2012-5, Munich, Nozze di Figaro
Le nozze di Figaro
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Librettist: Lorenzo da Ponte
Venue and Dates: Bayerische Staatsoper, Munich
3, 6, 11 and 13 May 2012
Conductor: Dan Ettinger
Director: Dieter Dorn
Sets and costumes: Jürgen Rose
Lighting: Max Keller
Dramaturgy: Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle
Performers:
Il Conte di Almaviva: Simon Keenlyside
La Contessa di Almaviva: Anja Harteros , Golda Schultz (11.5.)
Cherubino: Angela Brower
Figaro: Luca Pisaroni
Susanna: Adriana Kucerová (3.5.), Laura Tatulescu
Bartolo: Christoph Stephinger
Marcellina: Heike Grötzinger
Basilio: Ulrich Reß
Don Curzio: Kevin Conners
Antonio: Alfred Kuhn
Barbarina: Evgenia Sotnikova
Click here to see some photos of the first performance on the facebook site of the opera
Gallery of Photos of first, third and last performance
Sound bites
” ….As her husband, Simon Keenlyside modulated with brio between arrogance and suppleness through the course of the evening, his baritone showing no sign of wear. …”
Matthew Lynch,bachtrack.com, 14.5.2012
4 of 5 stars
“… However, the young man causes something of a kerfuffle when the Count (Simon Keenlyside) discovers him in Susanna’s bedroom. Keenlyside’s comic style is perfect for this role, and in this particular scene he creates moments that make the audience laugh out loud. …
Keenlyside’s delivery of the Count’s aria in Act III, venting his anger at being tricked by the others, was a particular highlight, …
Despite some ensemble issues, this was one of the strongest and most even casts I’ve ever seen at the Bayerische Staatsoper, not only in terms of singing but acting too. This production will surely continue to return for years to come, but the current singers have left some very big shoes to fill.”
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I know Simon has said that one can’t get caught up in the wigs and costumes, but this certainly appears to have been one of his most sartorially RESPLENDENT roles ever . . . everyone of his costumes is breathtakingly beautiful . . . the Count certainly appears to have been the “peacock” of this production!
We’ll have the “incredible tattooed man” to look forward in this fall’s “Tempest” at the Met!