A dark and stunning new Rigoletto

By Ako Imamura, 30 April 2017

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“Quinn Kelsey... caressed Verdi’s melodies with endless legato and thrilling power”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 28 April 2017

Verdi, Rigoletto

Oper Frankfurt

Carlo Montanaro, Conductor

Simone Di Felice, Conductor

Hendrik Müller, Director

Rifail Ajdarpasic, Set Designer

Katharina Weissenborn, Costume Designer

Quinn Kelsey, Rigoletto

Brenda Rae, Gilda

Mario Chang, The Duke of Mantua

Önay Köse, Sparafucile

Ewa Płonka, Maddalena

Nina Tarandek, Giovanna

Mikołaj Trąbka, Count Ceprano

Julia Dawson Aguilar, Countess Ceprano

Michael McCown, Borsa

Magnús Baldvinsson, Monterone

Iurii Samoilov, Marullo

Zsolt Horpácsy, Dramaturgy

Markus Ehmann, Choirmaster / chorus director

Opera Frankfurt Orchestra

Frankfurt Opera Chorus

It's party time onstage: Carl Nielsen's Maskarade at Oper Frankfurt

Kevin W Ng, 20th November

Carl Nielsen's Maskarade makes a welcome rare appearance, with a great time had by everyone onstage and off.

***11

Christof Loy’s Lonely Hearts Club at Oper Frankfurt

Mark Pullinger, 26th March

This is no Liederabend with singers taking their turn to file up to the piano. It’s a fully staged drama in which baritone Vladislav Sulimsky’s character reflects on his past loves and losses.

*****

Indomitable: Billy Budd in Frankfurt

Matthew Rye, 25th May

Oper Frankfurt's revival of Richard Jones's production of Billy Budd with a homegrown cast is a devastating combination of powerful music and searing drama.

*****

Words or music? Collaboration or resistance? A new Capriccio in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 24th January

Camilla Nylund’s rich, ample voice bloomed in the glorious setting of the sonnet, cosseted by burnished horn playing, in Strauss' unsurpassed operatic farewell to the soprano voice.

****1

Iain Paterson's Dutchman drops anchor in Frankfurt

John Johnston, 20th May

Iain Paterson's house debut as the Holländer was sufficient reason to drop anchor in the Main for this revival of David Bösch's 2015 production.

***11

Perfect Pelléas: Debussy's opera seduces in Frankfurt

Matthew Rye, 1st April

Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande is beautifully realised in Claus Guth's now classic production, revived with a new cast of principals at Oper Frankfurt.

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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.

A dark and stunning new Rigoletto in Frankfurt