Adela Zaharia, Maria Kataeva, Elena Sancho Pereg & Elisabet Strid Headline Deutsche Oper am Rhein’s 2021-22 Season
By Dejan Vukosavljevic(Credit: Jens Wegener)
The Deutsche Oper am Rhein has announced its 2021-22 season. Here is the full slate.
Opera Premieres
Dorottya Láng and Bogdan Taloş star in Demis Volpi’s production of Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” with Axel Kober conducting.
Performance dates: Sep. 10 – Oct. 2, 2021
Mieczysław Weinberg’s opera “MaselTov!” spotlights Lavinia Dames, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Sylvia Hamvasi, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Jorge Espino, Roman Hoza, and Norbert Ernst. Ralf Lange conducts a production by Philipp Westerbarkei.
Performance dates: Sep. 25 – Nov. 25, 2021
Manuel de Falla’s “Meister Pedros Puppenspiel” showcases Sergej Khomov, Johannes Preißinger, Sander de Jong, David Fischer, Valerie Eickhoff, Jake Muffett, and Richard Šveda. Ralf Lange conducts a production by Ilaria Lanzino and Torge Möller.
Performance dates: Sep. 24 – Nov. 24, 2021
Sarah Ferede and Luiza Fatyol share the role of Vitellia, Maria Kataeva performs Sesto, and Jussi Myllys stars in the title role in Michael Schulz’s production of Mozart‘s “La Clemenza di Tito.” Anna Harvey, Lavinia Dames, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Torben Jürgens, and Beniamin Pop round out the cast with Marie Jacquot conducting.
Performance dates: Oct. 9 – Dec. 29, 2021
Wagner‘s “Tristan und Isolde” stars Hans-Peter König as König Marke, Katarzyna Kuncio as Brangäne, Richard Šveda and Christoph Pohl in the role of Kurwenal, Dmitri Vargin as Melot, as well as Daniel Frank and Alexandra Petersamer in the title roles. Axel Kober conducts a production by Dorian Dreher.
Performance dates: Oct. 31 – Nov. 14, 2021
Performances of Bach’s “Weihnachtsoratorium” spotlight Ekaterina Aleksandrova, Morenike Fadayomi, Luiza Fatyol, Sarah Ferede, Anke Krabbe, Susan Mclean, Cornel Frey, Torben Jürgens, Jake Muffett, Johannes Preißinger, Florian Simson, Luke Stoker, Andrés Sulbarán, and Terry Wey. Axel Kober and Gerhard Michalski conduct a production by Elisabeth Stöppler.
Performance dates: Dec. 11, 2021 – Jan. 22, 2022
Elena Sancho Pereg takes on Eurydice, and Andrés Sulbarán stars in the title role in Barrie Kosky’s production of Offenbach‘s “Orphée aux enfers.” Susan Maclean, Max Hopp, Florian Simson, Romana Noack, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Peter Bording, Katarzyna Kuncio, Torben Jürgens, Valerie Eickhoff, and Johannes Preißinger round out the cast with Marie Jacquot and Patrick Francis conducting.
Performance dates: Feb. 19 – March 20, 2022
Sami Luttinen portrays Dikoj, Daniel Frank interprets Boris, and Sylvia Hamvasi stars in the title role in Tatjana Gürbaca’s production of Leoš Janáček‘s “Káťa Kabanová.” Renée Morloc, Matthias Klink, Cornel Frey, Anna Harvey, Roman Hoza, and Ekaterina Aleksandrova round out the cast with Axel Kober conducting.
Performance dates: March 5 – March 28, 2022
Viktor Ullmann’s “Der Kaiser von Atlantis” features Emmett O’Hanlon, Thorsten Grümbel, Luke Stoker, David Fischer, Sergej Khomov, Anke Krabbe, and Kimberley Boettger-Soller. Christoph Stöcker conducts a production by Ilaria Lanzino.
Performance dates: May 12 – June 11, 2022
Liana Aleksanyan appears as Maddalena di Coigny, Boris Statsenko performs Carlo Gérard, and Sergey Polyakov stars in the title role in Dmitry Bertman’s production of Umberto Giordano‘s operatic masterwork “Andrea Chénier.” Sarah Ferede, Susan Maclean, Katarzyna Kuncio, Jake Muffett, Jorge Espino, Beniamin Pop, Dmitri Vargin, Florian Simson, Luis Fernando Piedra, and Peter Nikolaus Kante round out the cast with Antonino Fogliani conducting.
Performance dates: May 14 – June 5, 2022
Boris Statsenko stars in the title role in Michael Thalheimer’s production of Verdi‘s “Macbeth.” Bogdan Taloş, Chorong Kim, Ovidiu Purcel, and David Fischer round out the cast with Stefan Blunier conducting.
Performance dates: June 12 – 26, 2022
Opera Revivals
David Fischer, Jussi Myllys, and Ovidiu Purcel perform Tamino; Lavinia Dames and Anke Krabbe portray Pamina; Heidi Elisabeth Meier and Aleksandra Olczyk appear as Die Königin der Nacht; and Thorsten Grümbel and Luke Stoker star as Sarastro in Barrie Kosky’s production of Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte.”
Luiza Fatyol, Sylvia Hamvasi, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Katarzyna Kuncio, Susan Maclean, Ramona Zaharia, Roman Hoza, and Richard Šveda round out the cast with Peter Halasz and Axel Kober conducting.
Performance dates: Sep. 5, 2021 – March 4, 2022
Rossini‘s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will have two casts and will spotlight Valerie Eickhoff, Maria Kataeva, Leonardo Ferrando, Cornel Frey, Jorge Espino, Emmett O’Hanlon, Pablo Ruiz, Bartosz Urbanowicz, Anke Krabbe, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Sami Luttinen, Thorsten Grümbel, Jake Muffett, and Luvuyu Mbundu. Marie Jacquot and Patrick Francis conduct a production by Maurice Lenhard.
Performance dates: Sep. 18 – Dec. 10, 2021
Emmett O’Hanlon sings Count Almaviva, Liana Aleksanyan appears as Countess Almaviva, Paula Iancic portrays Susanna, and Beniamin Pop stars in the title role in Michael Hampe’s production of Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Valerie Eickhoff, Katarzyna Kuncio, Günes Gürle, Florian Simson, Luis Fernando Piedra, Chorong Kim, and Peter Nikolaus Kante round out the cast with Benjamin Reiners conducting.
Performance dates: Sep. 3 – Oct. 16, 2021
Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” has multiple casts, and will star Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Valerie Eickhoff, Anna Harvey, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Lavinia Dames, Anke Krabbe, Renée Morloc, Romana Noack, Stefan Heidemann, Richard Šveda, Morenike Fadayomi, Cornel Frey, Florian Simson, Ekaterina Aleksandrova, Carmen Artaza, and Chorong Kim. Péter Halász and Marie Jacquot conduct a production by Andreas Meyer-Hanno.
Performance dates: Dec. 5, 2021 – Feb. 20, 2022
Eduardo Aladrén and Ovidiu Purcel perform Alfredo Germont, Bogdan Baciu stars as Giorgio Germont, and Luiza Fatyol and Adela Zaharia share the role of Violetta Valéry in Andreas Homoki’s production of Verdi’s “La Traviata.” Carmen Artaza, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, Ekaterina Aleksandrova, Valerie Eickhoff, Sander de Jong, Johannes Preißinger, Dmitri Vargin, Richard Šveda, Luke Stoker, Beniamin Pop, and Nikolaus Kante round out the cast with Antonino Fogliani conducting.
Performance dates: Jan. 6 – April 15, 2022
Eduardo Aladrén and Sergej Khomov share the role of Don José, while Ramona Zaharia stars in the title role in Bizet‘s “Carmen.” The cast also includes Bogdan Baciu, Sander de Jong, Johannes Preißinger, Dmitri Vargin, Beniamin Pop, Jorge Espino, Liana Aleksanyan, Izabela Matula, Lavinia Dames, Elena Sancho Pereg, Ekaterina Aleksandrova, Carmen Artaza, and Kimberley Boettger-Soller. Marie Jacquot and Marc Piollet conduct a production by Carlos Wagner.
Performance dates: March 10 – May 15, 2022
Lavinia Dames and Elena Sancho Pereg share the role of Adina, Andrés Sulbarán performs Nemorino, Roman Hoza appears as Belcore, and Günes Gürle portrays Dulcamara in Donizetti‘s “L’Elisir d’amore.” Péter Halász conducts a production by Joan Anton Rechi.
Performance dates: April 10 – June 6, 2022
Ovidiu Purcel takes on Edgardo, Bogdan Baciu performs Enrico, and Adela Zaharia stars in the title role in Christof Loy’s production of Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Jussi Myllys, Bogdan Taloş, Luke Stoker, Ekaterina Aleksandrova, and Sander de Jong round out the cast with Axel Kober conducting.
Performance dates: April 14 – May 25, 2022
A double bill of Mascagni‘s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo‘s “Pagliacci” spotlights Morenike Fadayomi as Santuzza, Eduardo Aladrén and Irakli Kakhidze as Turiddu, Carlo Ventre as Canio, and Sylvia Hamvasi and Anna Princeva as Nedda. The cast also includes Susan Mclean, Stefan Heidemann, Carmen Artaza, Valerie Eickhoff, Anooshah Golesorkhi, David Fischer, Andrés Sulbarán, Jorge Espino, and Emmett O’Hanlon. Péter Halász conducts a production by Christof Loy.
Performance dates: April 24 – June 17, 2022
Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” stars Simon Neal, Richard Šveda, Jussi Myllys, Norbert Ernst, Katarzyna Kuncio, Sylvia Hamvasi, Susan Maclean, Ramona Zaharia, Michael Kraus, Cornel Frey, Thorsten Grümbel, Sami Luttinen, Anke Krabbe, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, and Anna Harvey. Axel Kober conducts a production by Dietrich W. Hilsdorf.
Performance dates: June 12 – 18, 2022
Corby Welch portrays Siegmund, Elisabet Strid and Sarah Ferede interpret Sieglinde, Linda Watson takes on Brünnhilde, and Simon Neal stars as Wotan in Dietrich W. Hilsdorf’s production of “Die Walküre.” Hans-Peter König, Katarzyna Kuncio, Luiza Fatyol, Carmen Artaza, Anke Krabbe, Sylvia Hamvasi, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anna Harvey, and Romana Noack round out the cast with Axel Kober conducting.
Performance dates: June 16 – 25, 2022
Concerts
A concert performance of “Comedian Harmonists” features Cornel Frey, Sander de Jong, Florian Simson, Jussi Myllys, Luis Fernando Piedra, Jake Muffett, Dmitri Vargin, Günes Gürle, and Sami Luttinen. Patrick Francis Chestnut conducts.
Performance dates: Oct. 27, 2021 – April 22, 2022
Junge Oper am Rhein
“Der Kiosk” is directed by Ilaria Lanzino and spotlights Susan Maclean.
Revival date: March 2022
Soprano Merle Bader performs “T.R.A.S.H.”
Premiere date: October 2021
Tidrow’s “Nils Karlsson Däumling” showcases Annika Boos alongside violinist Karin Nakayama.
Montsalvatge’s “Der Gestiefelte Kater” spotlights Carmen Artaza, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Roman Hoza, Jake Muffett, Ekaterina Aleksandrova, Stefan Heidemann, Dmitri Vargin, Peter Nikolaus Kante, and Beniamin Pop. Patrick Francis Chestnut conducts a production by Svenja Tiedt.
Performance dates: Nov. 14, 2021 – Feb. 22, 2022
Arnecke’s “Ronja Räubertochter” features Valerie Eickhoff, Kimberley Boettger-Soller, Anke Krabbe, Heidi Elisabeth Meier, Stefan Heidemann, Torben Jürgens, Cornel Frey, Florian Simson, Sarah Ferede, Katarzyna Kuncio, and Romana Noack. Christoph Stöcker conducts a production by Johannes Schmid.
Performance dates: March 25 – May 18, 2022
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