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A tangled knot: Milhaud’s La mère coupable at Theater an der Wien

By Chanda VanderHart, 14 May 2015

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Reviewed at Theater an der Wien, Vienna on 12 May 2015

Milhaud, La mère coupable (The Guilty Mother)

Leo Hussain, Conductor

Herbert Föttinger, Director

Markus Butter, Count Almaviva

Mireille Delunsch, Rosine

Andrew Owens, Chevalier Léon

Frederikke Kampmann, Florestine

Aris Argiris, Figaro

Angelika Kirchschlager, Suzanne

Stephan Loges, Bégearss

ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

Don Giovanni in Munich

Brian Angus, 26th June

An impressive cast, lively orchestra and a few twists in the tale made this an exciting Don Giovanni from the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz.

***11

Harnoncourt's Fidelio sees a remarkable directing debut in Vienna

Snapdragon, 19th March

The Theater an der Wien has a storied history with Fidelio, having hosted the première of the work’s first and second versions in 1805 and 1806 respectively.

****1

Briefroman und saitenweise Emotionen: Werther am Gärtnerplatztheater

Michael Vieth, 27th March

Eine Frau zwischen zwei Männern, ein Mann zwischen zwei Frauen: Goethes Werther als musikalisch hochklassiges und fein ausgestattetes Spiel im Münchner Gärtnerplatztheater.

****1

Getrübtes Festkonzert

Simon Haasis, 17th January

Das Theater an der Wien feiert sein 10-jähriges Bestehen mit einer von Nikloaus Harnoncourt eingerichteten Fassung der Leonore von 1806.

***11

At half mast: Simon Boccanegra revived in Vienna

Orsolya Gyárfás, 19th April

Marco Armiliato's conducting thrills and Federica Lombardi's radiant Amelia stands out in the Wiener Staatsoper's latest revival of Simon Boccanegra.

***11

Anna Netrebko shines in Vienna’s timeless Tosca

Laura Servidei, 18th April

In a world where opera productions often stray into the abstract, the Wiener Staatsoper’s Tosca offers a refreshing return to tradition – and Anna Netrebko delivers a splendid performance.

****1

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Chanda VanderHart

Chanda VanderHart

Dr. Chanda VanderHart is a pianist, musicologist and creative who lives, works and plays in Vienna, Austria. For more on Chanda and her projects, click here.