The Theater Erfurt has canceled the Ring Cycle due to financial struggles. The German company said that it would showcase the production of “Das Rheingold” this season as planned, but all further installments of Wagner’s tetrolgy were being put on hold. The company added that the planned production for the 2024-25 season will be replaced by Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah.” This {…}
Germany’s Theater Erfurt has put its General Director Guy Montavon on a temporary leave of absence following accusations of sexual assault and abuse of power. The decision was made based on a report from a Berlin law firm. According to reports, it is not yet known who the allegations are specifically directed against. Montavon and the administrative director Angela Klepp-Pallas {…}
Alexander Prior has announced that he is leaving his post at Theater Erfurt. In a statement, the company said, “Alexander Prior has been working at the Theater Erfurt since the 2022-23 season. As chief conductor, he took on the responsibility and at the same time the challenge of maintaining and continuing the excellence of the orchestra. Today Alexander Prior signed {…}
The Theater Erfurt has unveiled its 2023-24 season. In sum, the season will feature five opera productions with the season focusing on themes of the sea and ocean. First up will be a new production of “Peter Grimes” which will be conducted by Clemens Fieguth and directed by Marin Blalazevic. The opera will star Brett Sprague in the title role. {…}
(©Lutz Edelhoff) Germany’s Theater Erfurt is set to present Felix Weingartner’s “Orestes” this May. Alexander Prior and Clemens Fieguth conduct a production directed by Guy Montavon and designed by Hank Irwin Kittel. The operas Kakhaber Shavidze as Agamemnon, Ilia Papandreou as Clytemnestra, Siyabuela Ntlale as Aegistus, Brett Sprague as Orestes, Daniela Gerstenmeyer as Electra, Elsa Roux Chamoux as Kilissa, and {…}
The Theater Erfurt has unveiled its 2022-23 season. First up is Strauss’ “Elektra.” The opera will star Aile Asszonyi in the title role with Cheryl Studer as Clytemnestra and Jessica Rose Cambio as Chrysothemis. Ewandro Stenzowski takes on the role of Aegisthus and Kakhaber Shavidze will be Orestes. Alexander Prior conducts and Giancarlo del Monaco directs. Performance Dates: Oct. 10 {…}
(Credit: Theater Erfurt official website) The Theater Erfurt has announced that it will close due to the difficult epidemiological situation. In view of the tense health situation, the Theater Erfurt, in coordination with the City of Erfurt, has decided to cancel all performances from Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 through Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The rehearsals will go on until further {…}
(Credit: Lutz Edelhoff) Alexander Prior has been named Music Director of the Theater Erfurt, effective during the 2022-23 season. Prior was picked from 111 conductors throughout Germany and abroad who applied for the position; he was chosen due to his spirited conducting and his open-mindedness. In a statement, General Director Guy Montavon said, “We are looking forward to the coming period and {…}