DECEMBER 2019

METZ: MOZART GRANDE MESSE EN UT

Arsenal 7.XII.2019 20h

Leonard Bernstein : Chichester Psalms / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Grande Messe en Ut

  • soprano : Yun Jung Shoi
  • alto : Jungmi Kim
  • contre-ténor : treble
  • ténor : Alex Kim
  • baryton-basse : Guilhem Worms

Chœur de la Radio Flamande

Orchestre National de Metz

Direction : David Reiland

After his extremely convincing Mozart Requiem David Reiland (picture) should offer an intimate and intense rendering of these sacred works !

LUXEMBOURG: CECILIA BARTOLI

Philharmonie 8.XII.2019 19h

Airs d’opéras du 18e siècle

  • Cecilia Bartoli mezzo-soprano

Les Musiciens du Prince

Direction : Gianluca Capuano

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 !

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

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

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!

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.