WIENER STAATSOPER IN JUNE AND JULY

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by Opera Charm Team
May 28, 2024

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INTERVIEW

With the last premiere of the 2023/2024 season, Così fan tutte on 16 June 2024, director Barrie Kosky and conductor Philippe Jordan conclude their joint Mozart-Da Ponte cycle. June also brings a varied programme, including performances of Turandot, again with the celebrated premiere Turandot Asmik Grigorian, Salome, Nabucco and Falstaff. The Vienna State Ballet dances the ballet classic Swan Lake and closes the season with the Nureyev Gala. The students of the Ballet Academy will also showcase their skills in a matinee at the end of the season. In addition, the Outreach Department of the Vienna State Opera presents the production Grüner wird’s nicht!

The season extends into July this year: after 2022, the Vienna State Opera once again welcomes Cecilia Bartoli and the Opéra de Monte-Carlo for a guest performance at the Haus am Ring. The programme is called Barocchissimo and includes Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Their Master’s Voice – an evening dedicated to the topic of gender, in which Cecilia Bartoli can be seen with Hollywood star John Malkovich; as well as the gala evening Farinelli & Friends (detailed programme to follow).


TURANDOT
by Giacomo Puccini

Musical direction Axel Kober
Staging by Claus Guth
with, among others, Asmik Grigorian (Turandot), Ivan Gyngazov (Calaf), Kristina Mkhitaryan (Liù), Jörg Schneider (Altoum), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Timur).

After her acclaimed first Turandot in the premiere in December 2023, Asmik Grigorian can now be seen again in the title role of Claus Guth’s multi-layered new production. Ivan Gynganzov makes his house debut as Calaf; Kristina Mhkitaryan returns as Liù, Jörg Schneider as Altoum and Dan Paul Dumitrescu as Timur. Axel Kober conducts Turandot for the first time at Haus am Ring.

Dates → Turandot
1 / 4 / 7 & 10 June 2024

SALOME
by Richard Strauss

Musical direction Philippe Jordan
Staging by Cyril Teste
with Camilla Nylund (Salome), Iain Paterson (Jochanaan), Gerhard Siegel (Herod), Michaela Schuster (Herodias), Daniel Jenz (Narraboth), Patricia Nolz (Page), among others

Cyril Test’s new interpretation of Salome returns to the Staatsoper stage in June. Under the musical direction of Philippe Jordan, Camilla Nylund will embody Salome for the first time in this production. Iain Paterson once again sings Jochanaan, Gerhard Siegel can be seen as Herod and Michaela Schuster as Herodias.

Dates → Salome
5 / 13 & 17 June 2024

NABUCCO
by Giuseppe Verdi

Musical direction Giampaolo Bisanti
Staging Günter Krämer
with, among others, Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Nabucco), Ivan Magrì (Ismaele), Marko Mimica (Zaccaria), Anna Pirozzi (Abigaille)

Under the musical direction of Giampaolo Bisanti, who is conducting Nabucco for the first time at the Vienna State Opera, Amartuvshin Enkhbat can be heard in the title role and Anna Pirozzi as Abigaille. Marko Mimica makes his house debut as Zaccaria, Ivan Magrí sings Ismaele here for the first time.

Dates → Nabucco
8 / 12 / 15 & 18 June 2024

PREMIERE ‘COSÌ FAN TUTTE’
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Musical direction Philippe Jordan
Staging by Barrie Kosky
with, among others, Federica Lombardi (Fiordiligi), Emily D’Angelo (Dorabella), Peter Kellner (Guglielmo), Felipe Manu (Ferrando), Kate Lindsey (Despina), Christopher Maltman (Don Alfonso)

With the new production of Così fan tutte, director Barrie Kosky and conductor Philippe Jordan, who conducts this work for the first time at the Vienna State Opera, complete their joint Mozart-Da Ponte cycle. The new production features the house debuts of Emily D’Angelo (Dorabella) and Filipe Manu (Ferrando); Peter Kellner as Guglielmo and Kate Lindsey as Despina make their personal, international role debuts. Federica Lombardi will sing Fiordiligi and Christopher Maltman Don Alfonso for the first time at the Vienna State Opera.

Dates → Così fan tutte
Premiere: 16 June 2024
Further dates: 19 / 22 / 24 / 26 & 28 June 2024

PREMIERE ‘GRÜNER WIRD’S NICHT!‘

‘Nessun dorma!’ ‘No one sleeps!’ This season, the Opernlabor ensemble, 25 teenagers and young adults aged between 14 and 24, have developed their own music theatre performance inspired by the themes of the opera Turandot, Puccini’s rousing music and in relation to their own lives.
The result is a piece centred around a crazy, threatening television show whose presenter brings the show’s participants to the brink of despair, and not just through obscure riddles. Always present: the ‘masses’ – sometimes as the show’s audience, sometimes as a symbol of an entertainment-loving and voyeuristic society or online community. Often cheering, sometimes scathing. Who entertains and governs whom here? The music theatre performance Grüner wird’s nicht poses questions about the ‘unconditional will’, the longings and sleepless moments of each and every individual and examines which riddles of life tempt us to stay awake.

Musical direction Andy Icochea Icochea
Staging Krysztina Winkel
Costumes Jana Heist

Performed by the Vienna State Opera Stage Orchestra.

Dates → It doesn’t get any greener than this!
21 June 2024, 6.30 pm & 22 June 2024, 11.00 am
Bread Factory Culture Centre

FALSTAFF
by Giuseppe Verdi

Musical direction Thomas Guggeis
Staging by Marco Arturo Marelli
with, among others, Luca Salsi (Falstaff), Boris Pinkhasovich (Ford), Hiroshi Amako (Fenton), Roberta Mantegna (Alice Ford), Slávka Zámečníková (Nannetta), Monika Bohinec (Mrs Quickly), Isabel Signoret (Meg Page), Norbert Ernst (Dr Cajus)

In Verdi’s last opera, Luca Salsi as Falstaff, Hiroshi Amako as Fenton, Norbert Ernst as Dr Cajus and Roberta Mantegna as Alice Ford make their role debuts at the Haus am Ring under the musical direction of Thomas Guggeis, who conducts Falstaff for the first time at the Vienna State Opera. Boris Pinkhasovich can once again be seen as Ford, Slávka Zámečníková as Nannetta, Monika Bohinec as Mrs Quickly and Isabel Signoret as Meg Page.

Dates → Falstaff
21 / 25 / 27 & 20 June 2024


WIENER STAATSBALLETT

Swan Lake
Music by Piotr I. Tchaikovsky
Choreography Rudolf Nureyev
Musical direction Paul Connelly
with dancers from the Vienna State Ballet

The Vienna State Ballet returns to the State Opera stage in June with the ballet classic Swan Lake choreographed by Rudolf Nureyev. The dancers are Liudmila Konovalova and Olga Esina* (Odette/Odile), Masayu Kimoto and Jakob Feyferlik* (Prince Siegfried), and Eno Peci and Andrey Teterin* (The Wizard Redbeard).
Paul Connelly is on the podium.

Dates → Swan Lake
6./ 11. / 14. / 20* & 23*. June 2024

Matinee of the ballet academy of the vienna state opera
At the traditional Ballet Academy matinee, young dancers from the Vienna State Ballet showcase their skills. In the 2023/2024 school year, the focus was on Marius Petipa’s La Bayadère – the students of all training levels will perform a large cross-section of the choreographic adaptation by Christiana Stefanou and Robert Gabdullin. Another focus is dedicated to contemporary dance. Pupils from the lower school will perform Flock of Fledglings by Teresa Rotemberg and Martin Schläpfer has rehearsed dances to music by Franz Schubert with members of the youth company. The programme concludes with the revival of Kinsun Chan’s JIT.

Date → Matinee of the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera
23 June 2024, 11.00 am

Nureyev gala
Choreography August Bournonville / William Forsythe / Victor Gsovsky / Harald Lander / John Neumeier / Rudolf Nureyev / Martin Schläpfer / Hans van Manen
Musical direction Wolfgang Heinz
with dancers of the Vienna State Ballet as well as Valentine Colasante and Marc Moreau (Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris)

In memory of Rudolf Nureyev, who was so influential for dance in Vienna, the Vienna State Ballet’s gala named after him has been a fixture in the programme of the Vienna State Opera since 2011. A great evening of ballet and a celebration of dance! The programme of the Nureyev Gala 2024 follows in Nureyev’s visionary footsteps and presents the dancers of the Vienna State Ballet in a stylistic range from the 19th century to the present day. As high-calibre guests from the Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris, the Étoiles Valentine Colasante and Marc Moreau will present the Grand Pas Classique by Victor Gsovsky and the Pas de deux from Act 2 of Rudolf Nureyev’s Swan Lake.
The programme also includes choreographies by August Bournonville, William Forsythe, Harald Lander, John Neumeier, Rudolf Nureyev, Martin Schläpfer and Hans van Manen. The musical director is Wolfgang Heinz.

Date → Nureyev Gala
29 June 2024

START OF TICKET SALES FOR THE VIENNA OPERA BALL 2025

Ticket sales for the Vienna Opera Ball 2025 (27 February 2025) start on 3 June 2024, 10.00 am. Tickets cost € 395 (incl. € 35 donation for ‘Österreich hilft Österreich’); table shares € 230 per person. Depending on location and size, a stage box can be purchased from € 15,000 – donors of the Official Circle of Friends of the Vienna State Opera have the right of first refusal on the coveted boxes until the end of September. They contribute €30,000 (plus VAT) per year to support the opening of the theatre to new audiences and young artists. Further information can be found on our website.

Applications for the opening committee are also possible from 3 June, details can be found → here.

The full line-up and the entire programme for June and July 2024 can be found on → our website.

The photos can be used free of charge for current editorial reporting if the credits are mentioned:

Photo credits:
Turandot: Asmik Gigorian (Turandot) © Monika Rittershaus
Salome: Szenenfotos © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
Schwanensee: Liudmila Konovalova (Odette), Masayu Kimoto (Prinz Siegfried), Szenenfoto © Wiener Staatsballett / Ashley Taylor
Nabucco: Amartuvshin Enkhbat (Nabucco), Anna Pirozzi (Abigaille) © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
Grüner wird’s nicht!: Gruppenfoto Opernlabor © Wiener Staatsoper / Ashley Taylor
Falstaff: Szenenfotos © Wiener Staatsoper / Michael Pöhn
Nurejew Gala: Sujet © Florian Moshammer
Opera Pride Party © Katharina Schiffl
Wiener Opernball © Katharina Schiffl

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Since then, Alice has devoted her spare time to maximising her musical knowledge through instrumental studies, studying both piano and violin for a short time. In the following years, her number one passion stepped out of the limelight and graciously gave way to Law Studies.
Since 2018 she has been studying Law at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University in Iași.

Her passion for opera, even if it is no longer her top professional priority in terms of career, it has most definitely become her priority during her free time. Wanting to experience the best of both worlds and extend her musical horizons, she regularly attends opera performances throughout Romania and abroad.
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Oana Zamfir is a second year MA student at the “George Enescu” National University of Arts, at the Department of Musicology.

She studied violin for 12 years at the “Stefan Luchian” High School of Art in Botosani, later focusing on the theoretical aspects of music. In 2019 she completed her bachelor studies in Musicology as a student of the National Academy of Music “Gheorghe Dima” in Cluj-Napoca. Her research during 2018-2019 brought to the forefront elements of the archaic ritual within works of composers who activated during the communist period, giving her the opportunity to start a research internship at the “Carl von Ossietzky” University in Germany. In this context, she recorded conversations with members of the Sophie Drinker Institute in Bremen, and had access to documents directly from the Myriam Marbé archive.

Since 2019 she has been a teacher of Music Education and Theoretical Music Studies, making full use of interactive methods in the musical training of students and working, at the same time, with the children’s choir founded in the first year of her activity.

Her interests include pursuing a degree in interior design in 2020.

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His multidisciplinary education opened the doors towards research, which is seen both through his participation in national and international conferences and symposia, such as the Salzburg Easter School PhD-forum, organized by the Salzburg Universität or the Silesian Meeting of Young Scholars, organized by the Institute of English at the University of Silesia, as well as the collaboration with Opera Charm Magazine.

During his student years, he won several prizes, including the Grand Prize at the “Paul Constantinescu” National Musical Interpretation Competition, the Romanian Composers and Musicologists’ Union Prize at the same competition, the First Prize and the Schubert Prize at the “Ada Ulubeanu” Competition.

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Cristina is a 24 year-old Romanian soprano & a student at the National University of Music Bucharest, where she pursues the MA program in Vocal Performance.

She made her debut in Pamina from “Die Zauberflöte” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at only 19 years old at the Bucharest National Opera House, as a member of the Ludovic Spiess Experimental Opera Studio. Over the years she made her debut in roles such as Contessa d’Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Mimì & Musetta (La Bohème), Alice Ford (Falstaff), Erste Dame (Die Zauberflöte) in her university’s opera productions.
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