{"id":29493,"date":"2022-12-06T06:48:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/06\/strong-singing-in-a-new-lohengrin-at-the-bayerische-staatsoper-in-munich-seen-and-heard-international\/"},"modified":"2022-12-06T06:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T06:48:11","slug":"strong-singing-in-a-brand-new-lohengrin-on-the-bayerische-staatsoper-in-munich-seen-and-heard-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/06\/strong-singing-in-a-brand-new-lohengrin-on-the-bayerische-staatsoper-in-munich-seen-and-heard-international\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong singing in a brand new Lohengrin on the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich \u2013 Seen and Heard International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"world-flags-shortcode\"><span class=\"world-flags\" id=\"wf-239759\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wf-img\" src=\"https:\/\/seenandheard-international.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/world-flags\/images\/flags\/24\/de.png\" alt=\"Germany\" title=\"Germany\"\/><span class=\"wf-text\">Germany<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> Wagner, <em>Lohengrin<\/em>: <\/span><\/strong>Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper \/ Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Roth (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 3.12.2022. (ALL)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_109228\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109228\" style=\"width: 515px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-109228\" src=\"https:\/\/seenandheard-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/L1-e1670248996789-380x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seenandheard-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/L1-e1670248996789-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/seenandheard-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/L1-e1670248996789-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/seenandheard-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/L1-e1670248996789.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-109228\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bayerische Staatsoper\u2019s <em>Lohengrin<\/em> \u00a9 Wilfried H\u00f6sl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Production:<br \/><\/strong>Director \u2013 Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3<br \/>Production assistant \u2013 Marcos Darbyshire<br \/>Set design \u2013 Monika Pormale<br \/>Costumes \u2013 Anna Axer Fijalkowska<br \/>Lighting \u2013 Felice Ross<br \/>Dramaturgy \u2013 Kata W\u00e9ber, Malte Krasting<br \/>Chorus grasp \u2013 Tilman Michael<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cast:<br \/><\/strong>Heinrich der Vogler \u2013 Mika Kares<br \/>Lohengrin \u2013 Klaus-Florian Vogt<br \/>Elsa von Brabant \u2013 Johanni van Oostrum<br \/>Friedrich von Telramund \u2013 Johann Reuter<br \/>Ortrud \u2013 Anja Kampe<br \/>The King\u2019s Herald \u2013 Andr\u00e8 Schuen<br \/>Four Brabantine Elders \u2013 Liam Bonthrone, Granit Musliu, Gabriel Rollinson, Roman Chabaranok<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the second time after <em>Cos\u00ec fan tutte <\/em>that the Bayerische Staatsoper has requested a celebrated film director for a brand new manufacturing. Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3, celebrated on the Cannes Film Festival and on Netflix, had already given us an intense <em>Makropoulos Case<\/em> in Geneva (assessment <a href=\"https:\/\/seenandheard-international.com\/2020\/10\/genevas-riveting-performance-of-janaceks-the-makropoulos-affair-with-a-pre-recorded-orchestra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">right here<\/a>). Expectations have been excessive, however Wagner\u2019s operas are works of a really totally different nature than Jan\u00e1\u010dek\u2019s. While they final a number of hours, the motion is concentrated in a couple of minutes. The artwork of the director consists in illustrating all these moments when time stops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a co-production with Shanghai Grand Theatre, Mundrucz\u00f3\u2019s fundamental <em>Konzept<\/em> was not with out curiosity. Lohengrin isn&#8217;t a saviour fallen from the sky, however a \u2018normal\u2019 man from the group. But is there anything to report? This is a manufacturing which is considerably shallow. Who are these lots in tracksuits\u2026? What is the hidden that means of the stones and the references to nature\u2026? All this isn&#8217;t very clear, not very fascinating, a bit of disappointing and maybe not all that essential, both.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But we&#8217;re in Munich and the musical high quality is of the best order. Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Roth was making his debut right here on this pit and, I consider, his debut with an opera by Wagner. Under his baton, the orchestra displayed considerably lighter textures within the Prelude to the primary act with minimal <em>vibrato <\/em>strings. Overall, nevertheless, the ensemble was theatrical in one of the best sense of the phrase. The singers have been supported with nice care. The third act had a very irrestible momentum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The refrain was magnificent. The staging itself appeared to have little use for them, and but they have been fastidiously distributed on stage in order that the sound got here by with color and energy. The whole forged was very excessive class. Andr\u00e8 Schuen is a Herald of nice authority, who will definitely be heard once more in lots of Wagnerian roles. Johann Reuter\u2019s voice makes for a darkly colored Telramund. Anja Kampe made her debut right here as Ortrud. She is probably the Br\u00fcnnhilde of our era, however her intelligence with the textual content and the ability of the voice greater than compensated for the truth that she doesn&#8217;t have the colors of a mezzo. The South African Johanni van Oostrum made her debut as Elsa. Her German diction was not as clear as her colleagues and he or she was extra relaxed with the lyrical than with the dramatic a part of her position, however van Oostrum more and more gained confidence over the course of the night. The position of Lohengrin might be preferrred for Klaus-Florian Vogt, who displayed unbelievable vocal method with what should be the perfect head voice it requires, whereas on the identical time, proudly owning the textual content with real tenorial colors. Finally, Mika Kares gave a slightly extraordinary studying of King Henry. We know the ability of his singing, however his efficiency, particularly within the first act, had an authority that recalled the work of the good Kurt Moll on this half.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The viewers hailed the musicians triumphantly at this premiere in a packed home. This <em>Lohengrin<\/em> might be repeated a number of instances in December earlier than being revived for the pageant in July. Here is one other reminder that it&#8217;s not essential to go to Bayreuth to expertise Wagner at such a excessive stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Antoine L\u00e9vy-Leboyer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Germany Wagner, Lohengrin: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bayerische Staatsoper \/ Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Roth (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 3.12.2022. (ALL) Bayerische Staatsoper\u2019s Lohengrin \u00a9 Wilfried H\u00f6sl Production:Director \u2013 Korn\u00e9l Mundrucz\u00f3Production assistant \u2013 Marcos DarbyshireSet design \u2013 Monika PormaleCostumes \u2013 Anna Axer FijalkowskaLighting \u2013 Felice RossDramaturgy \u2013 Kata W\u00e9ber, Malte KrastingChorus grasp \u2013 Tilman Michael Cast:Heinrich der [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29493","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-theatre"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}