Schreker Opera in Amsterdam: Der Schatzgräber

Der Schatzgräber, De Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam, September 23 2012

Director ..... Ivo van Hove

Conductor ..... Marc Albrecht

Els ..... Manuela Uhl
Elis ..... Raymond Very
 Der Narr ..... Graham Clark
 Albi ..... Gordon Gietz
Der Junker ..... Mattijs van de Woerd
Der Wirt ..... Andrew Greenan
Der König ..... Tijl Faveyts
Die Königin ..... Basja Chanowski
Der Kanzler/Der Schreiber ..... Alasdair Elliott
Herold / Der Graf ..... André Morsch
Der Magister/Der Schultheiss ..... Kurt Gysen
er Vogt ...... Kay Stiefermann
Ein Landsknecht ..... Peter Arink
Erster Bürger ..... Cato Fordham
Zweiter Bürger ..... Richard Meijer
Mezzo Sopran Solo ..... Marieke Reuten
Alt Solo ..... Inez Hafkamp   
Alt Solo ..... Hiroko Mogaki
   
   
   
Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
Koor van De Nederlandse Opera [Alan Woodbridge]

Orlando from La Monnaie on Mezzo TV

Hope you all enjoyed this Orlando on Mezzo TV as much as I did. Brussels is really a miracle on the operatic map of Europe. Despite financial difficulties, they keep making the best shows in the world. Scenically this is not their best show but its musical content is absolutely splendid.
Yes, this is my favorite Handel opera!

Contrary to his Orlando Furioso last year in Paris, for his Orlando in Brussels --that was premiered only a week ago-- Pierre Audi did have a guiding idea, practically defined at the beginning of the show,  and it actually works well* [So even Audi's tired style gets better when staged at La Monnaie/De Munt.] The only problem is the snail pace of the dramatic action but thankfully the soloists are very engaging in incarnating their respective roles that eventually made the evening a passionate experience. The sets and costumes by Christof Hetzer definitely help supporting the overall atmosphere too (Hetzer usually works with David Hermann).

We will barock you (6): Orlando Borioso

Orlando Furioso, Théâtre des Champs Elysées (TCE), March 12 2011

Pierre Audi ..... Director

Jean-Christophe Spinosi ..... Conductor

Marie-Nicole Lemieux ..... Orlando

Jennifer Larmore ..... Alcina

Verónica Cangemi ..... Angelica

Philippe Jaroussky ..... Ruggiero

Christian Senn ..... Astolfo

Kristina Hammarström ..... Bradamante

Romina Basso ..... Medoro

Ensamble Matheus

Chorus of TCE

Salzburg 2010: Dionysos très dithyrambique

Mojca Erdmann and Johannes Martin Kränzle

Dionysos, August 8 2010, Haus für Mozart, Salzburg

Ingo Metzmacher ..... Conductor

Pierre Audi ..... Stage Director

Jonathan Meese ..... Set Design

Johannes Martin Kränzle ..... N.

Mojca Erdmann ..... First Soprano

Elin Rombo ..... Second Soprano

Matthias Klink ..... “A Guest” / Apollo

Virpi Räisänen ..... Mezzo-soprano

Julia Faylenbogen ..... Contralto

Uli Kirsch ..... “The Skin”

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin

Concert Association of the Vienna State Opera Chorus