Just a
"quick" post about the second show of
Rienzi , finished an hour ago at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. This was my first Rienzi ever and I loved it.
Torsten Kerl proves once again that he is truly excellent a singers/actor - and trust me, Rienzi is a very devillish role to sing (
I bet Ben Heppner --who screwed up Lohengrin last night-- would not be able to sing a third of it). BRAVO!
Camilla Nylund was on one of her good nights although the volume is not her
forte (
which we already noticed in Paris when she was miscast as Salome). Since tonight`s was
a high profile show she was only mildly booed, but the bravos were much-much louder. ;)
Kate Aldrich literally stole the show. That girl had to really dig deep to deliver such a level of intensity in an otherwise unsingable role of
Adriano. Impressive effort from this "small" lady and well deserved standing O for her at the end of the show.
Someone should say to
Sebastian Lang-Lessing that this production is
not about him, nor about the orchestra
only; and that he could show some more respect for singers (instead of covering them!). Other than that - a
magnificent orchestra lead by an energetic young maestro.
Philipp Stölzl, as expected, soaked a load of boos which I
of course disagreed with. I thought the show was brilliant and the director`s interpretation was...err..., say, gutsy. I could understand the boos though: Philipp didn`t leave any space to ambiguities --> his
Rienzi is a nasty SOB, a dictator who deserved to end the way he did...Personally, I take my hat off to him for that ;)
As for the best choir in Germany, tonight they were the best choir in the world - and I am not exaggerating ;)
