FEBRUARY 2020 upcomings

New challenge for Cecilia Bartoli. Iphigénie en Tauride is an opera the soprano has never sung. After her magnificent Cenerentola, this should be another treat from Zurich.

METZ: Reinoud van Mechelen

Arsenal Thursday, February 13th, 20h

Dumesny, haute-contre de Lully

Airs d’opéras de Jean-Baptiste Lully, Pascal Collasse, Marin Marais, Henry Desmarest, Marc Antoine Charpentier, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, André Destouches…

Ensemble A nocte temporis

Dir. Reinoud van Mechelen

Very few haute-contre voices can be numbered in the world. A type of voice still not very well known and still confused with countertenors. A nice opportunity to get to know this voice with specialist Reinoud van Mechelen conducting his own ensemble.

MONTPELLIER: Handel Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno

Opéra Comédie, Friday February 14th; 20h

Oratorio en deux parties

Livret du Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili

Création en 1707 à Rome

Chanté en italien

Belleza: Dilyara Idrisova
Piacere: Carole Garcia
Disinganno: Sonja Runje
Tempo: James Way

Ensemble Les Accents

direction musicale: Thibault Noally

mise en scène: Ted Huffman

décors et lumières: Andrew Liebermann

costumes: Doey Luthi

chorégraphie: Jannick Elkaer

Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann was initially supposed to conduct this staged oratorio but her Ensemble Orfeo 55 had to stop its activities. Another specialist will replace her, conductor Thibault Noally (still first violin at the Musiciens du Louvre Orchestra). Last September he gave an intense and beautiful rendition of the work in concert at the Tours Concerts d'Automne Festival.

SEVILLA: Handel Agrippina

Teatro de La Maestranza Saturday February 15th, 19h

Claudio MATTHEW BROOK
Agrippina ANN HALLENBERG
Nerone RENATA POKUPIĆ
Poppea ALICIA AMO
Otonne XAVIER SABATA
Pallante JOÃO FERNANDES
Narciso ANTONIO GIOVANNINI
Lesbo VALERIANO LANCHAS
Giunone SERENA PEREZ

Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla

Dirección musical ENRICO ONOFRI

Dirección de escena MARIAME CLÉMENT

Reposición de la puesta en escena MARCOS DARBYSHIRE

Escenografía y vestuario JULIA HANSEN

Iluminación BERND PURKRABEK

Video fettFilm

Producción Ópera de Oviedo y Opera Ballet Vlaanderen

The edition of Agrippina's score has been performed by Benjamin Bayl and Gunnhild TØnder for the Oviedo Opera and the Vlaamse Opera, 2012.

Agrippina, certainly Ann Hallenberg's role of her life ! She doesn't play the role, she IS Agrippina. The witty and smart staging of Mariame Clément transposed into the Dallas series is a treat not to be missed.

MADRID: Farinelli

Teatro de la Zarzuela, Monday, February 17th, 20h

Ópera en un prólogo y tres actos

(Versión en concierto)

Música de TOMÁS BRETÓN

Libreto de Juan Antonio Cavestany, en una adaptación de María Velasco

Estrenada en el Teatro Lírico de Madrid, el 14 de mayo de 1902

Farinelli MAITE BEAUMONT
Jorge RODRIGO ESTEVES
Beatriz NANCY FABIOLA HERRERA
Doctor DAVID MENÉNDEZ
Alberto LEONARDO SÁNCHEZ
Maestro MANUEL FUENTES.

Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid

Titular del Teatro de La Zarzuela

Coro Titular del Teatro de La Zarzuela

Dirección musical: Guillermo García Calvo

Director: Antonio Fauró

The theme of the opera is baroque but the music is contemporary. A nice mix to be experienced ? Well one guarantee is amazing mezzo Maite Beaumont !

KARLSRUHE: Recital James Hall, countertenor

For some reasons, countertenor James Hall will replace Cameron Shahbazi.

Tuesday February 18th, 20h.

CHRISTUSKIRCHE am Mühlburger Tor. Handel Festival.

Cameron Shahbazi Countertenor
Mahan Esfahani Cembalo

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736):

Soffri, mio caro Alcino

Henry Purcell (1659-1695):

Sweeter than roses

If music be the food of love

Sighs for Our Late Sovereign Charles the Second, Z.380

Aus den ‘Fairy Queen,’ Z.629:

- One charming night

- Thrice happy lovers

Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706):

Ciacona in D-Dur

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759):

Vedendo Amor (HWV 175)

Son stanco, ingiusti Numi… Deggio morire, o stelle (‘SIROE, RE di PERSIA’, HWV 24)

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757):

Sonata in h-Moll, k 87

Sonata in D-Dur, k 534

Do you like countertenors ? Very good ones ? Well do not miss this recital sung by amazing Cameron Shahbazi. Last season he sang the role of Disinganno in Il Trionfo del Tempo by Handel at the Aachen Opera and he was just brilliant !

KARLSRUHE: Handel Tolomeo

Handel Festival, Badischesstaatstheater Saturday, February 22nd, 18h

Dramma per musica in drei Akten von Georg Friedrich Händel

Libretto von Nicola Francesco Haym

In italienischer Sprache mit deutschen & englischen Übertiteln

Tolomeo: Jakub Józef Orliński a. G.
Seleuce: Louise Kemény
Elisa: Eléonore Pancrazi a. G.
Alessandro: Meili Li a. G.
Araspe: Morgan Pearse a. G.

DEUTSCHE HÄNDEL-SOLISTEN

Musikalische Leitung: Federico Maria Sardelli

Regie: Benjamin Lazar

Regiemitarbeit: Elizabeth Calleo

Bühne: Adeline Caron

Kostüme: Alain Blanchot

Video: Yann Chapotel

Licht: Mael Iger

Dramaturgie: Deborah Maier

New production of a rarely performed opera ! In the title role, the young and already famous countertenor Jakub Orlinski should make the show !

KARLSRUHE: Handel Serse

Handel Festival, Badischesstaatstheater, Sunday February 23rd, 15h

Dramma per musica in drei Akten von Georg Friedrich Händel

Libretto möglicherweise vom Komponisten

Nach Niccolò Minato und Silvio Stampiglia

43. INTERNATIONALE HÄNDEL-FESTSPIELE KARLSRUHE 2020

In italienischer Sprache mit deutschen & englischen Übertiteln

Dauer: ca. 4h 00, 2 Pausen

WIEDERAUFNAHME

Serse: David Hansen
Arsamene: Max Emanuel Cencic
Romilda: Lauren Snouffer
Atalanta: Katherine Manley a. G.
Amastre: Ariana Lucas
Ariodate: Pavel Kudinov a. G.
Elviro: Yang Xu

DEUTSCHE HÄNDEL-SOLISTEN

Musikalische Leitung: George Petrou

Regie: Max Emanuel Cencic

Bühne: Rifail Ajdarpasic

Kostüme: Sarah Rolke , Wicke Naujoks

Licht: Stefan Woinke

Choreografie: David Laera

Chorleitung: Marius Zachmann

Dramaturgie: Boris Kehrmann

The traditional repeat of last year's opera: Serse. The staging by Max Emanuel Cencic was sensational ! Countertenor David Hansen replaces Franco Fagioli in the title role. Two good reasons not to miss this performance !

DÜSSELDORF: Handel Alcina

Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Thursday 26, 19:30

Dramma per musica in Three Acts HWV 34

Libretto by an unknown adapter based on the libretto by Antonio Fanzaglia for the opera ‘L’isola di Alcina’ by Riccardo Broschi based on Cantos 6 and 7 of the epic ‘Orlando Furioso’ by Ludovico Ariosto

Performed in Italian with German surtitles

Duration: approx. 3 hours, one interval

Orchester: Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik

Musikalische Leitung: Axel Kober

Inszenierung: Lotte de Beer

Bühne: Christof Hetzer

Kostüme: Jorine van Beek

Licht: Alex Brok

Video, fettFilm, Konzeptionelle Mitarbeit: Peter te Nuyl

Dramaturgie: Anna Melcher

LUXEMBOURG: Rameau Pygmalion / Mondonville L' Amour et Psyché

Grand Théâtre, Thursday February 27, 20h

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764): Pygmalion

Acte de ballet

Livret de Sylvain Ballot de Sauvot

Créé le 27 août 1748 à l’Académie Royale de Musique de Paris

Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711-1772): L’Amour et Psyché

3^e Entrée extraite du Ballet héroïque Les Fêtes de Paphos

Divertissement en un acte

Livret de Claude-Henri de Fusée de Voisenon

Créé le 9 mai 1758 à l’Académie Royale de Musique de Paris

En français, avec surtitres en français & allemand

Reinoud Van Mechelen, Pygmalion
Samantha Louis-Jean, Céphise / Vénus
Armelle Khourdoïan, L’Amour / Amour
Magali Léger, La Statue / Psyché
Victor Sicard, Tisiphone

Danseurs Enrico Wey, Wanjiru Kamuyu, Fana Tshabalala, Albert Khoza, Oupa Sibeko

Chœur & orchestre Le Concert d’Astrée

Direction musicale Emmanuelle Haïm

Mise en scène & chorégraphie Robyn Orlin

Décors Maciej Fiszer

Costumes Sonia de Sousa

Lumière Laïs Foulc

Vidéo Éric Perroys

Collaboration artistique à la mise en scène Marcin Łakomicki

Assistanat aux décors Anouk Maugein

Assistant à la direction musicale Atsushi Sakaï

Chef de chœur Xavier Ribes

Chef de chant & clavecin Benoît Hartoin

Coproduction Opéra de Dijon; Opéra de Lille; Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg; Théâtre de Caen

Première de cette production le 23 mai 2018 à l’Opéra de Dijon

French conductor Emanuelle Haïm has now become a specialist of the French baroque repertoire. She recently and successfullyperformed some pieces by Campra & Mondonville on tour.

HAMBURG: Handel Alcina

Staatsoper, Friday February 28th 18H30

Alcina: Hulkar Sabirova
Ruggiero: Maite Beaumont
Bradamante: Katarina Bradić
Morgana: Julia Lezhneva
Oberto: Narea Son
Oronte: Fabio Trümpy
Melisso: Nikolay Borchev

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

Dir. Christopher Moulds

Director: Christof Loy

Set and Costume Designer: Herbert Murauer

Choreography: Beate Vollack

Lighting Designer: Reinhard Traub

Premiere: 24.02.2002

NEW YORK: Handel Agrippina

Live at the Cinema, Saturday February 29th 18h55

CONDUCTOR: Harry Bicket

PRODUCTION: Sir David McVicar

SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER: John Macfarlane

LIGHTING DESIGNER: Paule Constable

CHOREOGRAPHER: Andrew George

This production was originally created by the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie / De Munt Brussels and adapted by the Metropolitan Opera