Enough to put anyone off their World Cup snacks.
More of Anna's Macbeth rehearsal pics from Munich here.
Munich Opera
19 June 2014
06 March 2014
Munich Opera 2014 - 2015 season announced
For their 2014-15 season, the Bavarian State Opera are following a theme already laid down elsewhere - less adventurous programming, fewer non-19th works, less controversial directors, no new (or even recent) commissions. Belt-tightening? Casting remains strong - even where the names are less well-known, they've been intelligently picked.
There are just four main season premieres and a further two which get short runs at the summer Opernfestspiele:
- Věc Makropulos - Conductor: Tomáš Hanus Production: Árpád Schilling - with the deathless Nadja Michael in the title role.
- Manon Lescaut - Conductor: Alain Altinoglu Production: Hans Neuenfels - Anna Netrebko and Jonas Kaufmann are scheduled, so tickets are likely to be scarce.
- Lucia di Lammermoor - Conductor: Kirill Petrenko Production: Barbara Wysocka - Diana Damrau and Pavol Breslik head an exceptional cast.
- Lulu - Conductor: Kirill Petrenko Production: Dmitri Tcherniakov - Marlis Peterson and Bo Skovhus head another great cast.
- Pelléas et Mélisande (festival) - Conductor: Constantinos Carydis Production:Christiane Pohle - this is being shown at the smaller Prinzregententheater rather than the main house, meaning that it's unlikely to become a repertoire staple.
- Arabella (festival) - Conductor: Philippe Jordan Production: Andreas Dresen - Anja Harteros and Thomas Mayer star.
One of the reasons for the shortage of premieres may be the decision to revive the expensive (and excellent) Kriegenburg Ring for four cycles, all conducted by Kirill Petrenko. Evelyn Herlitzius, Stuart Skelton, Stephen Gould and Anja Kampe are just a few of the big Wagnerian names appearing.
As well as her festival premiere, Harteros turns up (if she turns up) in revivals of Tosca, Il trovatore, Don Carlo and La forza del destino. The latter is with Jonas Kaufmann, who has wisely elected not to repeat his Manrico.
Elsewhere, local boy Christian Gerhaher appears in L'Orfeo and Die Zauberflöte. Kristine Opolais tackles Eugene Onegin, with Mariusz Kwiecen in the title role for festival performances. Irene Theorin and Evelyn Herlitzius share the title role in a well-cast Elektra.
Despite claiming she'd never darken Staatsoper doors again after an alleged insult, the legendary Edita Gruberova makes her way back for Roberto Devereux.
The festival revival of Don Carlo features the unbeatable cast of Rene Pape, Ramon Vargas and Simon Keenlyside, and a festival Tristan und Isolde, the brilliant Konwitschny production conducted by Philippe Jordan, features Pape with Waltraud Meier and Peter Seiffert.
15 February 2014
Live tonight from Munich
The Bavarian State Opera's free streaming series continues this evening with a new production of La Clemenza di Tito.
Watch at 19:00 CET (6pm UK) on Staatsoper.TV.
Conductor Kirill Petrenko
Director Jan Bosse
Tito Vespasiano Toby Spence
Vitellia Kristine Opolais
Sesto Tara Erraught
Servilia Hanna-Elisabeth Müller
Annio Angela Brower
Publio Tareq Nazmi
Director Jan Bosse
Tito Vespasiano Toby Spence
Vitellia Kristine Opolais
Sesto Tara Erraught
Servilia Hanna-Elisabeth Müller
Annio Angela Brower
Publio Tareq Nazmi
02 January 2014
Feel the Forza
Jonas Kaufmann is out of tonight's La forza del destino in Munich due to unspecified "illness". So it's lucky the cameras were there to record him in all his glory on 28 December:
20 December 2013
Jonas yuletide treat
With no operatic offerings on the TV schedules this festive season, we can at least look forward to the Bavarian State Opera's latest livestream.
On Saturday, December 28, Martin Kušej’s new production of La forza del destino will be streamed live from Munich on Staatsoper.TV. Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Harteros star, and Asher Fisch conducts.
The live broadcast starts at 18:00 CET (5pm UK, 12pm EST).
Official photos below, with more here.
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