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RSTD OPERN Nov Dez 212X476 15.10.12 17:48 Seite 1 RSTD OPERN_Nov_Dez_212x476 15.10.12 17:48 Seite 1 Opernprogramm November 2012 November Franz Liszt Legende der heiligen Elisabeth 20.00 - 22.35 Hermann: Kolos Kováts, Sophie: Éva Farkas, Ludwig: Sándor Sólyom-Nagy, Elisabeth: Éva Marton, 1 Friedrich II. von Hohenstaufen: József Gregor, Ungarischer Magnat: István Gáti, Seneschal: István Gáti. Donnerstag Ungarische Nationalphilharmonie, Leitung: Árpád Joó, 1984. November Léo Delibes Lakmé 20.00 - 21.55 Nilakantha: Clifford Grant, Lakmé: Joan Sutherland, Mallika: Huguette Tourangeau, Hadji: Graeme Ewer, 3 Gerald: Henri Wilden, Frederick: John Pringle, Ellen: Isobel Buchanan. Samstag Australian Opera Chorus, Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Leitung: Richard Bonynge, 1976. November Bedrichˇ Smetana Die verkaufte Braut 20.00 - 22.25 Marenka: Dana Burešová, Jenik: Tomáš Juhás, Kecal: Jozef Benci, Vašek: Aleš Vorácek, 6 Mícha: Gustáv Belácek, Háta: Lucie Hilscherová, Krušina: Svatopluk Sem, Ludmila: Stanislava Jirku. Dienstag BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Leitung: Jirí Belohlávek, 2011. November Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Le nozze di Figaro 20.00 - 23.00 Almaviva: Tom Krause, Gräfin: Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Susanna: Ileana Cotrubas, Figaro: José van Dam, Cherubino: Frederica 8 von Stade, Bartolo: Jules Bastin, Marcellina: Jane Berbié, Basilio: Heinz Zednik, Don Curzio: Kurt Equiluz. Donnerstag Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Leitung: Herbert von Karajan, 1977. November Christoph Willibald Gluck Alceste 20.00 - 22.25 Admete: Paul Groves, Alceste: Anne Sofie von Otter, Oberpriester: Dietrich Henschel, Euandros: Yann Beuron, 10 Herakles: Dietrich Henschel, Herold: Ludovic Tézier, Orakel: Nicolas Testé, Apollo: Ludovic Tézier. Samstag Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Leitung: Sir John Eliot Gardiner, 1999. November Christoph Willibald Gluck Paride ed Elena 20.00 - 22.30 13 Paride: Magdalena Kožená, Elena: Susan Gritton, Amore: Carolyn Sampson, Pallade: Gillian Webster. Gabrieli Consort & Players, Leitung: Paul McCreesh, 2003. Dienstag November Christoph Willibald Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice 20.00 - 22.15 15 Euridice: Elisabeth Speiser, Orfeo: Janet Baker, Amore: Elizabeth Gale. Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leitung: Raymond Leppard, 1982. Donnerstag November Gioacchino Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia 20.00 - 22.20 Figaro: Rolando Panerai, Rosina: Teresa Berganza, Almaviva: Luigi Alva, Bartolo: Fernando Corena, 17 Don Basilio: Ivo Vinco, Fiorello: Ronald Lewis. Samstag The Covent Garden Opera Chorus and Orchestra, Leitung: Carlo Maria Giulini, 1960. November Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischütz 20.00 - 22.20 Agathe: Hildegard Behrens, Ännchen: Helen Donath, Max: René Kollo, Kaspar: Peter Meven, Ottokar: Wolfgang Brendel, 20 Eremit: Kurt Moll, Kuno: Raimund Grumbach, Kilian: Hermann Sapell. Dienstag Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leitung: Rafael Kubelík, 1979. November Gilbert & Sullivan The Mikado 20.00 - 21.35 The Mikado: Richard Alexander, Nanki-Poo: Kanen Breen, Ko-Ko: Mitchell Butel, Pooh-Bah: Warwick Fyfe, 22 Pish-Tush: Samuel Dundas, Edelmann: Tom Hamilton, Yum-Yum: Taryn Fiebig, Pitti-Sing: Dominica Matthews. Donnerstag Opera Australia Chorus, Orchestra Victoria, Leitung: Brian Castles-Onion, 2011. November Gaetano Donizetti L'elisir d'amore 20.00 - 22.05 Giannetta: Loretta Di Franco, Nemorino: Carlo Bergonzi, Adina: Roberta Peters, Belcore: Frank Guarrera, 24 Dr. Dulcamara: Fernando Corena. Samstag The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Leitung: Thomas Schippers, 1966. November Gaetano Donizetti Maria di Rohan 20.00 - 21.50 Riccardo: José Bros, Enrico: Christopher Purves, Maria: Krassimira Stoyanova, Il Visconte di Suze: Graeme Broadbent, 27 Armando di Gondì: Loic Félix, De Fiesque: Brindley Sherratt, Aubry: Christopher Turner. Dienstag Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Leitung: Sir Mark Elder, 2009. November Gaetano Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor 20.00 - 22.30 Normanno: Robin Donald, Enrico: Malcolm Donnelly, Raimondo: Clifford Grant, Lucia: Joan Sutherland, 29 Alisa: Patricia Price, Edgardo: Richard Greager, Arturo: Sergei Baigildin. Donnerstag Opera Australia Chorus, The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Leitung: Richard Bonynge, 1986. Um zu verstehen, muss man zuhören. Ihre Berater bei der Generali in der Landesdirektion Wien sind für Ihre Fragen da. Thomas-Klestil-Platz 2, 1030 Wien, Tel. 01/515 90-0, E-Mail: offi[email protected] Unter den Flügeln des Löwen. RSTD OPERN_Nov_Dez_212x476 15.10.12 17:48 Seite 2 Opernprogramm Dezember 2012 Dezember Georges Bizet Carmen 20.00 - 22.40 Carmen: Magdalena Kožená, Don José: Jonas Kaufmann, Micaëla: Genia Kühmeier, Escamillo: Kostas Smoriginas, 1 Zuniga: Christian van Horn, Moralès: Andrè Schuen, Fasquita: Christina Landshamer, Mercédès: Rachel Frenkel. Samstag Chor und Kinderchor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Leitung: Sir Simon Rattle, 2012. Dezember Jules Massenet Don Quichotte 20.00 - 22.00 Don Quichotte: Ferruccio Furlanetto, Dulcinée: Anna Kiknadze, Sancho Pança: Andrei Serov, Pedro: Eleonora Vindau, 4 Garcias: Yulia Matochkina, Rodriguez: Carlos D’Onofrio, Juan: Dmitry Koleushko, Ténébrun: Didier Jouanny. Dienstag Mariinsky Orchestra, Mariinsky Academy of Young Singers, Leitung: Valery Gergiev, 2011. VERKEHR MIT GESPENSTERN Kammer-Musiktheater von Hans-Jürgen von Bose DASDADA S NEUENNEU E OPERNHAUSOPERNH A US Spielort: KAKAMMEROPERMMEROPER | Inszenierung: Peter Pawlik Mit Tim Severloh, Falko Hönisch, Sebastian Hess, Martin Veszelovicz Uraufführung: 5. Dezember, 19.30 Uhr | weitere Vorstellungen: 7. & 9. Dezember, 19.30 Uhr Dezember Friedrich von Flotow Martha 20.00 - 22.20 Lady Harriet Durham: Anneliese Rothenberger, Nancy: Brigitte Fassbaender, Lord Tristan Mickleford: Dieter Weller, 6 Lyonel: Nicolai Gedda, Plumkett: Hermann Prey, Richter: Hand Georg Knoblich. Donnerstag Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper München, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Leitung: Robert Heger, 1968. Dezember Georg Friedrich Händel Il pastor fido 20.00 - 22.35 Amarilli: Lucy Crowe, Mirtillo: Anna Dennis, Eurilla: Katherine Manley, Dorinda: Madeleine Shaw, 8 Silvio: Clint van der Linde, Tirenio: Lisandro Abadie. Samstag La Nuova Musica, Leitung: David Bates, 2010. Dezember Vincenzo Bellini Il pirata 20.00 - 22.45 Ernesto: Ludovic Tézier, Imogene: Carmen Giannattasio, Gualtiero: José Bros, Itulbo: Mark Le Brocq, 11 Goffredo: Brindley Sherratt, Adele: Victoria Simmonds. Dienstag Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leitung: David Parry, 2010. Dezember Carl Reinthaler Das Käthchen von Heilbronn 20.00 - 22.25 Friedrich Wetter: Richard Carlucci, Kunigunde: Ilia Papandreou, Rheingraf vom Stein: Peter Schöne, Käthchen: Marisca Mulder, 13 Theobald Friedeborn: Máté Sólyom-Nagy, Gottschalk: Jörg Rathmann, Leonore: Alice Rath, Türmer: Vazgen Ghazaryan. Donnerstag Opernchor des Theaters Erfurt, Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt, Leitung: Samuel Bächli, 2009. Dezember Wolfgang Amadé Mozart Don Giovanni 20.00 - 23.00 Don Giovanni: Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Komtur: Vitalij Kowaljow, Donna Anna: Diana Damrau, Don Ottavio: Rolando Villazón, 15 Donna Elvira: Joyce DiDonato, Leporello: Luca Pisaroni, Masetto: Konstantin Wolff, Zerlina: Mojca Erdmann. Samstag Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Leitung: Yannick Nézet-Séguin, 2011. Dezember Leoš Janácekˇ Katja Kabanowa 20.00 - 21.50 Barbara: Libuše Márová, Boris Grigorjewitsch: Peter Dvorský, Dikoj: Dalibor Jedlicka, Fekluscha: Gertrude Jahn, 18 Glascha: Jitka Pavlová, Frau: Hedwig Drechsler, Kabanicha: Nadeždaˇ Kniplová, Katherina: Elisabeth Söderström. Dienstag Wiener Philharmoniker, Leitung: Sir Charles Mackerras, 1977. Dezember Camille Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila 20.00 - 22.10 Dalila: Agnes Baltsa, Samson: José Carreras, Oberpriester: Jonathan Summers, Abimélech: Simon Estes, 20 Alter Hebräer: Paata Burchuladze, Bote: Robert Swensen, 1. Philister: Donald George Smith, 2. Philister: Urban Malmberg. Donnerstag Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leitung: Sir Colin Davis, 1989. Dezember Giacomo Puccini La Bohème 20.00 - 22.00 Rodolfo: Ji-Min Park, Marcello: José Carbó, Colline: David Parkin, Schaunard: Shane Lowrencev, 22 Benoit: John Bolton Wood, Mimì: Takesha Meshé Kizart, Musetta: Taryn Fiebig, Alcindoro: Adrian Tamburini. Samstag Opera Australia Chorus, Australian Opera Orchestra, Leitung: Shao-Chia Lü, 2011. Dezember Georg Friedrich Händel Der Messias 20.00 - 22.25 25 Sopran: Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, Alt: Maria Riccarda Wesseling, Tenor: Kobie van Rensburg, Bass: Raimund Nolte. Dresdner Kammerchor, Lautten Compagney, Leitung: Wolfgang Katschner, 2004. Dienstag Dezember Engelbert Humperdinck Hänsel und Gretel 20.00 - 21.35 Hänsel: Ann Murray, Gretel: Edita Gruberova, Vater (Peter): Franz Grundheber, Mutter (Gertrud): Gwyneth Jones, 27 Knusperhexe: Christa Ludwig, Sandmännchen: Barbara Bonney, Taumännchen: Christiane Oelze. Donnerstag Dresdner Opernchor, Staatskapelle Dresden, Leitung: Sir Colin Davis, 1992. Dezember Ludwig van Beethoven Fidelio 20.00 - 22.10 Jaquino: Andrew Kennedy, Marzelline: Lisa Milne, Rocco: Brindley Sherratt, Leonore: Anja Kampe, 29 Don Pizarro: Peter Coleman-Wright, Florestan: Torsten Kerl, Don Fernando: Henry Waddington. Samstag The Glyndebourne Chorus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Leitung: Mark Elder, 2006. DIE LUSTIGE WITWE (1925) Stummfilm mit Livemusik | Spielort: THEATER AN DER WIEN Musik (2006) von Maud Nelissen zu Erich von Stroheims Film nach der und um die Operette DAS NEUE OPERNHAUS von Franz Lehár. Die Komponistin leitet das Wiener KammerOrchester
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