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

By John Johnston, 25 January 2018

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“As an experienced singer, Fassbaender excels in the subtle interaction of the characters”

Reviewed at Oper Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main on 24 January 2018

Strauss R., Capriccio

Oper Frankfurt

Sebastian Weigle, Conductor

Brigitte Fassbaender, Director

Johannes Leiacker, Set Designer, Costume Designer

Camilla Nylund, The Countess

Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Clairon

AJ Glueckert, Flamand

Daniel Schmutzhard, Olivier

Alfred Reiter, La Roche

Gordon Bintner, The Count

Graham Clark, Monsieur Taupe

Sydney Mancasola, Italian singer (female)

Mario Chang, Italian singer (male)

Gurgen Baveyan, Haushofmeister

Joachim Klein, Lighting Designer

Mareike Wink, Dramaturgy

Tilman Michael, 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.

*****

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

A dark and stunning new Rigoletto

Ako Imamura, 28th April

Oper Frankfurt's new production of Rigoletto focuses on the dark side of the tragedy with excellent singing from the two principals.

****1

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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John Johnston

John Johnston was a contributor to Bachtrack 2017-19. John was a true gentleman and lifelong opera "nut" who frequently travelled across Europe to catch performances, making regular pilgrimages to the Bayreuth Festival among others. His supreme knowledge and appreciation of voices meant he took to reviewing like the proverbial duck to water. We enjoyed his style and his insatiable appetite for catching rare operas and new productions wherever he could.