Wallis Giunta, Jason Kim, Annette Dasch & Anett Fristch Lead Volksoper Wien’s 2022-23 Season

By Francisco Salazar

The Volksoper Wien has announced its 2022-23 season featuring seven new productions.

Premieres

The first production of the season will be the Viennese-Berlin operetta “Die Dubarry” with Annette Dasch and Harald Schmidt. The cast also includes Lucian Krasznec, Juliette Khalil, Wolfgang Gratschmaier, and Marco di Sapia.

Performance Dates: Sept. 3-Oct. 19, 2022

Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” and “The Nutcracker” will star Cornelia Beskow, Stefan Cerny, Georgy Vasiliev, Daniel Schmutzhard and Andrei Bondarenko. Omer Meier Wellber, Karen Kagarlitsky, and Manuela Ranno.

Performance Dates: Oct. 9-Dec. 18, 2022

Kurt Weill’s “Dreigroschenoper” will star Sona MacDonald. Carlo Goldstein and Manuela Ranno conduct the new production by Maurice Lenhard.

Performance Date: Nov. 27, 2022-Jan. 23, 2023

Offenbach’s “Orpheus in der Unterwelt” will be directed by Spymonkey. Alexander Joel and Tobias Wogerer conduct the production which is set to star Timothy Fallon, Marco di Sapia, Daniel Kluge, and Hedwig Ritter.

Performance Dates: Jan. 21-March 26, 2023

“Die letzte Verschwörung,” an operetta premiere about conspiracy theories written by Moritz Eggert will be produced by Lotte de Beer. Steven Sloane conducts the production which will star Wallis Giunta, Timothy Fallon, Rebecca Nelsen, Orhan Yildiz, and Annelie Sophie Muller.

Performance Dates: March 25-April 11, 2023

Nicolai’s “Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor” will be directed in a humorous-feminist view by Nina Spijkers. Ben Glassberg conducts the production which stars Anett Fristch, Stephanie Maitland, Martin Winkler, Aaron Pendleton, Daniel Schmutzhard, Theresa Dax, JunHo You, and Alexander Fritze.

Performance Dates: May 13-June 28, 2023

Mozart’s “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” will be staged in new production by Turkish director Nurkan Erpulat. Angelo Michele Errico conducts the production with Daniel Kluge, Hedwig Ritter, Rebecca Nelsen, and Timothy Fallon.

Performance date: June 17-30, 2023

Revivals 

The company will revive Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” with Alexander Joel, Alfred Eschwe, and Gerrit Priessnitz conduct. The operetta will star Ursula Pfitzner, Ulrike Steinsky, Anett Fritsch, Carsten Suss, Sebastian Reinthaller, Daniel Schmutzhard, Marco di Sapia, Daniel Ohenschlager, Alexander Fritze, Wallis Giunta, Katia Ledoux, Annelie Sophie Muller, David Kerber, Jason Kim, and Timothy Fallon.

Performance Dates: Sept. 6, 2022-June 13, 2023

Anett Fristch, Rebecca Nelsen, Alexandra Flood, Lauren Urquhart, Giorgio Berrugi, JunHo You, Andrei Bondarenko, and Alexandre Beuchat lead Puccini’s “La Bohème.” Omer Wellber Meier, Alexander Joel, and Carlo Goldstein conduct.

Performance Dates: Oct. 23, 2022-Jan. 5, 2023 

Wallis Giunta and Annelie Sophie Muller lead Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” with Timothy Fallon, Misha Kiria, Modestas Sedlevicius, and Aaron Pendleton. Carlo Goldstein and Manuela Ranno conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 4-Oct. 24, 2022

Steven Sloane conducts “Fiddler on the Roof” with Dominque Horwitz, Regula Rosin, Anita Gotz, Lisa Haberman, Juliette Khalil, Martina Dorak, and Oliver Liebl.

Performance Dates: Feb. 23-March 31, 2023

Repertoire 

Mozart’s “Die Zauberflöte” is set to star Alexandra Flood, Lauren Urquhart, Rebecca Nelsen, Stefan Cerny, Alexander Fritze, Nofar Yacobi, Alina Wunderlin, Gloria Rehm, Martin Mittzerrutzner, Jason Kim, JunHo You, and Karl Michael Ebner. Omer Wellber Meier, Karen Kagarlitsky, Tobias Wogerer, and Manuela Ranno conduct.

Performance Dates: Sept. 14, 2022-Jan. 27, 2023

Tobias Wogerer ad Alexander Joel conduct Lehar’s “The Merry Widow” with Rebecca Nelsen, Nadja Mchantaf, Daniel Schmutzhard, Alexandre Beuchat, David Sitka, Hedwig Ritter, Theresa Dax, and Sebastian Reintaller.

Performance Dates: Oct. 30, 2022-Jan. 22, 2023

Anita Gotz, Alexandra Flood, Wallis Giunta, Annelie Sophie Muller, Martin Winkler, Morten Frank Larsen, Ursula Pfitzner, Brigid Steinberger, Karl-Michael Ebner, and Ulrike Steinsky lead Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” Carlo Goldstein conducts.

Performance Dates: Dec. 10, 2022-Jan. 6, 2023

Orhan Yildiz, Andrei Bondarenko, Anett Fritsch, Lauren Urquhart, Theresa Dax, Evan Hughes, Wallis Giunta, and Sofia Vinnik star in Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Julian Rachlin and Gerrit Priessnitz conduct.

Performance Dates: Jan, 29-April 9, 2023

Ursula Pfitzner, Kurt Schreibmayer, Jakob Semotan, Jason Kim, Carsten Suss, Hedwig Ritter, and Lauren Urquhart star in Kalman’s “Graffin Mariza.” Alfred Eschwe and Manuela Ranno conduct.

Performance Dates: Feb. 16-March 8, 2023

Verdi’s “La Traviata” will be headlined by Rebecca Nelsen, Hila Baggio, JunHo You, Jason Kim, Andrei Bondarenko, and Orhan Yildiz. Alexander Joel and Tobias Wogerer conduct.

Performance Dates: Feb. 26-March 17, 2023

Anett Fritsch, Ana Gotz, Markus Marquardt, and Alexandre Beuchat lead Bramhs’ “German Requiem” with Roger Diaz-Cajamarca and Ben Glassberg conducting.

Performance Dates: March 28-May 16, 2023

Joseph Wagner leads Wagner’s “Der Fliegende Holländer” with Stefan Cerny, Cornelia Beskow, and Jason Kim. Ben Glassberg conducts.

Performance Dates: April 16-May 24, 2023

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