Opera casts at the Bregenz Festival from 2015

Amleto with Pavel Černoch , 2016

The list of opera line-ups for the Bregenz Festival from 2015 onwards includes all artistic contributors to the opera productions of the Bregenz Festival during Elisabeth Sobotka's artistic directorship (2015 to 2024). The works and contributors of the upcoming Bregenz Festival will be announced here after publication.

Conception

The new directorship took over the previous concept of showing every opera on the lake stage for two summers. By opting for Turandot (for 2015 and 2016) and Carmen (for 2017 and 2018), Elisabeth Sobotka stayed within the scope of the most popular of the opera world, with operas that can also secure the capacity for 26 performances on the floating stage. While Sobotka's predecessor David Pountney primarily showed rarities in the Festspielhaus, the new director decided to also show works from the current repertoire in exceptional productions there. It started with the Offenbach opera Les Contes d'Hoffmann , which has already been shown twice on the floating stage , staged by Stefan Herheim . In 2016 the directors presented a rediscovery: Amleto by Franco Faccio (1840–1891).

The workshop stage and the Theater am Kornmarkt , where a cycle of Mozart's three Da Ponte operas was scheduled to begin in 2015 , will also be used. The director also announced a commissioned work by Thomas Larcher .

2015

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Roles or actresses	actor
Turandot , opera by Giacomo Puccini based on the play by Carlo Gozzi , July 22 to August 23, 2015, Spiel am See (26 performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir Direction Paolo Carignani , Giuseppe Finzi	Marco Arturo Marelli Director, Set Constance Hoffman Costumes Davy Cunningham Ran Arthur Braun Combat Choreography Aron Kitzig Video Gernot Gögele , Alwin Bösch Sound Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Turandot	Katrin Kapplusch , Mlada Khudoley , Erika Sunnegårdh
		Altoum	Peter Jelosits , Manuel von Senden
		Timur	Dimitry Ivashchenko , Michael Ryssov
		Calaf	Riccardo Massi , Arnold Rawls , Rafael Rojas
		Liù	Yitian Luan , Marjukka Tepponen , Guanqun Yu
		Ping	Thomas Oliemans , Andrè Schuen
		Pang	Peter Marsh , Taylan Reinhard
		Pong	Cosmin Ifrim , Kyungho Kim
		A mandarin	Yasushi Hirano , Grigory Shkarupa
Les Contes d'Hoffmann , 23 July to 6 August 2015, Festspielhaus (five performances), coproduction with the Cologne Opera and the Royal Copenhagen Opera
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Johannes Debus	Stefan Herheim Christof Hetzer , Esther Bialas Phoenix (Andreas Hofer) Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Kerstin Avemo Olympia / Giulietta Mandy Fredrich Antonia / Giulietta Rachel Frenkel Muse / Niklausse / Voice from the grave	Daniel Johansson Hoffmann Michael Volle Lindorf / Coppélius / Dr. Miracle / Dapertutto Bengt-Ola Morgny Spalanzani Ketil Hugaas Crespel / Luther Christophe Mortagne Andrès / Cochenille / Frantz / Pitichinaccio
The golden dragon by Roland Schimmelpfennig and Péter Eötvös , ÖE, August 19-21, 2015, Werkstattbühne (two performances), coproduction with the Frankfurt Opera
Ensemble Modern Hartmut Keil	Elisabeth Stöppler Hermann Feuchter , Nicole Pleuler Jan Hartmann Norbert Ommer Sound direction Zsolt Horpácsy Dramaturgy	Kateryna Kasper Hedwig Fassbender	Simon Bode Holger Falk Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Così fan tutte , opera by Lorenzo da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , August 17-22, 2015, Theater am Kornmarkt (four performances)
Hartmut Keil Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg	Jörg Lichtenstein Susanne Boehm , Jutta Delorme Matthias Zuggal Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Kelebogile Pearl Besong Fiordiligi Annika Plain Dorabella Sónia Grané Despina	Stephen Chambers Ferrando Maximilian Krummen Guglielmo Grigory Shkarupa Don Alfonso

2016

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Roles or actresses	actor
Turandot , opera by Giacomo Puccini based on the play by Carlo Gozzi , July 21 to August 21, 2016, Spiel am See (23 performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir Direction Paolo Carignani , Giuseppe Finzi	Marco Arturo Marelli Director, Set Constance Hoffman Costumes Davy Cunningham Ran Arthur Braun Combat Choreography Aron Kitzig Video Gernot Gögele , Alwin Bösch Sound Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Turandot	Katrin Kapplusch , Mlada Khudoley , Erika Sunnegårdh
		Altoum	Christophe Montagne , Manuel von Senden
		Timur	Gianluca Buratto , Mika Kares
		Calaf	Riccardo Massi , Arnold Rawls , Rafael Rojas
		Liù	Yitian Luan , Marjukka Tepponen , Guanqun Yu
		Ping	Matija Meic
		Pang	Peter Marsh , Taylan Reinhard
		Pong	Cosmin Ifrim , Kyungho Kim
		A mandarin	Yasushi Hirano , Grigory Shkarupa
Hamlet by Franco Faccio , libretto by Arrigo Boito , Austrian premiere, July 20-28, 2016, Festspielhaus (three performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Paolo Carignani	Olivier Tambosi Frank Philipp Schlößmann , Gesine Völlm Manfred Voss , Davy Cunningham Ran Arthur Braun Choreography Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Iulia Maria Dan Ofelia Dshamilja Emperor Gertrude Sabine Winter The Queen	Pavel Černoch Amleto Claudio Sgura Claudio Eduard Tsanga Polonio Sébastien Soulès Orazio Bartosz Urbanowicz Marcello Paul Schweinester Laerte Gianluca Buratto The Spirit | A priest Jonathan Winell A herald | The King Gonzaga Yasushi Hirano Luciano | First gravedigger
Make No Noise , chamber opera by Miroslav Srnka , libretto by Tom Holloway , ÖE, August 17 and 19, 2016, Werkstattbühne (two performances)
Ensemble Modern Dirk Kaftan	Johannes Erath Katrin Connan Jan Hartmann Norbert Ommer Sound direction Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Measha Brueggergosman Hanna Annika Schlicht Inge	Holger Falk Joseph Taylan Reinhard Arbeiter | Simon Maciej Idziorek Boss | Martin
Don Giovanni , opera by Lorenzo da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , August 15-20, 2016, Theater am Kornmarkt (four performances)
Hartmut Keil Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg	Barbara Wysocka Barbara Hanicka Andergrand Media + Spectacle	Oksana Sekerina Donna Anna Camila Titinger Donna Elvira Hagar Sharvit Zerlina	Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger Don Giovanni David Oštrek Leporello Dominic Barberi Komtur Dashuai Chen Don Ottavio Jung Rae Kim Masetto

2017

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Roles or actresses	actor
Carmen by Henri Meilhac , Ludovic Halévy and Georges Bizet (based on the story by Prosper Mérimée ), July 19 to August 20, 2017, Spiel am See (26 performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir conductor Paolo Carignani / Jordan de Souza	Kasper Holten Es Devlin Anja Vang Kragh Bruno Poet Luke Hall's Video Signe Fabricius Choreography	Carmen	Gaëlle Arquez , Lena Belkina , Annalisa Stroppa
		Don José	Daniel Johansson , Martin Muehle , Arnold Rawls
		Micaëla	Cristina Pasaroiu , Melissa Petit , Elena Tsallagova
		Escamillo	Andrew Foster-Williams , Scott Hendricks , Kostas Smoriginas
		Dancaïro	Adrian Clarke , Dariusz Perczak
		Remendado	Simeon Esper , István Horváth , Peter Marsh
		Morals	Rafael Fingerlos , Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger
		Zuniga	Yasushi Hirano , Sébastien Soulès
		Lillas Pastia	Stefan Wallraven
		Frasquita	Jana Baumeister , Soniá Grané
		Mercedes	Marion Lebègue , Judita Nagyová
Moses in Egypt by Andrea Leone Tottola and Gioachino Rossini (Italian version), July 20, 2017, Festspielhaus (three performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Enrique Mazzola	Lotte de Beer and the theater collective Hotel Modern Christof Hetzer	Mandy Fredrich Amaltea Clarissa Costanzo Elcia Dara Savinova Amenofi	Andrew Foster-Williams Faraone Sunnyboy Dladla Osiride Taylan Reinhard Mambre Goran Jurić Mose Matteo Macchioni Aronne
Le nozze di Figaro , opera by Lorenzo da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , August 14-19, 2017, Theater am Kornmarkt (four performances)
Hartmut Keil Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg	Jörg Lichtenstein Nikolaus Webern Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Mojca Bitenc Countess Almaviva Anat Edri Susanne Corinna Scheurle Marcellina Natalia Skrycka Cherubino Jenifer Lary Barbarina	Vincenzo Neri Count Almaviva Adam Kutny Figaro
To the Lighthouse , opera by Zesse Seglias , libretto by Ernst Marianne Binder based on Virginia Woolf , world premiere, August 16 and 18, 2017, Werkstattbühne (two performances)
Symphony Orchestra Vorarlberg Claire Levacher	Ernst Marianne Binder Jakob Kolding Vibeke Andersen Geari Schreilechner Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Christie Finn Mrs. Ramsay Sophia Burgos Lily Briscoe Dalia Schaechter Mrs. McNab	Jean-Marc Salzmann Mr. Ramsay Alexander York James Ramsay Adrian Clarke Augustus Carmichael Taylan Reinhard Charles Tansley Sébastien Soulès William Bankes

2018

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Roles or actresses	actor
Carmen by Henri Meilhac , Ludovic Halévy and Georges Bizet (based on the story by Prosper Mérimée ), July 19 to August 19, 2017, Spiel am See (28 performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Antonino Fogliani / Jordan de Souza	Kasper Holten Es Devlin Anja Vang Kragh Bruno Poet Luke Hall's Video Signe Fabricius Choreography	Carmen	Gaëlle Arquez , Lena Belkina , Annalisa Stroppa
		Don José	Daniel Johansson , Martin Muehle , David Pomeroy
		Micaëla	Mojca Bitenc , Cristina Pasaroiu , Corinne Winters
		Escamillo	Andrew Foster-Williams , Kostas Smoriginas
		Dancaïro	Adrian Clarke , Dariusz Perczak
		Remendado	István Horváth , Peter Marsh
		Morals	Rafael Fingerlos , Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger
		Zuniga	Yasushi Hirano , Sébastien Soulès
		Lillas Pastia	Stefan Wallraven
		Frasquita	Cornelie Isenbürger , Léonie Renaud
		Mercedes	Marion Lebègue , Judita Nagyova
Beatrice Cenci by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Berthold Goldschmidt , libretto by Martin Esslin , Austrian premiere, July 18 to 30, 2018, Festspielhaus (three performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Johannes Debus	Johannes Erath Katrin Connan Katharina Tasch	Dshamilja Kaiser Lucrezia Gal James Beatrice Christina Bock , Bianca Andrew Bernardo	Christoph Pohl Count Francesco Cenci Per Bach Nissen Cardinal Camillo Michael Laurenz Orsino Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger Marzio Sébastien Soulès Olimpio Peter Marsh A judge
The hunting rifle by Yasushi Inoue and Thomas Larcher , libretto by Friederike Gösweiner , world premiere, August 15 to 18, 2018, workshop stage (three performances)
Ensemble Modern Michael Boder	Karl Markovics Katharina Wöppermann Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	Sarah Aristidou Shoko Sophia Burgos Midori Olivia Vermeulen Saiko	Mark Padmore poet Andrè Schuen Josuke Misugi

2019

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Roles or actresses	actor
Rigoletto , opera by Giuseppe Verdi based on Le Roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo , July 17 to August 18, 2019, Spiel am See (26 performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Enrique Mazzola , Jordan de Souza	Philipp Stölzl Direction Philipp Stölzl , Heike Vollmer Stage Kathi Maurer Costumes Philipp Krenn Assistance Director Olaf A. Schmitt Dramaturgy	The Duke of Mantua	Stephen Costello , Sergey Romanovsky , Pavel Vaduzhin
		Rigoletto	Scott Hendricks , Vladimir Stoyanov , Franco Vassallo
		Gilda	Hila Fahima , Melissa Petit , Ekaterina Sadovnikova
		Sparafucile	Goderdzi Janelidze , Miklós Sebestyén
		Maddalena / Giovanna	Rinat Shaham , Katrin Wundsam
		The Count of Monterone	Sebastian Holecek , Kostas Smoriginas
		Marullo	Liviu Holender , Wolfgang Stefan Schwaiger
		Borsa	Taylan Reinhard , Paul Schweinester
		The Count of Ceprano	Jorge Eleazar , David Oštrek
		The countess	Gloria Giurgola , Léonie Renaud
		page	David Kerber , Hyunduk Kim
Don Quichotte , "comédie-héroïque" in five acts by Jules Massenet , libretto by Henri Cain based on the subject of Miguel de Cervantes , July 16 to 29, 2019, Festspielhaus (three performances)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Prague Philharmonic Choir Lukáš Vasilek Choir director Antonino Fogliani	Mariame Clément Julia Hansen Ulrik Gad	Anna Goryachova Dulcinée Léonie Renaud Pedro Vera Maria Bitter Garcias	Gábor Bretz Don Quixote David Stout Sancho Paul Schweinester Rodriguez Patrik Reiter Juan

2020

The 2020 Bregenz Festival was canceled on May 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent ordinances issued by the Austrian federal government. On the floating stage in Bregenz, performances usually take place in front of 7,000 people. The commercial director Michael Diem stated that playing for only 1,000 spectators at a time was "economically not feasible". Festival President Hans-Peter Metzler regretted this step.

The recapitulation of Verdi's Rigoletto on the floating stage planned for 2020 and the new staging of Nero by Arrigo Boito have been postponed to the coming year.

prior notice

Game on the lake

• 2021: Rigoletto
• 2022: Madama Butterfly

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Exciting Bregenz Festival: In "Turandot" Mike Galeli is beheaded 26 times, in "Hoffmanns Erzählungen" there is a Conchita sausage episode . July 8, 2015; Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. ↑ Bregenz Festival : Cast List Carmen ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 25, 2016
3. ↑ Bregenz Festival : Cast List Moses in Egypt ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 25, 2016
4. ↑ Austria Press Agency : Bregenz Festival will show "Moses in Egypt" in 2017 , quoted from Die Presse (Vienna), March 22, 2016, accessed on August 18, 2016.
5. ↑ Bregenz Festival : Cast list The Marriage of Figaro ( Memento of the original from August 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 25, 2016
6. ↑ Bregenz Festival : Cast list To the Lighthouse ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 25, 2016
7. ↑ Bregenz Festival : Carmen schedule , accessed on October 31, 2017
8. ^ Bregenz Festival : Announcement by Beatrice Cenci , accessed on October 31, 2017
9. ^ Bregenz Festival: The hunting rifle . Retrieved August 16, 2018.
10. ↑ Bregenz Festival : main brochure , accessed on June 13, 2020
11. ↑ BR-Klassik : BREGENZ FESTSPIELE CANCELED , May 15, 2020
12. ↑ Bregenz Festival : PLAY ON THE SEE 2021 AND 2022 , accessed on June 12, 2020