Showing posts with label Py. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Py. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mathis der Yawner

Mathis der Maler [Matthias the Painter, Mathis le peintre], Opéra National de Paris (Bastille), November 16 2010


Olivier Py ..... Director
Christoph Eschenbach ..... Conductor

Scott Mac Allister ..... Albrecht von Brandenburg
Matthias Goerne ..... Mathis
Thorsten Grümbel ..... Lorenz von Pommersfelden
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke ..... Wolfgang Capito
Gregory Reinhart ..... Riedinger
Michael Weinius ..... Hans Schwalb
Antoine Garcin ..... Truchsess von Waldburg
Eric Huchet ..... Sylvester von Schaumberg
Melanie Diener ..... Ursula
Martina Welschenbach ..... Regina
Nadine Weissmann ..... Die Gräfin von Helfenstein


Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus 

Monday, October 11, 2010

Nearly perfect production of Roméo et Juliette in Amsterdam

Roméo et Juliette, De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam, October 10 2010


Conductor ..... Marc Minkowski
Director ..... Olivier Py

Juliette ..... Lyubov Petrova
Roméo ..... Ismael Jordi
Frère Laurent ..... Nicolas Testé
Stéphano ..... Cora Burggraaf
Mercutio ..... Henk Neven
Tybalt ..... Sébastien Droy
Gertrude ..... Doris Lamprecht
Benvolio ..... Jean-Léon Klostermann
Paris ..... Maarten Koningsberger
Grégorio ..... Mattijs van de Woerd
Capulet ..... Philippe Rouillon
Le Duc/Frère Jean ..... Christophe Fel
Manuela ..... Oleksandra Lenyshyn
Pepita ..... Maartje de Lint
Angelo ..... John van Halteren


Residentie Orkest & Koor van De Nederlandse Opera

Monday, March 22, 2010

Olivier Py recounts masterfully Les Contes d'Hoffmann

This DVD is a recording of the much praised Olivier Py's revisited production of Les Contes d'Hoffmann, shown last year in Geneva. I saw it only now, on DVD, and I can understand the rave reviews the production received from both the critics and the general audience.


It is a very traditional theatrical style but it is very well done. If you already experienced one or more productions directed by Olivier Py, you will recognize his peculiar manner to organize the sets through a system of moving scaffoldings, a structure that allows him to quickly change the scene and avoid any slowdown of the dramatic action. His clever way to fit the scene transformations with the text result in a flawless flow of the show. The traditionalists may be upset by Olivier's aesthetics, but they will be more than happy to see that he never drifts away from Jules Barbier's libretto. Personally, this is the only aspect of this show I don't fully appreciate -- lack of the surprising element.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

¿Qué pasa en otra parte?

I've been enjoying immensely the Barenboim concerts with his Staatskapelle these days at Pleyel. Today is the 3rd out of 5.

Meanwhile, great things are happening on the European Operatic Stages...