Psychodelic soulsearching: Fidelio, Salzburg Festspiele August 13th, 2015

CREATIVE TEAM Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor Claus Guth, Director Christian Schmidt, Sets and Costumes Ronny Dietrich, Dramaturgy Olaf Freese, Lighting Torsten Ottersberg, Sound Design Andi A. Müller, Video Design Ernst Raffelsberger, Chorus Master CAST Jonas Kaufmann, Florestan Adrianne Pieczonka, Leonore Sebastian Holecek, Don Fernando Tomasz Konieczny, Don Pizarro Hans-Peter König, Rocco Olga Bezsmertna, Marzelline Norbert Ernst, […]

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Macbeth in Berlin, February 22, 2015

Winter operatic treat in Berlin was crowned by Macbeth at Staatsoper Berlin with starry cast: Daniel Barenboim, Conductor and Staatskapelle Berlin Peter Mussbach, Director Andrea Schmidt-Futterer, Costume Designer Erich Wonder, Set Designer Liudmyla Monastyrska, Lady Macbeth Rolando Villazon, Macduff Florian Hoffmann, Malcolm Plácido Domingo, Macbeth   René Pape, Banquo   Short coffee break before the performance, […]

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Gatavojoties Minhenes operas festivāla apmeklējumam

Šī gada Minhenes operas festivāls lutina opermīļus ar lieliskām izrādēm un izpildītājiem, Tāpat kā pagājušajā gadā esmu izvēlējusies festivāla noslēgumu, tam šogad izvēlēta Džakomo Pučīni “Manona Lesko” ar superzvaigznes Jonasa Kaufmana un Kristīnes Opolais līdzdalību. Redzēju šo izrādi jau decembrī, bet tā atstāja tik dziļu iespaidu, ka labprāt to redzētu vēl un vēlreiz, izbaudot nianses […]

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Passionate Carmen in Orange, July 11th, 2015

Long awaited trip to Orange to see theatre itself and especially the performance of “Carmen” by Bizet, notably starring Jonas Kaufmann as Don Jose. The opera has 4 acts, and as usual, it has been performed in two parts. The libretto is based on the story of Prosper Mérimée. The production team and the cast for July […]

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