Ariadne Auf Naxos
With Renée Fleming and Sophie Koch. Music director: Christian Thielemann
Состав
Филипп Арло — Режиссёр-постановщик, художник по декорациям
Андреа Уманн — Художник по костюмам
Государственная капелла Дрездена
Кристиан Тилеман — Музыкальный руководитель
Айке Вильм Шульте — A music teacher
Софи Кох — The composer
Рене Флеминг — Ariadne / Prima donna
Роберт Дин Смит — Bacchus / The tenor
Джейн Арчибальд — Zerbinetta
Николай Борчев — Harlequine
Кеннет Роберсон — Scaramuccio
Стивен Хьюмс — Truffaldino
Кевин Коннерс — Brighella
Кристиан Баумгертель — The dancing master
Роман Грюбнер — Lackey
Давид Джерузалем — Wigmaker
О программе
Festspielhaus guests still enthusiastically praise the production of the Cavalier of the Rose with Christian Thielemann, Renée Fleming and Sophie Koch. The legend continues!
The Marschallin Renée Fleming will sing the role of Ariadne, whilst her former Cavalier co-star Sophie Koch will play the Composer.
With Ariadne, Strauss succeeded in replicating the success of the Cavalier of the Rose but without resorting to repetition. The content of this ever changing comedy/tragedy is perhaps even more refined than its predecessor, and in this latest opera it becomes clear that Strauss was a philogynist. The soprano and alto roles are simply but magically combined.
Strauss was the last of the great composers to let his singers sing in a completely relaxed manner. The direction of Philippe Arlaud is sure to be equally relaxed, wonderfully deepening the on-stage atmosphere with his lighting and colour effects.
Renée Fleming appears courtesy of Decca.
Christian Thielemann appears courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon.