Opera casts at the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden from 2014

Hessian State Theater, Great House

The opera line-ups of the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden from 2014 onwards list all participants in the opera performances at the Hessian State Theater in Wiesbaden that took place or were officially announced during the directorship of Uwe Eric Laufenberg .

background

Even before he took up the post of Artistic Director of the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden in August 2014, the new Artistic Director was faced with severe criticism from conservative audiences because he announced that he would replace some thirty-year-old productions - such as Hansel and Gretel , La traviata and La Bohème - with new productions want. Laufenberg's program includes the classical repertoire of operas and operettas, supplemented by bulky works from the 20th century, such as Zimmermann's The Soldiers , or ambitious projects for a house of this size, such as the entire Wagner'schen Ring des Nibelungen within one season. The Wiesbadener Ring was a revision of Laufenberg's staging of the tetralogy at the Musiktheater Linz a few years earlier. He gave strong approval from the public and the press.

Laufenberg chose Die Frau ohne Schatten by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Richard Strauss as the opening premiere of his directorship . His production gained approval from the public and the press. The premiere of La Bohème - taken over from Augsburg - received mixed reviews, but overall "warm to enthusiastic approval". The resumption of Wagner's Lohengrin , with Marco Jentzsch and Klaus Florian Vogt alternating in the title role, the new production of Handel's Alcina , staged by Ingo Kerkhof and conducted by Konrad Junghänel , and the musical Evita were also answered with great applause .

The cast lists for the years from 2014 will be gradually completed.

2014–15 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
Die Frau ohne Schatten , text by Hugo von Hofmannsthal , music by Richard Strauss , September 12, 2014 to May 3, 2015 (eight performances)
Albert Horne choir master by Zsolt Hamar	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Erika Sunnegårdh , Manuela Uhl The Empress Nicola Beller Carbone , Evelyn Herlitzius The Dyer Andrea Baker , Doris Soffel The Nurse Gloria Rehm , Heather Engebretson Voice of the Falcon Heather Engebretson , Gloria Rehm Guardian of the Threshold of the Temple Romina Boscolo , Silvia Hauer A voice from above	Thomas Piffka , Lance Ryan The Emperor Oliver Zwarg Barak Matias Tosi The Spirit Messenger Ralf Rachbauer The Buckling Christopher Bolduc The One-Eyed Benjamin Russell The One-armed Aaron Cawley Apparition of the Young Man

Season 2016–17

Choir director, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
La traviata , libretto based on Dumas' novel The Lady of the Camellias by Francesco Maria Piave , music by Giuseppe Verdi , revival, 10 September 2016 to 22 June 2017 (nine performances)
Albert Horne choir master Daniela Musca	Nicolas Brieger Raimund Bauer Andrea Schmidt-Futterer Andreas Frank Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Heather Engebretson , Elif Aytekin , Cristina Pasaroiu Violetta Valéry Silvia Hauer Flora Petra Urban Annina	Ioan Hotea Alfredo Germont Anton Keremidtchiev Giorgio Germont Aaron Cawley Gastone Alexander Knight Barone Douphol Stephanos Tsirakoglou Marchese d'Obigny John D Holyoke Dottore Grenvil Sławomir Wielgus , Marek Markisz Bote
The woman without a shadow , revival, September 25 to October 21, 2016 (six performances)
Albert Horne choir master by Vassilis Christopoulos , Eckehard Stier	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Vida Miknevičiūtė , Erika Sunnegårdh The Empress Nicola Beller Carbone The Dyer Andrea Baker The Nurse Gloria Rehm / Heather Engebretson Voice of the Falcon Stella An Guardian of the Threshold of the Temple Lina Ferencz A voice from above	Richard Furman The Emperor Oliver Zwarg Barak Thomas de Vries The Spirit Messenger Benedikt Nawrath The Buckling Alexander Knight The One-Eyed Benjamin Russell The One-armed Aaron Cawley Apparition of the Young Man
Die Zauberflöte , text by Emanuel Schikaneder , music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , October 14 to June 4, 2017 (thirteen performances)
Albert Horne choir master by Konrad Junghänel	Carsten Kochan Matthias Schaller Susanne Füller Klaus Krauspenhaar Gérard Naziri Video Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Gloria Rehm Queen of the Night Katharina Konradi , Stella An Pamina Sharon Kempton First Lady Silvia Hauer Second Lady Romina Boscolo Third Lady Stella An , Sarah Elisabeth Jones Papagena	Young Doo Park , Günther Groissböck Sarastro Ioan Hotea Tamino Benjamin Russell , Alexander Knight , Michael Nagy Papageno Benedikt Nawrath Monostatos Aaron Cawley Priester \| Armored Stephanos Tsirakoglou Speaker \| Priest \| Armored
Das Rheingold , text and music by Richard Wagner , November 13, 2016 to May 23, 2017 (nine performances)
Dagmar Howe director of the youth choir Alexander Joel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Falko Sternberg Video Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Margarete Joswig Fricka Betsy Horne Freia Romina Boscolo Erda Katharina Konradi , Gloria Rehm Woglinde Marta Wryk Wellgunde Silvia Hauer Flosshilde	Gerd Grochowski Wotan Benjamin Russell Donner Aaron Cawley Froh Thomas Blondelle Lodge Thomas de Vries Alberich Erik Biegel Mime Albert Pesendorfer Fasolt Young Doo Park Fafner
Die Walküre , text and music by Richard Wagner , January 15, 2017 to May 24, 2017 (eight performances)
Alexander Joel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Falko Sternberg Video Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Sabina Cvilak Sieglinde Sonja Gornik Brünnhilde Margarete Joswig Fricka Katharina Konradi Helmwige Sharon Kempton Gerhilde Heike Thiedmann Ortlinde Judith Gennrich Waltraute Marta Wryk Siegrune Anna Krawczuk Roßweiße Maria Rebekka Stöhr Grimgerde Romina Boscolo Schwertleite	Richard Furman Siegmund Young Doo Park Hunding Gerd Grochowski Wotan
Peter Grimes , text by Montagu Slater based on the poem The Borough by George Crabbe , music by Benjamin Britten , February 4 to March 4, 2017 (eight performances)
Albert Horne	Philipp M. Krenn Rolf Glittenberg Rolf Glittenberg Andreas Frank Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Johanni van Oostrum Ellen Orford Andrea Baker Auntie Katharina Konradi First niece Sarah Elisabeth Jones Second niece Romina Boscolo Mrs. Sedley	Lance Ryan Peter Grimes Thomas de Vries Balstrode Benedikt Nawrath Boles Benjamin Russell Swallow Aaron Cawley Pastor Adams Alexander Knight Ned Keene Hans-Otto Weiß Hobson
Siegfried , text and music by Richard Wagner , April 2 to May 16, 2017 (five performances)
Alexander Joel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Falko Sternberg Video Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Sonja Gornik Brünnhilde Bernadett Fodor Erda Stella To the voice of the forest bird	Andreas Schager Siegfried Gerd Grochowski The Wanderer Thomas de Vries Alberich Matthäus Schmidlechner Mime Young Doo Park Fafner
Götterdämmerung , text and music by Richard Wagner , April 23 to June 5, 2017 (four performances)
Albert Horne choir master Alexander Joel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Falko Sternberg Video Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Catherine Foster Brünnhilde Sabina Cvilak Gutrune Bernadett Fodor Waltraute \| First Norn Silvia Hauer Second Norn \| Flosshilde Sabina Cvilak Third Norn Katharina Konradi , Gloria Rehm Woglinde Marta Wryk Wellgunde	Andreas Schager Siegfried Shavleg Armasi Hagen Matias Tosi Gunther Thomas de Vries Alberich

2017–18 season

Choir director, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
Tannhäuser , text and music by Richard Wagner , November 19, 2017 (premiere)
Albert Horne Choir director Patrick Lange	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Rolf Glittenberg Marianne Glittenberg Andreas Frank Gérard Naziri Video Regine Palmai Dramaturgy	Sabina Cvilak Elisabeth Jordanka Milkova Venus Stella To A Young Shepherd Charlotte Dambach , Viviana Defazio Nymphen and Graces Eunshil Jung , Hyerim Park , Isolde Ehinger , Daniela Rücker Four noble boys	Young Doo Park Hermann, Landgrave of Thuringia Lance Ryan Tannhäuser Christopher Bolduc Wolfram von Eschenbach Aaron Cawley Walther von der Vogelweide Thomas de Vries Biterolf Joel Scott Heinrich the scribe Alexander Knight Reinmar von Zweter Laurin Thomas , Rouven Pabst , Nicholas Brother Nymphs and Graces
Arabella , text by Hugo von Hofmannsthal , music by Richard Strauss
Albert Horne Choir director Patrick Lange	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Antje Sternberg Andreas Frank Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Romina Boscolo Adelaide Sabina Cvilak , Maria Bengtsson Arabella Katharina Konradi Zdenka Gloria Rehm Fiakermilli Maria Rebekka Stöhr card server	Wolf Matthias Friedrich Graf Waldner Ryan McKinny Mandryka Thomas Blondelle Matteo Aaron Cawley Graf Elemer Benjamin Russell Graf Dominik Alexander Knight Graf Lamoral Martin Plass Welko Thomas Brown Djura Wolfgang Meinert Jankel Jochen Elbert waiter Oliver Steinmetz , Leonid Firstov , Aldomir Mollov Three players

Season 2018–19

Choir director, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
Rigoletto , text by Francesco Maria Piave (based on Victor Hugo ), music by Giuseppe Verdi , January 19, 2019 (premiere)
Albert Horne Choir director Will Humburg	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Andrea Schmidt-Futterer Andreas Frank Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Cristina Pasaroiu Gilda Silvia Hauer Maddalena	Ioan Hotea The Duke of Mantua Vladislav Sulimsky Rigoletto Young Doo Park Sparafucile Thomas de Vries Count Monterone Nathaniel Webster Marullo Erik Biegel Borsa Frederic Mörth Count Ceprano
Idomeneo , text by Giambattista Varesco (based on Danchet ), music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , April 30, 2019 (premiere)
Albert Horne Choir director Konrad Junghänel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Rolf Glittenberg Marianne Glittenberg Andreas Frank Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Slávka Zámečníková Ilia Netta Or Elettra	Mirko Roschkowski Idomeneo Kangmin Justin Kim Idamante Rouwen Huther High Priest Young Doo Park Voice of the Oracle
La clemenza di Tito , text by Caterino Mazzolà (based on Metastasio ), music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , May 1, 2019 (premiere)
Albert Horne Choir director Konrad Junghänel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Rolf Glittenberg Marianne Glittenberg Andreas Frank Anika Bárdos Dramaturgy	Olesya Golovneva Vitellia Silvia Hauer Sesto Lena Hasselmann Annio Shira Patchorniak Servilia	Mirko Roschkowski Tito Young Doo Park Publio

Season 2020–21

Choir director, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
Il barbiere di Siviglia , text by Cesare Sterbini (based on Beaumarchais ), music by Gioachino Rossini , September 5, 2020 (premiere)
Albert Horne Choir director Konrad Junghänel	Tilo Nest Gisbert Jäkel Anne Buffetrille , Mirjam Ruschka Andreas Frank Katja Leclerc Dramaturgy	Silvia Hauer Rosina Michelle Ryan , Stella An Berta	Ioan Hotea , Antonio Garés Count Almaviva Thomas de Vries , José Fardilha Bartolo Christopher Bolduc , Benjamin Russell , Mario Cassi Figaro Young Doo Park Basilio Julian Habermann , Erik Biegel Fiorillo Aldomir Mollov An officer
Le nozze di Figaro , text by Lorenzo Da Ponte (based on Beaumarchais ), music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , 6 September 2020 (premiere)
Albert Horne Choir director Konrad Junghänel	Uwe Eric Laufenberg Gisbert Jäkel Jessica Karge Andreas Frank Daniel C. Schindler Dramaturgy	Slávka Zámečníková , Cristina Pasaroiu Countess Almaviva Anna El-Khashem Susanna Heather Engebretson , Silvia Hauer Cherubino Franziska Gottwald Marcellina Stella An , Michelle Ryan Barbarina	Benjamin Russell , Christopher Bolduc , Florian Boesch Count Almaviva Konstantin Krimmel , Matias Tosi , Erwin Schrott Figaro Erik Biegel , Julian Habermann Basilio Osvaldo Navarro-Turres Don Curzio Wolf Matthias Friedrich Bartolo Wolfgang Father Antonio

Sources for the cast lists

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden , official website
Operabase , access to Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (season 2016-17)

Web links

Commons : Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and reviews

↑ An online petition resulted in almost 1,500 (out of 10,000 targeted) signatures for the preservation of the old productions. See final end for cult productions in the Staatstheater Wiesbaden ( memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Wiesbadener Tagblatt , December 6, 2013, petition to the theater ( memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Wiesbadener Tagblatt, January 23, 2014, as well as the petition for the receipt of the classic productions at the Wiesbaden State Theater Petition page on open petition, accessed December 2, 2014. @1@ 2 @1@ 2

↑ Musik heute: Applause and Bravos for Wiesbaden's "Rheingold" , November 13, 2016

^ Opera Sky: Die Walküre, Wiesbaden, Germany , January 15, 2017

^ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : Siegfried as an unbeatable power boy , April 4, 2017

↑ Wagneropera.net: Laufenberg's Wiesbaden Ring , accessed on June 14, 2020

↑ “He turns the piece upside down.” ( Deutschlandfunk , September 16, 2014) “The clarity of his narrative, the lively leadership and above all the passion with which the ensemble acts on the stage of the State Theater come from ( Wiesbadener Kurier ( Memento of the original from September 23, 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 note. , 15. September 2014) "Debut with a bang." ( Op-online , September 15, 2014) @1@ 2

↑ "Individual boos related more to the decision to show a new" Bohème "than to the new" Bohème "itself. The dull and decorative aspects of which seem to be considered innovative." ( Frankfurter Rundschau , October 14, 2014 ) "[...] and there are a few boos for the second picture, which is also musically blurred and not ready for a premiere. In the final applause, however, warm to enthusiastic approval for the production taken over from Augsburg dominates. In addition to the ensemble, general music director Zsolt Hamar is celebrated, who conducts a breathing, glowing, soulful Puccini, in which the state orchestra shines with beautiful solo contributions. Such broad approval was not to be expected. "( Wiesbadener Kurier , October 13, 2014)

↑ TeatriOnline : “Idomeneo” apre il Festival di Maggio a Wiesbaden , review by Stefano L. Borgioli, May 3, 2019

↑ Das Opernmagazin : Triumphant success for Uwe Eric Laufenberg at the May Festival in Wiesbaden with La-clemenza di Tito on May 1, 2019 , May 4, 2019

[1] An online petition resulted in almost 1,500 (out of 10,000 targeted) signatures for the preservation of the old productions. See final end for cult productions in the Staatstheater Wiesbaden ( memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Wiesbadener Tagblatt , December 6, 2013, petition to the theater ( memento of the original from February 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Wiesbadener Tagblatt, January 23, 2014, as well as the petition for the receipt of the classic productions at the Wiesbaden State Theater Petition page on open petition, accessed December 2, 2014. @1@ 2 @1@ 2

[2] Musik heute: Applause and Bravos for Wiesbaden's "Rheingold" , November 13, 2016

[3] Opera Sky: Die Walküre, Wiesbaden, Germany , January 15, 2017

[4] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung : Siegfried as an unbeatable power boy , April 4, 2017

[5] Wagneropera.net: Laufenberg's Wiesbaden Ring , accessed on June 14, 2020

[6] “He turns the piece upside down.” ( Deutschlandfunk , September 16, 2014) “The clarity of his narrative, the lively leadership and above all the passion with which the ensemble acts on the stage of the State Theater come from ( Wiesbadener Kurier ( Memento of the original from September 23, 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 note. , 15. September 2014) "Debut with a bang." ( Op-online , September 15, 2014) @1@ 2

[7] "Individual boos related more to the decision to show a new" Bohème "than to the new" Bohème "itself. The dull and decorative aspects of which seem to be considered innovative." ( Frankfurter Rundschau , October 14, 2014 ) "[...] and there are a few boos for the second picture, which is also musically blurred and not ready for a premiere. In the final applause, however, warm to enthusiastic approval for the production taken over from Augsburg dominates. In addition to the ensemble, general music director Zsolt Hamar is celebrated, who conducts a breathing, glowing, soulful Puccini, in which the state orchestra shines with beautiful solo contributions. Such broad approval was not to be expected. "( Wiesbadener Kurier , October 13, 2014)

[8] TeatriOnline : “Idomeneo” apre il Festival di Maggio a Wiesbaden , review by Stefano L. Borgioli, May 3, 2019

[9] Das Opernmagazin : Triumphant success for Uwe Eric Laufenberg at the May Festival in Wiesbaden with La-clemenza di Tito on May 1, 2019 , May 4, 2019