All play and no work: an exuberant Figaro in Munich

Mattia Olivieri (Count Almaviva) and Louise Alder (Susanna)

Avery Amereau (Cherubino), Louise Alder (Susanna) and Diana Damrau (Countess)

Konstantin Krimmel (Figaro) and Mattia Olivieri (Count Almaviva)

Tansel Akzeybek (Don Basilio) and Louise Alder (Susanna)

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 19 July 2024

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“Alder's dulcet-toned, full-bodied lyric soprano is a magnificent instrument and a delight to hear”

Reviewed at Nationaltheater, Munich on 17 July 2024

Mozart, Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Bavarian State Opera

Stefano Montanari, Conductor

Evgeny Titov, Director

Annemarie Woods, Set Designer, Costume Designer

DM Wood, Lighting Designer

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Bayerischer Staatsopernchor

Katja Leclerc, Dramaturgy

Janine Ortiz, Dramaturgy

Mattia Olivieri, Count Almaviva

Diana Damrau, Countess Almaviva

Konstantin Krimmel, Figaro

Louise Alder, Susanna

Avery Amereau, Cherubino

Sir Willard White, Doctor Bartolo

Dorothea Röschmann, Marcellina

Kevin Conners, Don Curzio

Tansel Akzeybek, Don Basilio

Martin Snell, Antonio

Eirin Rognerud, Barbarina

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Even without a gingerbread house, there’s enough wickedness in Richard Jones’ staging of Humperdinck’s opera for sweet tooths to savour.

****1

No fairy tale: Kušej’s Rusalka works with devastating force in Munich

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Asmik Grigorian leads a searing performance in Martin Kušej’s 15-year-old, yet ever-fresh, outstanding production of Dvořák's opera.

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Everlasting Everding: another beautiful Munich Zauberflöte revival

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August Everding’s Magic Flute is revived in Munich with a solid cast for the enjoyment of all ages.

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Tobias Kratzer's prelude to this new Ring cycle exceeds all expectations and scores a musical-theatrical success.

*****

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Bayrischer Staatsoper’s revival of Warlikowski’s static production of Tristan und Isolde featured a sensational role debut of Elena Pankratova as Isolde.

****1

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Orsolya Gyárfás

A university student in Budapest, currently pursuing a degree in Aesthetics, Orsolya is an opera fan, particularly interested in the works of Mozart and Wagner.

All play and no work: Louise Alder leads an exuberant Figaro in Munich