Ariadne auf Naxos (1988)
Jessye Norman is een vorstelijke Ariadne, de mythologische Griekse heldin in deze opera-in-een-opera, tegenover de gepassioneerde Bacchus van de grote James King. Kathleen Battle levert het coloratuur vuurwerk van Zerbinetta, de leider van een commedia dell'arte-groep die is gestrand op het eiland van Ariadne. Tatiana Troyanos en Franz Ferdinand Nentwig schitteren als de jonge componist en de muziekmeester in de proloog van de opera. James Levine brengt alle kleur en charme van Strauss' briljante kamermuziek naar voren met zijn gelijke hoeveelheden pathos en humor. De productie van Bodo Igesz bevat decors van de gewaardeerde ontwerper Oliver Messel.
Regiseur: Brian Large
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Jessye Norman as Ariadne / Primadonna |
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Kathleen Battle as Zerbinetta |
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Tatiana Troyanos as Composer |
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James King as Bacchus / Tenor |
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Franz Ferdinand Nentwig as Music Master |
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Stephen Dickson as Harlekin |
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Anthony Laciura as Brighella |
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Allan Glassman as Scaramuccio |
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Artur Korn as Truffaldin |
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Joseph Frank as Dancing Master |
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Barbara Bonney as Najade |
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Gweneth Bean as Dryade |
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Dawn Upshaw as Echo |
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Nico Castel as Major-Domo |
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Russell Christopher as Wigmaker |
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James Courtney as Lackey |
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Charles Anthony as Officer |
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James Levine as |
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MET Orchestra as |
| Production | Samuel Paul | Producer |
| Directing | Brian Large | Director |
| Writing | Hugo von Hofmannsthal | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Greenwood | Costume Design |
| Art | Oliver Messel | Set Designer |
| Sound | Richard Strauss | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | James Levine | Conductor |
| Lighting | Gil Wechsler | Lighting Design |
| Directing | Bodo Igesz | Stage Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Victor Callegari | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Peter Gelb | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Magda Szayer | Hair Designer |
