DECEMBER 2019

Once again the wonderful mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli has been invited at the Luxembourg Philharmonie for a promising recital certainly linked to her recently released cd on which she wears a beard on the cover !

METZ: PERGOLESI STABAT MATER

Arsenal 12.XII.2019 20h

Alessandro Scarlatti : Stabat Mater / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi : Stabat Mater

soprano : Véronique Gens
contralto : Marie-Nicole Lemieux

direction : Thibault Noally

Two extraordinary interpreters for a unique Stabat Mater ! An evening which should be memorable !

NANCY: MOZART ARIAS. Libertà !

Salle Poirel 13.XII.2019 20h30

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Airs de concert et scènes extraites d’opéras inachevés

Soprani Sabine Devieilhe & Siobhan Stagg
Mezzo Adèle Charvet
Ténor Linard Vrielink
Baryton John Chest
Basse Nahuel Di Pierro (picture)

Ensemble Pygmalion

Direction: Raphaël Pichon

Staging: Nahuel Di Pierro

Sabine Devielhe won't be part of this concert unfortunately. She expects a baby. Nethertheless conductor Pichon will certainly manage to flame the evening !

BASEL: HANDEL MESSIAH

Martinskirsche 14.XII.2019 17h

Saturday December 14, 2019, 17:00 / Tickets

Singers from the whole region

La Cetra

Andrea Marcon, Conductor

It has now become a tradition for conductor Andrea Marcon to perform Handel Messiah in Basel ! A season highlight for sure !

VIENNA: HANDEL RODRIGO

Theater an der Wien 20.XII.2019 19h

Rodrigo: Vivica Genaux
Esilena: Emöke Baráth
Florinda: Julia Lezhneva (picture)
Giuliano: Emiliano Gonzalez Toro
Evanco: Dilyara Idrisova
Fernando: Anthea Pichanik

Orchestre Les Accents

Conductor: Thibault Noally

After a unique concert at the Beaune festival Thibault Noally and his ensemble will perform this rare opera in Vienna with a stellar cast: Julia Lezhneva and Vivica Genaux among it !

COLOGNE: HANDEL MESSIAH

Philharmonie 21.XII.2019 19h

Kateryna Kasper Sopran
Elli Vallinoja Mezzosopran
David Fischer Tenor
Konstantin Krimmel Bass

Philharmonischer Chor Köln

N.N., Orchester

Horst Meinardus Dirigent

Another Messiah in Cologne with the discrete but amazing soprano Kateryna Kasper !

VIENNA: HANDEL GIUSTINO

Theater an der Wien 28.XII.2019 19h

Giustino: Meili Li (picture)
Arianna: Jenna Siladie
Anastasio: Rafał Tomkiewicz
Leocasta: Tatiana Kuryatnikova
Vitaliano: Johannes Bamberger
Amanzio: Kristján Jóhannesson
Polidarte: Dumitru Mădăraşăn
Fortuna: Ilona Revolskaya

Orchestra: Bach Consort Wien

Conductor: Markellos Chryssicos

Director & Choreography: James Darrah

Set & costume design: Adam Rigg

Light design: Franz Tscheck

Oddly enough Handel's Giustino is part of the least performed operas, which is hard to understand since its musical qualities are of high-standards. Well, an opportunity not to be missed !

REGENSBURG: VIVALDI LA FIDA NINFA

Dramma per musica von Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)

Regensburger Erstaufführung

Libretto von Francesco Scipione Maffei

In italienischer Sprache mit deutschen Übertiteln

Licori Anna Pisareva (21.11., 22.12.) / Theodora Varga (17.12.)
Morasto Sara-Maria Saalmann
Elpina Vera Semieniuk
Narete Brent L. Damkier
Osmino Onur Abaci
Oralto Johannes Mooser
Giunone Maria-Magdalena Fleck
Eolo Selcuk Hakan Tıraşoğlu

Statisterie, Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg

Gast-Konzertmeister Johannes Heim

Continuo-Gruppe:

Cembalo Arturo Del Bo / Jooa Jang

Theorbe, Barockgitarre Gudrun Petruschka

Violoncello Tomasz Skweres / Armand Fauchére

Kontrabass Matthias Nagel / Andreas Brand

Musikalische Leitung Tom Woods
Inszenierung Johannes Pölzgutter
Bühne und Video Manuel Kolip
Kostüme Janina Ammon
Licht Wanja Ostrower
Dramaturgie Christina Schmidt

One of the very best operas by Vivaldi with high quality music! Rarely performed on top of that ! Well, a unique occasion to enjoy this opera!

Anna Pisareva

BERLIN: HANDEL SEMELE

Komische Oper Berlin Sunday 29 December 2019 18h

Baroque opera in three acts [1744]

Cadmus, King of Thebes: Philipp Meierhöfer
Semele, his daughter: Sydney Mancasola
Ino, her sister: Karolina Gumos
Athamas, Prince of Bœotia: Terry Wey
Jupiter, king of the gods: Stuart Jackson
Juno, his wife: Ezgi Kutlu
Iris, her confidante: Georgina Melville
Somnus, God of sleep/Priest: Evan Hughes

Chorsolisten der Komischen Oper Berlin

Es spielt das Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin

Musical direction: Konrad Junghänel

Staging: Barrie Kosky

Stage design: Natacha Le Guen de Kerneizon

Costume design: Carla Teti

Dramaturgy: Johanna Wall

Chorus: David Cavelius

Lighting: Alessandro Carletti

This Semele, an inbetween of opera and oratorio, is a revival from 2018 with a partly renewed cast. Stage director Barry Kosky, now a Handel specialist (after his Saul and Agrippina) promises a witty and stylish performance full of surprises.