Scenes from a marriage: Kosky’s Figaro revived at the Staatsoper

Peter Kellner (Figaro) and Slávka Zámečníková (Susanna)

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (Countess)

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (Countess) and Andrè Schuen (Count Almaviva)

Slávka Zámečníková (Susanna)

By Orsolya Gyárfás, 30 September 2024

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“Zámečníková charmed in equal measure with her delightful, shimmering lyric soprano”

Reviewed at Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna on 28 September 2024

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

Vienna State Opera

Ivor Bolton, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Rufus Didwiszus, Set Designer

Victoria Behr, Costume Designer

Franck Evin, Lighting Designer

Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera

Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus

Jan Freese, Bühnenbildassistenz

Andrè Schuen, Count Almaviva

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller, Countess Almaviva

Peter Kellner, Figaro

Slávka Zámečníková, Susanna

Isabel Signoret, Cherubino

Stephanie Houtzeel, Marcellina

Stefan Cerny, Doctor Bartolo

Wolfgang Bankl, Antonio

Hannah-Theres Weigl, Barbarina

Michael Gniffke, Don Basilio

Andrea Giovannini, Don Curzio

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

Tragedy in the mirror: Minghella’s Madama Butterfly in Vienna

Laura Servidei, 14th March

Ermonela Jaho returns to one of her signature roles as Cio-Cio-San, delivering a searing and deeply nuanced portrayal.

****1

Too much and too little: Jan Lauwers’ restless Clemenza in Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 12th March

The creative team behind the new Staatsoper Clemenza is unwilling to trust that Mozart’s opera is interesting enough to stand on its own.

***11

An Idomeneo shattered to pieces at the Wiener Staatsoper

Orsolya Gyárfás, 23rd January

A committed cast struggles to lend a spark of life to Kasper Holten's static staging of Mozart's first mature opera.

**111

A holiday Bohème: Puccini, Zeffirelli and tradition in Vienna

Laura Servidei, 21st December

Giacomo Sagripanti conducts a luxuriant reading with a cast anchored by Juan Diego Flórez and Nicole Car, in Zeffirelli’s familiar, generous, unabashedly emotional production.

***11

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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.

Scenes from a marriage: Barrie Kosky’s Figaro revived at the Wiener Staatsoper