Blog entries for "Opera"
10
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
09:00 h;
published in: Opera
Agostino Cavalca, costume designer for the production Giulio Cesare in Egitto, was in Salzburg before Christmas to discuss his designs with the Salzburg Festival’s costumes and make-up team.
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9
JAN
2012
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
18:18 h;
published in: Opera, General
Emanuel Schikaneder himself wrote a sequel for his masterwork Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), entitled Das Labyrinth oder Der Kampf mit den Elementen (The Labyrinth, or the Struggle with the Elements). Going back to the tradition of popular theater, this composition by Peter von Winter, which enjoyed enormous success at its time, will be presented during the coming Festival summer at the Residenzhof. Our trailer shows how this open-air production is weather-proofed.
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14
DEC
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
15:10 h;
published in: Opera, General
The Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus has been appearing without interruption at the Salzburg Festival’s opera performances and concerts since 1923.
On
December 13, two members of the Executive Committee of the Concert Association
of the Vienna State Opera Chorus, Dr. Eliza Marian-Zurmann and Michael Knapp,
as well as Festival president Dr. Helga Rabl-Stadler and Artistic Director
Alexander Pereira signed a framework cooperation agreement for the coming five
years.
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23
NOV
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
17:06 h;
published in: Opera, General
“Sena Jurinac gave the Festival magic moments for which both audiences and critics celebrated her in equal measure” – with these words, Festival President Helga Rabl-Stadler expressed her sadness at the passing of this wonderful singer. In Salzburg during the post-war period, she was among the artists who gave the Festival its outstanding international reputation.
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16
NOV
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
16:46 h;
published in: Opera, General
This is the wonderful result of the fundraising campaign of the American Friends of the Salzburg Festival in New York. This project was taken on by the Salzburg Festival Society represented by Gerhard Andlinger and Isabelle Harnoncourt two months after the nomination of Artistic Director Alexander Pereira in 2009.
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11
NOV
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
11:10 h;
published in: Opera, Drama, Concert, General
On November 11, Artistic Director Alexander Pereira and Director of Drama Sven-Eric Bechtolf unveiled the eagerly anticipated program of the next Salzburg Festival, together with President Helga Rabl-Stadler. The new artistic leadership team presents new productions of classics of opera and literature, numerous world premieres and several innovations.
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Since today, October 1, 2011, Alexander Pereira is the new Artistic Director of the Salzburg Festival. At the same time, Sven-Eric Bechtolf becomes Director of Drama at the Salzburg Festival. President Helga Rabl-Stadler will continue to be responsible for the business agenda of the Festival. On November 11, the new Directorate will introduce the audience to the program of the 2012 Salzburg Festival.
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29
SEP
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
08:00 h;
published in: Opera, General
Mit Netrebko stehen Tschaikowskys letzter Oper Iolanta gleich zwei strahlende Tenöre auf der Bühne: Alexey Markov (als Robert von Burgund) und Piotr Beczala (als Graf Vaudémont), der sich zunächst zwischen piano und pianissimo diskret gab, um erst im Duett mit Netrebko durch strahlende Linien zu begeistern. Hochkarätig besetzt auch die weiteren Rollen (…). – Der Standard
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27
SEP
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
08:00 h;
published in: Opera, General
Unter dem Dirigenten Yannick Nézet-Séguin spielen die Philharmoniker temporeich, fein differenziert, dynamisch, klanglich ausbalanciert. Ein musikalischer Erfolg im Haus für Mozart. (…) Franz-Josef Selig ist ein exzellenter Komtur mit mächtigem Bass (…).
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19
SEP
2011
by
FESTSPIELKIEBITZ
08:00 h;
published in: Opera, General
Grandios ist Christoph Marthalers Regie, die das Geschehen in einen von Anna Viebrock gebauten Gerichtsaal verlegt. Wahrhaftig versteht es der Regisseur, ein Planetensystem von Gegenwelten zu erschaffen, Endlosschleifen zu ziehen und die Zeit außer Kraft zu setzen. (…)
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