöte an der Oper Frankfurt

Michael Porter (Tamino, Premierenbesetzung)

Kelsey Lauritano (Zweite Dame), Cláudia Ribas (Dritte Dame), Monika Buczkowska (Erste Dame)

Zoe Nettey-Marbell (Knabe), Danylo Matviienko (Papageno), Emma Ruhe (Knabe) und Luise Rahe (Knabe)

Hyoyoung Kim (Pamina) und Andreas Bauer Kanabas (Sarastro)

Michael Porter (Tamino, Premierenbesetzung), Corinna Schnabel (Frau) und Micha B. Rudolph (Mann)

By Alexandra Richter, 23 October 2022

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“die Inszenierung will existenzielle Fragen um Liebe in all seinen Stadien aufwerfen und beantworten”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 21 October 2022

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Oper Frankfurt

Steven Sloane, Conductor

Ted Huffman, Director

Andrew Lieberman, Set Designer

Raphaela Rose, Costume Designer

Joachim Klein, Lighting Designer

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Maximilian Enderle, Dramaturgy

Kudaibergen Abildin, Tamino

Michael Porter, Tamino

Hyoyoung Kim, Pamina, Papagena

Karolina Bengtsson, Pamina, Papagena

Anna Nekhames, Queen of the Night

Aleksandra Olczyk, Queen of the Night

Danylo Matviienko, Papageno

Domen Križaj, Papageno

Andreas Bauer Kanabas, Sarastro

Kihwan Sim, Sarastro

Monika Buczkowska, First Lady

Elizabeth Reiter, First Lady

Kelsey Lauritano, Second Lady

Cecelia Hall, Second Lady

Judita Nagyová, Third Lady

Katharina Magiera, Third Lady

Erik Van Heyningen, The Speaker (Der Sprecher)

Theo Lebow, Monostatos

Peter Marsh, Monostatos

Michael McCown, First Armoured Man

Gerard Schneider, First Armoured Man

Anthony Robin Schneider, Second Armoured Man

Frankfurt Opera Children's Choir, First Boy, Second Boy, Third Boy

Tilman Michael, Choirmaster / chorus director

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Kevin W Ng, 20th November

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

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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.

*****

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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.

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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.

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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.