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Paging Dr Freud! Iolanta and the Nutcracker at the Volksoper Wien

Mila Schmidt (Iolanta) and ensemble
© Ashley Taylor | Wiener Staatsballett (2022)
Mila Schmidt (Iolanta) and ensemble
© Ashley Taylor | Wiener Staatsballett (2022)
Mila Schmidt (Iolanta) and Felipe Vieira (Nutcracker Prince)
© Ashley Taylor | Wiener Staatsballett (2022)
Iolanta and the Nutcracker
© Barbara Pálffy | Volksoper Wien (2023)
Annelie Sophie Müller (Laura), Olesya Golovneva (Iolanta) and Anita Götz (Brigitte)
© Barbara Pálffy | Volksoper Wien (2022)
Olesya Golovneva (Iolanta) and Mila Schmidt (Iolanta)
© Barbara Pálffy | Volksoper Wien (2022)
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“something tells you this is not a festive Nutcracker for kids”
Reviewed at Volksoper Wien, Vienna on 5 December 2024
Tchaikovsky, Iolanta
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker (excerpts)
Volksoper Wien
Keren Kagarlitsky, Conductor
Alfred Eschwé, Conductor
Lotte de Beer, Director
Katrin Lea Tag, Set Designer
Jorine van Beek, Costume Designer
Alex Brok, Lighting Designer
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper
Chorus of the Vienna Volksoper
Hedwig Ritter, Iolanta
Alexander Fritze, King René
Jason Kim, Vaudémont
Trevor Haumschilt-Rocha, Robert
Szymon Komasa, Ibn-Hakia
Katia Ledoux, Martha
Alexandra Flood, Brigitta
Camila Aguilera Yáñez, Laura
Stanisław Napierała, Alméric
​Smelo Mahlangu, Bertrand
Gabriele Aime, The Nutcracker
Mila Schmidt, Dancer
Andrey Kaydanovskiy, Choreography
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