Tradition and transformation of a culture

By Ako Imamura, 13 October 2015

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Reviewed at Schillertheater: Großer Saal, Berlin on 11 October 2015

Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Staatsoper Berlin

Daniel Barenboim, Conductor

Andrea Moses, Director

Jan Pappelbaum, Set Designer

Adriana Braga Peretzki, Costume Designer

Julia Kleiter, Eva

Stephan Rügamer, David

Markus Werba, Sixtus Beckmesser

Wolfgang Koch, Hans Sachs

Kwangchul Youn, Veit Pogner

Anna Lapkovskaja, Magdalena

Paul O'Neill, Augustin Moser

Siegfried Jerusalem, Balthasar Zorn

Graham Clark, Kunz Vogelgesang

Reiner Goldberg, Ulrich Eisslinger

Klaus Florian Vogt, Walther von Stolzing

Jürgen Linn, Fritz Kothner

Jan Martiník, Nightwatchman

Olaf Bär, Hans Foltz

Franz Mazura, Hans Schwarz

Arttu Kataja, Hermann Ortel

Gyula Orendt, Konrad Nachtigall

Olaf Freese, Lighting Designer

Martin Wright, Choirmaster / chorus director

Staatsopernchor Berlin

Staatskapelle Berlin

Eyes wide shut for Berlin’s new Ballo

Mark Pullinger, 29th March

At the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Rafael R Villalobos addresses the problems he perceives with Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera, although the musical performances – led by Anna Netrebko – compensate.

***11

Young stars shine in the Staatsoper Berlin’s Rosenkavalier

Mark Pullinger, 28th March

Patricia Nolz makes an outstanding role debut as Christian Thielemann conducts a thrusting Rosenkavalier to open the Staatsoper Unter den Linden's Festtage.

*****

Love is in the hare: a new Cunning Little Vixen opens in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 28th February

The Staatsoper's new production of Janáček's opera buzzes with life thanks to Sir Simon Rattle's conducting and an excellent cast led by Vera-Lotte Boecker and Magdalena Kožená.

****1

Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz premieres at Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Elena Luporini, 14th January

On a snowy January evening, the premiere of Matthias Pintscher’s new opera Das kalte Herz fails to warm up the Berlin public.

**111

Happy 100th birthday, Wozzeck! Thielemann leads Berlin revival

Elena Luporini, 14th December

The Staatsoper Unter den Linden celebrates the 100th birthday of Alban Berg's masterpiece with a stellar cast in Andrea Breth’s revived production.

***11

Low on laughs: Die schweigsame Frau in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 19th July

Newly General Music Director Christian Thielemann and Jan Philipp Gloger bring Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau to the Staatsoper Berlin for the first time, but la commedia is hardly stupenda.

**111

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Ako Imamura

Atsuko (Ako) Imamura is a retired investment banker in New York City. Born in Japan, she trained as cultural anthropologist in the US before turning to ﬁnance. She now spends her time attending opera and classical music concerts in New York and in Europe. Wagner is her favorite opera composer.

Tradition and transformation of a culture: Staatsoper Berlin's Die Meistersinger