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Lise auf Naxos: Davidsen makes a triumphant return to Vienna’s Ariadne

Lise Davidsen (Ariadne) and Michael Spyres (Bacchus)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Lise Davidsen (Ariadne)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Kate Lindsey (Composer) and Sara Blanch (Zerbinetta)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
Michael Spyres (Bacchus)
© Wiener Staatsoper | Michael Pöhn
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“Lise Davidsen and Richard Strauss are a match made in heaven”
Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 28 January 2025
Strauss R., Ariadne auf Naxos
Vienna State Opera
Cornelius Meister, Conductor
Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Director
Rolf Glittenberg, Set Designer
Marianne Glittenberg, Costume Designer
Jürgen Hoffmann, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
Lise Davidsen, The Primadonna (Ariadne)
Sara Blanch, Zerbinetta
Kate Lindsey, Composer
Michael Spyres, The Tenor (Bacchus)
Bernhard Schir, The Major-Domo
Adrian Eröd, Music Master
Thomas Ebenstein, Dancing Master
Jusung Gabriel Park, Harlequin
Andrea Giovannini, Scaramuccio
Daniel Jenz, Brighella
Simonas Strazdas, Truffaldino
Ileana Tonca, Echo
Florina Ilie, Naiad
Daria Sushkova, Dryad
Oleg Zalytskiy, Officer
Wolfram Igor Derntl, Wigmaker
Marcus Pelz, Lackey
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