June 19, 2002: Don Carlos in Dusseldorf

2002-06-19 Don Carlos (G. Verdi), Opernhaus Düsseldorf

Philippe II = Stephen Bronk
Don Carlos = Sergej Khomov
Rodrigue = Boris Statsenko
Le Grand Inquisiteur = Hermann Becht
Un Moine = Sami Luttinen
Elisabeth de Valois = Therese Waldner
La Princesse Eboli = Jeanne Piland
Thibault = Anke Krabbe
Une Voix d'en haut = Sylvia Hamvasi
La Comtesse d'Aremberg =
Sonja Behrendt
Le Comte de Lerme = Alexandru lonitza
Un Heraut royal = Marcelo Puente

John Fiore, conductor



Deutsche Oper am Rhein Mittwoch, 19. Juni 2002, 18.00 Uhr Opernhaus Düsseldorf
Giuseppe Verdi
Don Carlos
Grand opera in fünf Akten und acht Bildern Text von Joseph Mery und Camille Du Locle
In der französischen Originalsprache
Musikalische Leitung John Fiore
Inszenierung Christof Loy
Bühne und Kostüme Herbert Murauer
Licht Volker Weinhart
Chor Gerhard Michalski
Spielleitung Volker Böhm

Un Heraut royal. Marcelo Puente*
Deputes flamands .Thilo Dahlmann, Jong-Hwa Kim, Wolf-Hagen Latzei, Daniel Shay*, Jörn E. Werner*, Matthias Wippich
Moines .Thomas Boldt, Thomas Lässig, Iwa-Kyeom Kim,
Elimar Köster, Martin Krämer, Ortwin Rave
Bodyguards. Christian Bock, Stephan Brinkmann, Mario Fernandez, Santiago Mendez, Oliver Schnitzler, Klaus Pütz, John Werschy *Mitglieder des Opernstudios
Der Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Die Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Die Duisburger Philharmoniker
Bühnenmusik Franz Klee
Wir bitten das Publikum, den Zuschauerraum während der Pausen zu verlassen.

Don Carlos was sung in French, and they all sung well except the American bass Stephen Bronk who sung Escurial (but it is ESCORIAL). A wonderful tenor Sergej Khomow sang Don Carlos extremely well. And Boris Statsenko was incredible as Rodrigue, Marquis de Posa. Therese Waldner was wonderful as Elisabeth de Valois, and Jeanne Piland was absolutely magic as Princess Eboli. Of the three basses, Philippe II, Le Grand Inquisiteur and the Le Moine, it was Sami Luttinen as Le Moine who won the praise. Not that the two others were bad.

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June 18, 2002: L'Italiana in Algeri, Dusseldorf

2002-06-18 L'Italiana in Algeri (G. Rossini), Opernhaus Düsseldorf

Mustafa = Oleg Bryjak
Elvira =.Elena Brilova
Zulma = Itziar Lesaka
Haly = Thorsten Grümbel
Lindoro = Antonis Koroneos
Isabella = Marta Marquez
Taddeo = Bruno Balmelli

Alexander Joel, conductor



Deutsche Oper am Rhein Dienstag, 18. Juni 2002, 19.30 Uhr Opernhaus Düsseldorf
Gioacchino Rossini
L 'italiana in Algeri
Dramma giocoso per musica in zwei Akten
Text von Angelo Anelli
In italienischer Sprache
Musikalische Leitung Alexander Joel
Inszenierung Christof Loy
Bühne und Kostüme Herbert Murauer
Licht Hanns-Joachim Haas
ChorGerhard Michalski
Spielleitung Volker Böhm


'Mitglied des Opernstudios
Der Herrenchor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Statisterie der Deutschen Oper am Rhein
Hasso und Bella. Santiago Mendez, Klaus Pütz
Die Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
Cembalo Motonori Kobayashi

This was a more modern production. The opera starts in a Turkish bath. And it is wonderful and perfect done all the opera and scenography. A great and manly Lindoro in this Greek tenor Antonis Koroneos and the Puerto Rican mezzo Marta Marquez was also perfect. They were all great. 6 stars.

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April 19, 2008: Jose Cura in Dusseldorf

"Grosse OpernGala mit José Cura" -
Deutsche Oper am Rhein (www.rheinoper.de)

Opernhaus Düsseldorf

Samstag, 19. April 2008, 19.00 Uhr

Der Freundeskreis der Deutschen Oper am Rhein e.V.

Präsentiert die

GROSSE

OPERNGALA

mit

José Cura (Tenor)

Therese Waldner (Sopran)

Laura Nykänen (Alt)

Boris Statsenko (bariton)

Chor der Deutschen Oper am Rhein

Leitung: gerhard Michalski



Es spielen die Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Musikalische Leitung: Alexander Joel


When I first read the program I just saw a fault. Nabucco's aria "Ah torna Israello" would just be too short (1,5 minutes is not an aria).

One of the overtures to constantly pop up in concerts, gala is Verdi's Nabucco, the overture from La Forza del Destino is even more used. I love NABUCCO and it was an OK overture from Orchestra and conductor.

And then came NABUCCO's aria with Boris Statsenko as Nabucco. Statsenko looked really not like his 2002 self. But he did well in this killer aria. It was the full scene and aria with Nabucco, Abdallo and chorus.

Parte quarta

L'idolo infranto

Bel è confuso: i suoi idoli sono rotti in pezzi

Geremia XLVIII [sic] Note 1

Appartamento nella reggia, come nella Parte seconda

12. Scena ed Aria Nabucco

Scena Prima

Son pur queste mie membra

Dio di Giuda!

O prodi miei, seguitemi,

Then it was José Cura singing from Il CORSARO Chorus, Scene and aria from act 1. So we heard a wonderful "Tutto parea sorridere" and José really enjoyed himself with the orchestra and chorus. We LOVED it.

Therese Waldner, the Polish soprano sang a wonderful "Ecco l'orrido campo" from UN BALLO IN MASCHERA. She was Amelia in the horrible place where so many criminals had been executed. Love for the King, best friend of the husband, and here she was to pick an herb that could cure her from this unwanted love.


The Chorus was wonderful in OTELLO's Fuoco di gioia (act 1)


And then part 1 ends from the love duet from OTELLO with Therese Waldner and José Cura both singing and acting their hearts out.

In part 2 Giacomo Puccini (TOSCA), Umberto Giordano (ANDREA CHENIER) and again Giuseppe Verdi (LA FORZA DEL DESTINO, DON CARLO)



Normally there would be applause after E lucevan le stelle but not in Dusseldorf here the aria continued directly in the duet (Franchigia a Floria Tosca). And this time we were treated with the full orchestra introduction to E lucevan le stelle. A treat both Act 3 scene 2 and 3 together. Magic from José Cura and Therese Waldner.


Umberto Giordano's ANDREA CHENIER, Boris Statsenko with "Nemico della patria" and Therese Waldner with "La mamma morta". WONDERFUL.



Laura Nykänen and Chorus sang Rataplan from Verdi's LA FORZA DEL DESTINO. Why? I would have loved to hear Don Alvaro's aria sung by Cura or one of the tenors great arias from ANDREA CHENIER.


But at last the duet from DON CARLO the whole scene naturally "E lui, desso, L'Infante - Dio, che nell'alma infondere" sung by José Cura and Boris Statsenko. Wonderful!!!

AND Extra numbers: 2 times Nessun dorma with José Cura and chorus.





Giuseppe Verdi (1831-1901)

NABUCCO - ouverture

NABUCCO - Dio di Giuda (Boris Statsenko, chorus)

IL CORSARO - Ah! Si ben dite… Si: de’ corsari il fulmine (José Cura, chorus)

UN BALLO IN MASCHERA - Ecco l’orrido campo (Therese Waldner)

OTELLO - Fuoco di gioia (chorus)

OTELLO - Gia della notte densa (Therese Waldner, José Cura)



PAUSE



Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

TOSCA - E lucevan le stelle - Franchigia a Floria Tosca (José Cura, Therese Waldner)



Umberto Giordano (1867-1948)

ANDREA CHENIER - Nemico della patria (Boris Statsenko)

ANDREA CHENIER - La mamma morta (Therese Waldner)



Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)

LA FORZA DEL DESTINO - Rataplan, della gloria (Laura Nykänen, chorus)

DON CARLO - E lui! Desso! L’infante! … Dio, che nell’alma infondere… (José Cura, Boris Statsenko)

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