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2023-11-06 05:00:00
Kraus: Chamber Music (Jaap Schröder)
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756-1792)Trio in D major for Piano, Violin & Cello, VB 172Sonata in D major for Violin & Continuo, VB 158Sonata on C major for Violin & Piano, VB 164 Quintet in D major for Flute, Two Violins, Viola & Cello, VB 184Jaap Schröder, Nils-Erik Sparf(Period Instruments)Musica Sveciæ MSCD 415 (1992)[Flac & Scans]
2023-09-17 15:59:00
Das Floß der Medusa, Komische Oper, 16 September 2023
Hangar 1, Tempelhof AirportImages: Jaro Suffner La Mort – Gloria Rehm Jean-Charles – Günter Papendell Charon – Idunnu Münch Four Dead – Takshiro Namiki, Taiki Miyashita, Yauci Yanes Ortega, Matthias Spenke, Fermin Basterra Thirteen Dying – Polly Ott, Agnes Dasch, Sarah Papodopoulo, Viola Weimker, Claudia Buhrmann, Orine Nosaki, Wiebke Kretzschmar, Martin Fehr, Christoph Eder, Hartmut Schröder, Martin Netter, Thomas Heiß, Werner Matusch Fourteen Surviving – Angela Postweiler, Uta Krause, Veronika Burger, Claudia van Hasselt, Julia Hebecker, Ulrike Jahn, Hans-Dierer Gilleßen, Michael Schaffrath, Matthias Eger, Laurin Oppermann, Philipp Schreyer, Simon Berg, Enrico Wenzel, Frank SchwemmerTobias Kratzer (director)Rainer Sellmaier (designs)Marguerite Donlon (choreography)Julia Jordà Stoppelhaar (dramaturgy)Lighting – Olaf FreeseSound design – Holger SchwarkChoir Soloists of the Komische Oper (director: David Cavelius)Movement Choir and Children’s Extras of the Komische OperVocalconsort BerlinStaats- und Domchor Berlin (director: Kai-Uew Jirka)Orchestra of the Komische Oper, BerlinTitus Engel (conductor)Henze’s Raft of the Medusa may lay claim to the most […]
2023-08-30 06:28:00
[…] large-coloured beach balls in a swimming pool (representing the Rhine) in the company of the poisonous dwarf Alberich along with a bunch of eight young girls (future Valkyries?) all dressed as look-alikes joining in what seems like harmless fun. The young charges (chaperoned by the Rhinemaidens) certainly gave Alberich (sung by Olafur Sigurdarson with gusto and flair) a good run for his money while the well-loved trio comprised Evelin Novak (Woglinde), Stephanie Houtzeel (Wellgunde) and Simone Schröder (Floßhilde). When the attention turns to Wotan, often threatening his foes with a revolver, he’s not seen in this production as a God as the libretto clearly states but acts more in keeping of, say, a company director or head of a family. However, in this pivotal role, Polish bass-baritone, Tomasz Konieczny, delivered the goods in no uncertain terms not only by his vocal prowess but also by his acting ability as well parading round […]
2023-05-09 15:39:03
Unexpected Wagneriennes
After attending three Met Lohengrins I’ve gone into Wagner withdrawal waiting for the upcoming Der Fliegende Holländer. If others are suffering too, Chris’s Cache offers four favorite sopranos in possibly unexpected or unheard Wagner roles: Edda Moser as Senta; Gabriela Benacková as Elisabeth; Ursula Schröder-Feinen as Isolde; and Sena Jurinac as Eva.
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