Real Mahagonny

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, Teatro Real in Madrid [Mezzo-TV broadcast], October 2010

La Fura dels Baus ..... Director

Pablo Heras-Casado ..... Conductor

Measha Brueggergosman ..... Jenny Smith

Michael König ..... Jim MacIntyre

Willard White ..... Trinity Moses

Jane Henschel ..... Leocadia Begbick

Donald Kaasch ..... Fatty "the Bookkeeper"

John Easterlin ..... Jack O'Brien

Otto Katzameier ..... Bill

Steven Humes ..... Alaska-Wolf Joe

Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Real in Madrid

Mahagonny dels Baus on your TV, live from Madrid

I just learned that la prima of the first new production at Teatro Real since Gérard Mortier became its artistic director, Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, will be live broadcast to many cinemas worldwide, and also on your Mezzo-TV (cable, ADSL) -- tomorrow, September 30 at 8 p.m. (CET).

This should be interesting because it's new, because La Fura dels Baus sign this show, the cast is good: Jane Henschel, Willard White, Measha Bruggergosman, Michael König, Donald Kaasch... and Pablo Heras-Casado (!) will conduct.

Trailer attached below.... [You're welcome! ;)]

Andrea Chenier to hit Madrid too [we commiserate]

I just realized that Teatro Real will premiere this Saturday the history biggest dust-in-the-eyes-production of Andrea Chenier, a.k.a. poo-poor taste verismo. The only interesting detail about this production is that it counts ~180 wigs  and ~300 very kitchy costumes,  the purpose of which is completely unrelated to any of the clumsily staged dramatic action.

 

The same show was killing the Paris Opera in December 2009, and received the famously accurate review in FT which explicitly mentions the director's staggering incompetence and bad taste.
Especially the finale leaves you speechless!