June 22, 2002: Carmen in Zurich

2002-06-22 Carmen (G. Bizet), Opernhaus Zurich

Carmen = Luciana d'Intino
Micaela = Elena Prokina
Don José = Julian Gavin
Escamillo = Michele Pertusi
Frasquita = Martin Jankova
Mercedes = Irene Friedli
Zuniga = Jakob Will
Remendado = Martin Zysset
Dancairo = Peter Kalman
Morales = Valeriy Murga

Michel Plasson, conductor



I never thought I could get bored during a Carmen performance. The Prelude was fine, but then the curtain was raised, such a boring stage, and the people was all dressed in black. When I say people, I just mean the soldiers, there was no ordinary people on the stage (Drôle de gens). So it was just meaningless the "Sur la place". When Carmen, Luciana D'Intino, came into the stage, it lit up, not the stage, she was too dressed in black, but her presence was much needed to make this opera exciting. Micaela, Elena Prokina, was the only one that was not dressed in black. Unfortunately it didn't get better in the second act, so black and boring, the only excitement came from Luciana D'Intino. Julian Gavin was a OK Don Jose. Well, I forgot about Escamillo, Michele Pertusi, he was in black too, but one could see the silver from his black Matador-outfit. He was exciting. The only extraordinary thing in this Carmen production was the two dogs who came in the stage in the Entr'acte music, they was wonderful.

I LEFT THE OPERA in the middle, I never do that, but I longed for Vienna and Carmen in Vienna with Agnes Baltsa.

Bizet: CARMENd
Musikalische LeitungMICHEL PLASSON
InszenierungPETER MUSSBACH
RegiemitarbeitTINE BUYSE
BühnenbildERICH WONDER
KostümeANDREA SCHMIDT-FUTTERER
LichtgestaltungFRANZ PETER DAVID
ChorERNST RAFFELSBERGER

MicaelaELENA PROKINA*

EscamilloMICHELE PERTUSI*
FrasquitaMARTINA JANKOVÁ*

RemendadoMARTIN ZYSSET*
DancairoPETER KÁLMÁN*

* Rollendebüt
CHOR DES OPERNHAUSES ZÜRICH ZUSATZCHOR OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH KINDERCHOR DES OPERNHAUSES ZÜRICH STATISTENVEREIN AM OPERNHAUS ZÜRICH
ORCHESTER DER OPER ZÜRICH
EIN KULTUR-ENGAGEMENT DER
CREDIT SUISSE PRIVATE BANKING
Samstag, 22. Juni 2002PREMIERE, PREMIEREN-ABO A
Pause nach dem 2. Akt
Beginn: 19.00 Uhr, Ende: ca. 22.1 S Uhr
Musikalische Assistenz
und EinstudierungFRANCK VILLARD, THOMAS BARTHEL
Abendspielleitung und
RegieassistenzCLAUDIA BLERSCH
RegiehospitanzPASCAL SCHMID
BühnenbildassistenzMICHAELA BÜRGER, DANIELA JUCKEL
KostümassistenzJOHANNA BRONNER
KostümhospitanzCRISTINA NYFFELER
Organisation und
Betreuung der KinderSUSY SIEGRIST
KampfszenenKLAUS FIGGE, WERNER HUG
InspizienzSUSANN ZAHLER
SouffleurLORENZO COLADONATO
Die Hunde Pyros und Aisha wurden
von der Kantonspolizei Zürich zur VerfÛgung gestellt.

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