June 24, 1997: Mefistofele in Vienna

1997-06-24 Mefistofele (Boito), Wiener Staatsoper

Mefistofele = Egils Silins*
Faust = Keith Ikaia-Purdy
Margherita/Elena = Michele Crider*
Marta/Pantalis = Nelly Boschkowa
Wagner/Nerèo = Ruben Broitman

Michael Halász, conductor



Dienstag, 24. Juni 1997 STAATSOPER
6. Aufführung in dieser Inszenierung

Mefistofele
Oper in einem Prolog,
vier Akten und
einem Epilog
Text und Musik Arrigo Boito

Szenische Einrichtung nach der
Regie und Ausstattung vonPier'Alli
Koproduktion mit dem Teotro alla Scala, Milano

Musikalische Leitung Michael Halász
SpielleitungLorenza Cantini
Diana Kienast
ChoreographieAntonella Agati
ChoreinstudierungDietrich D. Gerpheide

Mefistofele Egils Silins*
Margherita/Elena Michele Crider*

Himmlische Heerscharen -Chorus Mysticus -Cherubim Büßerinnen -landmänner -Bürger -Hexen Nymphen -Sirenen -Koryphäen -Krieger

Knabenchor Bratislava
Leitung Magdalena Rovnáková
Bühnenorchester
der Österreichischen Bundestheater

*Rollendebüt an der
Wiener Stoatsoper

New Opera for me. But the composer was a known name Arrigo Boito, one of Verdi's librettists. The story is from Goethe's Faust, in the world of opera most known as Gounod's FAUST.

But Boito is making another story more complex taking more from the novel by Goethe. It has a prologue and a epilogue. And so it is more confusing, but has some glorious music.

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June 22, 2000: Lucia di Lammermoor in Vienna

2000-06-22 Lucia di Lammermoor (G. Donizetti), Wiener Staatsoper

Enrico = Franco Vassallo
Lucia = Edita Gruberova
Edgardo = Keith Ikaia-Purdy
Arturo = Torsten Kerl
Raimondo = Egils Silins
Alisa = Mihaela Ungureanu
Normanno = Tomislav Muzek

Marcello Viotti, conductor

Wiener Staatsoper
donnerstag,22. juni 2000
124. Aufführung in dieser Inszenierung

Zum letzten Mal in dieser Spielzeit
Lucia di Lammermoor
Tragische Oper
Dichtung nach Walter Scott
von Salvatore Cammarano
Musik von Gaetano Donizetti

Musikalische Leitung / Marcello Viotti
Inszenierung / Boleslaw Barlog
Bühnenbild / Pantelis Dessyllas
Kostüme / Silvia Strahammer
Chorleitung / Ernst Dunshirn
.,
Enrico (Lord Henry Ashton) Franco Vassalloo

-,
Ort der Handlung
Schloß und Park von Ravenswood in Schottland
.Zeit Ende des 16 jahrhunderts

Orchester und Chor der Wiener Staatsoper

0 Debüt an der Wiener Staatsoper

It was the most wonderful evening in the opera. Amazing this woman, Gruberova!! I had to remind myself that she was not really so young as she seemed as Lucia. An actress, a wonderful voice! I loved the production. The other singers was good too, Edgardo and Lucia's brother. And because Neil Shicoff was not singing I got a splendid ticket and wonderful seat.

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May 30, 1998: Jerusalem in Vienna

1998-05-30 Jérusalem (Giuseppe Verdi), Wiener Staatsoper

Gaston, Vicomte von Bearn = Keith Ikaia-Purdy
Comte von Toulouse = Yu Chen
Roger = Kurt Rydl
Hélène = Eliane Coelho
Isaure = Marjorie Vance
Adhemar de Monteil = Peter Köves
Emir de Ramla = Wolfgang Bankl

Bruno Campanella, conductor



Eliane Coelho = Helene
Keith Ikaya-Purdy = Gaston
Kurt Rydl = Roger

Wiener Staatsoper 30.5.98 kl.1900-2230
Verdi : Jerusalem


In place at the opera 1819, heard some magnificent voices warm up,
possibly Keith Ikaya-Purdy.
I bought my program ATS 38,- ( took 40)
Wearing my three-tenors-operaglasses, feeling classy.
Naturally I started by reading in the program.

The commercial for Chopard,with big picture of Jose, almost destroys
my happy mood. --- It Could have been Carreras singing---
I decide not to let any such thought destroy my evening, after all I
have a dark video of Jose as Gaston, and some picture too.

Graf von Toulouse = Yu Chen
Isaure = Marjorie Vanel

The House is full.

Pause after 1 act and after 3 act 1scene

BRAVO Kurt Rydl! Great Roger!!!

Prelude .
Gaston & Helene duet. Beautiful singing.
The person sitting beside me has no consideration of other peoples
wishes to see the stage too. Sitting leant back to the chair, he
would still see the stage with no problem, but he is leaning forward,
so that WE have problem seeing the stage, not only me. He is not
Thinking.

Bruno Camponelli conducts. Sublime music. Next scene. Yu Chen who
sing the Count of Toulouse look so like Carreras. Great bass. The
father is younger than his daughter. It is very natural.

Kurt Rydl is great as Roger, much better than Ramey. His character is
not only evil, he is multi-faceted.

A grand first act!!

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