Piotr Beczala, Vivica Genaux & Marlis Petersen Headline Theater An Der Wien

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2019-20 season featuring numerous rarely performed works, concert operas and a number of new productions. Opera Productions David Afkham conducts Amélie Niermeyer’s new production of Dvorak’s “Rusalka.” Maria Bengtsson sings the title role alongside Ladislav Elgr, Günther Groissböck, Natascha Petrinsky, and Kate Aldrich. Performance Dates: Sept. 19 – 30, 2019 Stefan Gottfried conducts Sam Brown’s production of Mozart’s {…}

Jun 4, 2018

Marlis Petersen, Max Emanuel Cencic & Christophe Dumaux Headline Theater An Der Wien’s 2018-19 Season

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2018-19 season, featuring numerous operas by Weber, Handel, and Tchaikovsky. The season will include a number of productions, concert performances, recitals and chamber operas. Productions Marlis Petersen, David Hansen, Mirella Hagen, Katarina Bradić, Rainer Trost, Florian Köfler, and Tölzer Sängerknabe star in a production of Handel’s “Alcina.” Stefan Gottfried conducts Tatjana Gürbaca’s production. Performance {…}

Feb 1, 2018

Theater an der Wien 2017-18 Review – Maria Stuarda: Alexandra Deshorties & Marlis Petersen Put On Revelatory, Sublime Performances

Mary Stuart was executed in 1587 after spending almost twenty years as Queen Elizabeth’s prisoner, bringing to end a turbulent relationship between the two Queens that stretched back over their entire lifetimes. It was a relationship that was to fire the imaginations of future generations and give rise to the productions of many works from plays and operas to numerous {…}

Nov 27, 2017

Artist Of The Week: Daniel Brenna Brings Siegfried To The Theater An Der Wien’s New Ring Trilogy

Daniel Brenna is one of the best-known heldentenors of his generation, singing across the world in many of the greatest theaters. His repertoire is immense and he is one of the few tenors right now regularly performing the role of Siegfried. And this week, he brings an original version of this interpretation in Vienna. Brenna will sing The Ring Trilogy {…}

Jul 12, 2017

Piotr Beczala Announces Moniuszko’s ‘Halka’ For Theater an der Wien In 2019

Piotr Beczala has announced that the Theater an der Wien will present Stanislaw Moniuszko’s “Halka” in 2019. He announced that the performance will be conducted by Łukasz Borowicz and will be directed by Mariusz Treliński with the stage designed by Boris Kudlicka. Written in 1847, the opera is rarely performed in the U.S., but it is part of the canon of Polish national {…}

Apr 8, 2017

Theater An der Wien Promises New Ring And Marliss Petersen As ‘Maria Stuarda’ in 2017-18 Season

The Theater an der Wien has announced its 2017-18 Season and audiences are in for a treat. Staged Operas Kicking off the season will be Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” with Torsten Fischer directing a new production. Nina Minasyan leads the cast as the Queen of the Night while Sebastian Kohlhepp sings the role of Tamino. On Oct. 15 Berg’s “Wozzeck” takes center stage with {…}