Ariadne auf Naxos
Ph. Vasiljev Alexander
From 15 April to 3 May 2022
Richard Strauss
Opera in one act
Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Wiener Staatsoper and Salzburger Festspiele Coproduction
Teatro alla Scala Orchestra
| Conductor | Michael Boder |
| Staging | Sven-Eric Bechtolf |
| Sets | Rolf Glittenberg |
| Costumes | Marianne Glittenberg |
| Lights | Jürgen Hoffmann |
CAST |
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| Der Haushofmeister | Gregor Bloéb |
| Ein Musiklehrer | Markus Werba |
| Der Komponist | Sophie Koch |
| Der Tenor/Bacchus | Stephen Gould |
| Ein Tanzmeister | Norbert Ernst |
| Zerbinetta | Erin Morley |
| Primadonna/Ariadne | Krassimira Stoyanova |
| Arlecchino | Samuel Hasselhorn |
| Scaramuccio | Jinxu Xiahou |
| Truffaldin | Jongmin Park |
| Brighella | Pavel Kolgatin |
| Najade | Caterina Sala |
| Dryade | Rachel Frenkel |
| Echo | Olga Bezsmertna |
The successful meta-theatrical experiment by the duo Richard Strauss–Hugo von Hofmannstahl returns in the production created by Sven-Eric Bechtolf for the Salzburg Festival. It was later developed for the Vienna Opera in elegant eighteenth-century settings with carefully detailed interpretations ranging between realism, irony, and mythological evocations. Krassimira Stoyanova shines as Ariadne but the remarkable cast also features two major debuts: Erin Morley as Zerbinetta and Stephen Gould as Bacchus.
