Die Zauberflöte in Düsseldorf

By Edward Sava-Segal, 30 May 2017

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Reviewed at Opernhaus, Düsseldorf on 27 May 2017

Mozart, Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Axel Kober, Conductor

Christoph Stöcker, Conductor

Patrick Francis Chestnut, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Esther Bialas, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Lavinia Dames, Pamina

Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Pamina

Anett Fritsch, Pamina

Anke Krabbe, Pamina

Antonina Vesenina, Queen of the Night

Christina Poulitsi, Queen of the Night

Svetlana Moskalenko, Queen of the Night

Jussi Myllys, Tamino

Ovidiu Purcel, Tamino

Bernhard Berchtold, Tamino

Dmitri Vargin, Papageno

Richard Sveda, Papageno

Bogdan Baciu, Papageno

Bogdan Taloș, Sarastro

Sami Luttinen, Sarastro

Thorsten Grümbel, Sarastro

Sylvia Hamvasi, First Lady

Inga-Britt Andersson, First Lady

Adela Zaharia, First Lady

Dimitra Kotidou, Papagena

Monika Rydz, Papagena

Marta Márquez, Second Lady

Iryna Vakula, Second Lady

Sarah Ferede, Second Lady

Ramona Zaharia, Third Lady

Katarzyna Kuncio, Third Lady

Luis Fernando Piedra, First Armoured Man

Bruce Rankin, First Armoured Man

Johannes Preißinger, Monostatos

Florian Simson, Monostatos

David Jerusalem, Second Armoured Man

Torben Jürgens, Second Armoured Man

Suzanne Andrade, Director

Diego Leetz, Lighting Designer

Gerhard Michalski, Choirmaster / chorus director

Ulrich Lenz, Dramaturgy

Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein

Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

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Duisburg’s Don Carlos rescued from a devastating deluge

Brian Angus, 17th May

What do you do when 80 tonnes of water flood your theatre, your sets and costumes? Rescue, reshape and present what you can. That’s what Deutsche Oper am Rhein have had to do in Duisburg.

***11

All the world's a stage: Xerxes as a comedy of backstage rivalry

Matthew Rye, 17th January

A revival of Stefan Herheim's production of Handel's Xerxes in Düsseldorf makes for a rip-roaring evening of theatrical comedy.

****1

Stars and the score shine in The Count of Luxembourg

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 25th December

Baritone Kay Stiefermann steals hearts at the eponymous Count of Luxembourg, in an operetta so charming that neither musical missteps nor a mixed-up staging can sink it.

***11

Between two worlds: Wozzeck in Düsseldorf

Matthew Rye, 20th October

Stefan Herheim's eagerly awaited production of Berg's Wozzeck distances us from the emotional heart of the tragedy by portraying the story as a hallucinatory death-room experience.

****1

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A well-sung revival of a witty and supremely theatrical production of Strauss’ operatic exposé.

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Primo il cinema e poi la musica: Die Zauberflöte in Düsseldorf