Christian Jost: Egmont

Edgaras Montvidas, Egmont
Maria Bengtsson, Clara
Angelika Kirchschlager, Margarete von Parma
Károly Szemerédy, Macchiavelli
Bo Skovhus, Herzog Alba
Theresa Kronthaler, Ferdinand

Christian Jost, composer
Michael Boder, conductor
Christoph Klimke, libretto
Keith Warner, director
Ashley Martin-Davis, set and costume design
Wolfgang Göbbel, light design
Ran Arthur Braun, choreography

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Ltg. Erwin Ortner)

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem

Emily Magee, soprano
Elena Zhidkova, mezzo-soprano
Wookyung Kim, tenor
Yasushi Hirano, bass

Yutaka Sado, conductor
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien

«Verdi’s best opera»? This description of the Requiem might not be as deluded as it sounds: seldom is the chasm opening into hell heard so formidably with kettledrums, trombones and trumpets; seldom is heard on earth how delicately heaven might sing. With his Requiem for the freedom-fighter Alessandro Manzoni, Giuseppe Verdi managed to create a musical spectacle that stages a visual epic of life, death and redemption in the mind of the listener. This powerful, evening-long sacred masterpiece is staged by the Tonkunstler Orchestra conducted by its Music Director Yutaka Sado with the Wiener Singverein and a selection of outstanding soloists. 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527

Luca Micheletti, Don Giovanni (until February 21)
Luke Gabbedy, Don Giovanni (February 25, 27)
Shane Lowrencev, Leporello
Eleanor Lyons, Donna Anna
Jane Ede, Donna Elvira
Juan de Dios Mateos, Don Ottavio
Anna Dowsley, Zerlina
Richard Anderson, Masetto
Gennadi Dubinsky, Commendatore

Zhong Xu, conductor (until February 15)
Dane Lam, conductor (from February 17)
Sir David McVicar, director
Robert Jones, set & costume designer
David Finn, lighting designer
Andrew George, choreographer
Nigel Poulton, fight director

Opera Australia Chorus
Opera Australia Orchestra

Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer

Andrzej Dobber, Holländer
Allison Oakes, Senta
Michael Schade, Erik
Wilhelm Schwinghammer, Daland
Daniel Kluge, Steuermann
Katja Pieweck, Mary

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Christof Prick, conductor
Marco Arturo Marelli, stage-director
Dagmar Niefind-Marelli, costumes

Giuseppe Verdi: Messa da Requiem

Emily Magee, soprano
Elena Zhidkova, mezzo-soprano
Wookyung Kim, tenor
Yasushi Hirano, bass

Yutaka Sado, conductor
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien

«Verdi’s best opera»? This description of the Requiem might not be as deluded as it sounds: seldom is the chasm opening into hell heard so formidably with kettledrums, trombones and trumpets; seldom is heard on earth how delicately heaven might sing. With his Requiem for the freedom-fighter Alessandro Manzoni, Giuseppe Verdi managed to create a musical spectacle that stages a visual epic of life, death and redemption in the mind of the listener. This powerful, evening-long sacred masterpiece is staged by the Tonkunstler Orchestra conducted by its Music Director Yutaka Sado with the Wiener Singverein and a selection of outstanding soloists. 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte KV 588

Nicole Car, Fiordiligi
Serena Malfi, Dorabella
Heidi Stober, Despina
Ben Bliss, Ferrando
Luca Pisaroni, Guglielmo
Gerald Finley, Don Alfonso

Harry Bicket, conductor
Phelim McDermott, stage director
Tom Pye, stage design
Laura Hopkins, costumes
Paule Constable, light design

Thomas Quasthoff, voice teacher
public Masterclass for singers in preperation for the Bach-Competition 2020

The "Quasthoff Method"
What exactly is fascinating about Thomas Quasthoff? What does he do differently from others? How is he teaching? Can you learn from him?
One focus of Thomas Quasthoff's musical work is his coveted “master classes”. These Masterclasses are for singers who are in advanced studies or have already successfully completed them. Thomas Quasthoff works with his students on stage with precision and intensity on the technical and interpretative challenges of classical singing.

Thomas Quasthoff, voice teacher
public Masterclass for singers in preperation for the Bach-Competition 2020

The "Quasthoff Method"
What exactly is fascinating about Thomas Quasthoff? What does he do differently from others? How is he teaching? Can you learn from him?
One focus of Thomas Quasthoff's musical work is his coveted “master classes”. These Masterclasses are for singers who are in advanced studies or have already successfully completed them. Thomas Quasthoff works with his students on stage with precision and intensity on the technical and interpretative challenges of classical singing.

Christian Jost: Egmont

Edgaras Montvidas, Egmont
Maria Bengtsson, Clara
Angelika Kirchschlager, Margarete von Parma
Károly Szemerédy, Macchiavelli
Bo Skovhus, Herzog Alba
Theresa Kronthaler, Ferdinand

Christian Jost, composer
Michael Boder, conductor
Christoph Klimke, libretto
Keith Warner, director
Ashley Martin-Davis, set and costume design
Wolfgang Göbbel, light design
Ran Arthur Braun, choreography

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Ltg. Erwin Ortner)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Iwona Sobotka, soprano
Anna Stéphany, alto
Robert Murray, tenor
Florian Boesch, bassbaritone

London Symphony Chorus
Simon Halsey, choir master
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor