Around the Music Festival

The schedule of the festival in the summer of 2019 was announced. According to it, 2019 opens on July 20th as usual and closes on August 31st. During the 43 days, 199 Performances will be held at 16 venues. There are 5 new production opera, Mozart “Idomeneo”, Cherubini “Médée”, Enescu “Oedipe”, Offenbach “Orphée aux enfers”, Verdi “Simon Boccanegra”. Revival is Handel “Alcina”, Richard Strauss “Salome”. Also, in concert Style, Cilea “Adriana Lecouvreur”, Verdi “Luisa Miller” will be performed. In addition to the director Barrie Kosky, the conductor Enrique Mazzola, James Conlon debuts the music festival with opera performances.

Meanwhile, the concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has 5 performances. The conductor is Riccardo Muti, Herbert Blomstedt, Daniel Barenboim, Franz Welser-Möst, Bernard Haitink. Muti is Requiem of Verdi, Blomstedt directs Mahler’s Symphony No. 9. Barenboim is also Mahler’s program, a combination of “Kindertotenlieder” and Symphony No. 5. Welser-Möst features Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 14. The soloist is Asmik Grigorian, Matthias Goerne. Haitink conducts the program of a combination of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7. Piano Concerto with Murray Perahia.

Also, the guest appearance of the orchestra is luxurious as usual. The South-West German Radio Symphony Orchesta led by Teodor Currentzis, the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra led by Barenboim, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra led by Mariss Jansons, Berliner Philharmoniker led by Kirill Petrenko, and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig led by Andris Nelsons. Among them, the West = Eastern Divan Orchestra celebrates its 20th year of founding, and the concert soloist will be able to co-star with Martha Argerich and Anne-Sophie Mutter. The artists’ faces such as recital are also diverse. Christian Gerhaher, Patricia Petibon, Diana Damrau, Grigory Sokolov, Maxim Vengerov, Evgeny Kissin, Maurizio Pollini, Mitsuko Uchida, Patricia Kopatchinskaja and so on.


……　Opera　/　New Production

Mozart《Idomeneo》Felsenreitschule
CAST：Russell Thomas = Idomeneo)　/　Paula Murrihy = Idamante)　/　Ying Fang = Ilia), Nicole Chevalier = Elettra　/　Jonathan Lemalu = Nettuno
PRODUCTION：Peter Sellars
CONDUCTOR：Teodor Currentzis
ORCHESTRA：Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
CHORUS：musicAeterna Choir of Perm Opera

Cherubini《Médée》Große Festspielhaus
CAST：Sonya Yoncheva = Médée　/　Pavel Černoch = Jason　/　Vitalij Kowaljow = Créon　/　Rosa Feola = Dircé　/　Alisa Kolosova = Néris
PRODUCTION：Simon Stone
CONDUCTOR：Thomas Hengelbrock
ORCHESTRA：Vienna Philharmonic
CHORUS：Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Enescu《Oedipe》Felsenreitschule
CAST：Christopher Maltman = Œdipe　/　John Tomlinson = Tirésias　/　Brian Mulligan = Créon　/　Vincent Ordonneau = Le Berger　/　David Steffens = Le Grand Prêtre　/　Gordon Bintner = Phorbas　/　Tilmann Rönnebeck = Le Veilleur　/　Boris Pinkhasovich = Thésée
PRODUCTION：Achim Freyer
CONDUCTOR：Ingo Metzmacher
ORCHESTRA：Vienna Philharmonic
CHORUS：Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor　/　Salzburg Festival and Theater Kinderchor

Offenbach《Orphée aux enfers》Haus für Mozart
CAST：Kathryn Lewek = Eurydice　/Joel Prieto = Orphée　/　Marcel Beekman = Aristée　/　Martin Winkler = Jupiter　/　Max Hopp = John Styx　/　Anne Sofie of Otter = L’Opinion publique　/　Peter Renz = Mercure　/　Vasilisa Berzhanskaya = Diane　/　Frances Pappas = Junon　/　Lea Desandre = Vénus　/　Nadine Weissmann = Cupidon
PRODUCTION：Barrie Kosky
CONDUCTOR：Enrique Mazzola
ORCHESTRA：Vienna Philharmonic
CHORUS：Vocalconsort Berlin

Verdi《Simon Boccanegra》Große Festspielhaus
CAST：Luca Salsi = Simon Boccanegra, Marina Rebeka = Amelia Grimaldi　/　René Pape = Jacopo Fiesco　/　Charles Castronovo　/　André Heyboer　/　Paolo Albiani　/　Antonio Di Matteo
PRODUCTION：Andreas Kriegenburg
CONDUCTOR：Valery Gergiev
ORCHESTRA：Vienna Philharmonic
CHORUS：Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

……　Opera　/　Revival

Handel《Alcina》Haus für Mozart
CAST：Cecilia Bartoli = Alcina　/　Sandrine Piau = Morgana　/　Kristina Hammarström = Bradamante　/　Christoph Strehl = Oronte　/　Alastair Miles = Melisso　/　Philippe Jaroussky = Ruggiero
PRODUCTION：Damiano Michieletto
CONDUCTOR：Gianluca Capuano
ORCHESTRA：Les Musiciens du Prince – Monaco
CHORUS：Bach Choir Salzburg

Richard Strauss《Salome》Felsenreitschule
CAST：Asmik Grigorian = Salome　/　John Daszak = Herodes　/　Anna Maria Chiuri = Herodias
PRODUCTION：Romeo Castellucci
CONDUCTOR：Franz Welser-Möst
ORCHESTRA：Vienna Philharmonic
CHORUS：Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

……　Opera　/　Concert Style

Cilea《Adriana Lecouvreur》Großes Festspielhaus
CAST：Anna Netrebko = Adriana Lecouvreur　/　Yusif Eyvazov = Earl of Saxony Maurizio　/　Anita Rachvelishvili = Princess of Bouillon　/　Nicola Alaimo = Michonnet　/　Mika Kares = Il principe di Bouillon　/　Andrea Giovannini = L’abate di Chazeuil
CONDUCTOR：Marco Armiliato
ORCHESTRA：Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
CHORUS：Philharmonia Choir Vienna

Verdi《Luisa Miller》Große Festspielhaus
CAST：Plácido Domingo = Miller　/　Piotr Beczala = Rodolfo　/　Nino Machaidze = Luisa　/　Roberto Tagliavini = Conte di Walter　/　Teresa Iervolino = Federica　/　John Relyea = worm
CONDUCTOR：James Conlon
ORCHESTRA：Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg
CHORUS：Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor

Photo：Salzburger Festspiele


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