New Productions in Europe - January 2010

Undoubtedly the most expected is the new production of "Rienzi" by Philipp Stoelzl which will open on Sunday, January 24 at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (DOB), conducted by young & talented  Sebastian Lang-Lessing (replacing V. Jurowski tho!).
The cast looks good on paper too:  Torsten Kerl, Kate Aldrich, Camilla Nylund... and we should not forget the DOB Choir which Opernwelt Magazine voted as "Choir of the Year 2009" [Yours Truly will never forget their absolutely astounding performance in Tannhauser!].

One week later, in Freiburg will premiere the Calixto Bieito's production of "Le Grand Macabre" which I am more than sorry not to be able to see...



Other interesting new productions :

• "Don Pasquale" by Jetske Mijnssen (a young Dutch directrice), will be premiered at Komische Oper Berlin (January 31)
• "Norma" by Peter Mussbach  will open on Monday (!), January 18, in Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris 
• "Der fliegende Hollander" by Alex Rigola (?), with Stephen Gould, Anja Kampe and Hans-Peter Konig will start next week in Teatro Real,  Madrid (January 12) [ erratum : this is the revival of a production premiered in 2007 - many thanks to Mei for her precious correction ]
  
• "Owen Wingrave" by Walter Suttclife (a good young director) in Frankfurt Oper (January 24)
•  "Manon Lescaut" by Lluis Pasqual [whose Don Giovanni I did not really like] will start in Lyon Opera on January 21 (Vassileva, Dydik!) with our dear Kazushi Ono
• "The Fairy Queen" by Jonathan Kent at Opéra Comique in Paris (January 16)  [erratum 2: this is the coproduction with Glyndebourne festival, where this production has been premiered pas summer. See their website for two interesting videos.]
  
• "Dialogues des Carmélites" by Ebbe Knudsen in Copenhagen Opera (January 28) 
   

So at the end we are left with 7 true and truly interesting new productions.