Arrangement from Thursday 9 to Monday 13 May 2024,
4 nights
Le Nozze di Figaro - W. A. Mozart
“Le nozze di figaro” marked the beginning of the happy and fruitful collaboration between W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) and his librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte, which was to bring both success and artistic satisfaction. Although Da Ponte, as a precautionary measure and in view of the sharp censorship, dispensed with the biting sarcasm of Beaumarchais’ original, which served as the model for the new opera buffa, there was still enough fuel in it to deal with a major theme of the time: The examination of the complex relationships between the social classes, or rather the discrimination of the lower classes by the upper ones.While Count Almaviva embodies a reactionary representative of the nobility, the shrewd Figaro is presented as a representative of the rising third class. Two forces face each other here, each claiming power in pre-revolutionary Europe. Mozart found in this passionate and ironic piece so much of the shame and disappointments he had experienced during his artistic life that he let all his bitter experiences and mental anguish flow into the composition.Despite the explosive theme, the premiere performance in Vienna in 1786 under the reign of Emperor Joseph II was a great success. Today "Le nozze di figaro" is one of the most popular and most performed operas worldwide.
Le Nozze di Figaro♪ - W. A. Mozart, the 10
Philippe Jordan - Barrie Kosky
Federica Lombardi, Slavka Zamecnikova, Isabel Signoret, Davide Luciano, Philippe Sly
Staatsoper
Lohengrin - R. Wagner, the 11, nouvelle production
Christian Thielemann
Christian Thielemann has been one of the great German conductors of our time for years. Born in 1959 in what was then West Berlin, he began his professional career in his native city at the Deutsche Oper under none other than Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989). Via various stations in Karlsruhe and Düsseldorf, among others, he moved to Nuremberg in 1988 as - at that time - the youngest General Music Director. Nine years later, Thielemann returned to Berlin to the Deutsche Oper, then led the Munich Philharmonic from 2004 to 2011, in each case also in the positions of general music director. Thielemann has been involved with the Bayreuth Festival since 2010. In 2015, he was appointed music director there. In the 2012/13 season, he moved to Dresden to join the Sächsische Staatskapelle, and in 2013 he additionally took on the position of artistic director at the Salzburg Easter Festival. Christian Thielemann maintains close ties with the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras.Thielemann has received numerous awards and honors for his achievements, including his honorary doctorate from the Hochschule für Musik ´Franz Liszt` Weimar, the Richard Wagner Prize, the Prize of the Foundation for the Promotion of the Semper Opera, and honorary membership of the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Gustav Mahler Association Hamburg.
Christian Thielemann♪ - Jossi Wieler
Malin Byström,
Anja Kampe
Anja Kampe studied at the universities of Dresden and Turin and has made a name for herself in the classical music scene, especially with her Wagner interpretations. Born in 1968, the soprano from Thuringia first attracted international attention when she appeared alongside Plácido Domingo in the role of Sieglinde at the Washington Opera. Kampe subsequently took her roles of Kundry, Brünnhilde, Senta or Isolde to the most renowned opera houses in the world, from the Vienna State Opera, the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Berlin State Opera to the legendary Bayreuth Festival. Furthermore, the soprano from Thuringia celebrated successes in the roles of Katerina Ismailova and Minnie (La Fanciulla del West), Leonore (Fidelio) or Lisa (Queen of Spades), among others.In 2018 the soprano was appointed Bavarian Chamber Singer. Kampe thus joins the ranks of successful artist colleagues such as Anja Harteros, Diana Damrau, Christian Gerhaher and Jonas Kaufmann.
Anja Kampe♪, David Butt Philip,
Georg Zeppenfeld
Engagements take the Westphalian-born bass Georg Zeppenfeld to all the world’s renowned stages, including Bayreuth, London, Milan, Munich, New York, Salzburg and Vienna. In 2015 Zeppenfeld was awarded the title of Kammersänger of the Semperoper Dresden, where he is a regular guest.With his charismatic stage presence, the singer, born in 1970, inspires audiences in major opera productions as well as in concert. His broad role and vocal repertoire includes the parts of Sarastro (The Magic Flute), Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro), Rocco (Fidelio), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Sparafucile (Rigoletto) and Lodovico (Otello). In addition, Zeppenfeld has celebrated great successes with his Wagner interpretations, including the roles of Veit Pogner and Hans Sachs (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Landgraf Herrmann (Tannhäuser), King Heinrich (Lohengrin), King Marke (Tristan) and Daland (Der fliegende Holländer).In the course of his song and concert activities, Zeppenfeld has worked successfully with conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Daniele Gatti, Andris Nelsons, Kirill Petrenko, Antonio Pappano, and Christian Thielemann.
Georg Zeppenfeld♪
Staatsoper
The Tempest - T. Adès, the 12
Thomas Adès - Robert Lepage
Kate Lindsey, Caroline Wettergreen, Adrian Eröd, Frédéric Antoun
Staatsoper