Opera casts at the Theater an der Wien since 2011

Il barbiere di Siviglia in the Theater an der Wien , 2015

The opera line-ups of the Theater an der Wien since 2011 include all singers and the leading teams of all operas that have been staged at the Theater an der Wien since the beginning of 2011 . This opera house of the City of Vienna has established itself as a highly respected music theater throughout Europe and is a specialist in both baroque operas and opera of the 20th and 21st centuries . Roland Geyer has been the director of the house since 2006 .

2010–11 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Actresses	actor
The Rape of Lucretia , libretto by Ronald Duncan based on a play by André Obey , music by Benjamin Britten , February 17 to March 1, 2011
Klangforum Wien Sian Edwards	Keith Warner Ashley Martin-Davis Mark Jonathan	Angel Blue Female Chorus Angelika Kirchschlager Lucretia Jean Rigby Bianca Anja Nina Bahrmann Lucia	Kim Begley Male Chorus Jonathan Lemalu Collatinus Markus Butter Junius Nathan Gunn Tarquinius
Rodelinda, Regina de 'Longobardi , libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym , music by Georg Friedrich Händel , March 20 to 31, 2011
Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt	Philipp Harnoncourt Herbert Murauer Bernd Purkrabek Thom Stuart Choreography Barbara Pral Collaboration with equipment	Danielle de Niese Rodelinda Malena Ernman Eduige Irene Budischowsky , Daniela Klassen , Lisa Mersi House residents	Bejun Mehta Bertarido Kurt Streit Grimoaldo Konstantin Wolff Garibaldo Matthias Rexroth Unulfo Luis Neuhold Flavio Angelo Margiol Flavio's friend Andreas Grabe , Adem Karaduman , Eric Lomas , Rochus Weiser House residents
Dialogues des Carmélites , libretto based on Gertrud von Le Fort and Georges Bernanos , music by Francis Poulenc , April 16-29 , 2011
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Bertrand de Billy	Robert Carsen Michael Levine , Falk Bauer Jean Kalman Philippe Giraudeau Choreography Didier Kersten Scenic preparation	Patricia Petibon Blanche Deborah Polaski Madame de Croissy Heidi Brunner Madame Lidoine Michelle Breedt Mère Marie Hendrickje van Kerckhove Sœur Constance Magdalena Anna Hofmann Mère Jeanne Christa Ratzenböck Sœur Mathilde	Jochen Schmeckenbecher Marquis de La Force Yann Beuron Le Chevalier de la Force Jürgen Sacher L'Aumônier (The Confessor) Eric Årman 1st Commissaire, Craig Smith 2nd Commissaire Dominik Köninger Geôlier \| Officer Andreas Wolf Thierry

2011–12 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Actresses	actor
The Turn of the Screw , libretto by Myfanwy Piper , music by Benjamin Britten , September 14-27, 2011, six performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Cornelius Meister	Robert Carsen Robert Carsen, Luis Carvalho Robert Carsen, Peter van Praet Finn Ross Video	Sally Matthews The Governess Ann Murray Mrs. Grose Jennifer Larmore Miss Jessel Eleanor Burke , Julia Storm Flora	Nikolai Schukoff The Prologue, Peter Quint Teddy Favre-Gilly , Stefan Leadbeater Miles
Serse , Dramma per musica in three acts, librettist unknown, music by Georg Friedrich Händel , October 16, 2011
Ensemble Matheus Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Jean-Christophe Spinosi	Adrian Noble Tobias Hoheisel Alan Burrett	Malena Ernman Serse Luciana Mancini Amastre Adriana Kučerová Romilda Danielle de Niese Atalanta	Bejun Mehta Arsamene Anton Scharinger Ariodate Andreas Wolf Elviro
Gogol , opera in seven scenes and three acts by Lera Auerbach , world premiere, November 15, 2011 (commissioned by Theater an der Wien)
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir Direction Grazer Kapellknaben, Mozart Boys Choir Vienna Vladimir Fedoseyev	Christine Mielitz Johannes Leiacker , Kaspar Glarner Stefan Bolliger Arila Siegert Choreography Christian Baier Dramaturgy	Natalia Ushakova Poshlust, witch Stella Grigorian death Tatiana Plotnikova Maria, Gogol's mother, bride no.1 Anna Gorbachyova bride no.2 , voice of the nymph Iwona Sakowicz bride no.3 Maria Peniaz nymph Barbora Kohoutková nymph	Martin Winkler Gogol Otto Katzameier Gogol Ladislav Elgr Bes Sebastian Schaffer , Florian Lienhart Nikolka Deyan Vatchkov Priest, Doctor, Vijs Voice Tim Severloh Judge Falko Hönisch Public Prosecutor, Defense Attorney
L'Orfeo , libretto by Alessandro Striggio , music by Claudio Monteverdi , 14th to 31st December 2011, six performances
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Monteverdi Continuo Ensemble Arnold Schoenberg Choir Ivor Bolton	Claus Guth Christian Schmidt Olaf Winter Arian Andiel video design	Mari Eriksmoen Euridice Katija Dragojevic La Musica, Messaggiera, Speranza Suzana Ograjenšek Proserpina, Ninfa	John Mark Ainsley Orfeo Phillip Ens Caronte, Plutone Mirko Guadagnini Apollo Cyril Auvity , Jeroen de Vaal , Maciej Idziorek , Jakob Huppmann Pastori, Spiriti
Iolanta by Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowski / Francesca da Rimini by Sergei Rachmaninow , January 19 to 31, 2012
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir Direction Vassily Sinaisky	Stephen Lawless Benoît Dugardyn , Jorge Jara Patricia Collins Lynne Hockney Choreography
		Olga Mykytenko Iolanta Svetlana Shilova Martha Rinnat Moriah Brigitta Victoria Yarovaya Laura Barbora Kohoutková Mathilda (dancer)	Dmitry Belosselsky King René, Iolanta's father Dalibor Jenis Robert Saimir Pirgu Godefroy de Vaudémont Elchin Azizov Ibn-Hakia Ladislav Elgr Alméric Vladimir Baykov Bertrand
		Olga Mykytenko Francesca	Ladislav Elgr Dante Vladimir Baykov Virgil's ghost Dmitry Belosselsky Lanceotto Malatesta Saimir Pirgu Paolo
Telemaco , opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck , February 19-29, 2012
Academy for Early Music Berlin Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director René Jacobs	Torsten Fischer Vasilis Triantafillopoulos , Herbert Schäfer Diego Leetz Herbert Schäfer Dramaturgy	Anett Fritsch Merione Valentina Farcas Asteria Alexandrina Pendatchanska Circe Anna Franziska Srna Penelope	Rainer Trost Ulisse Bejun Mehta Telemaco
Les Contes d'Hoffmann , libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré , music by Jacques Offenbach , March 19-29, 2012
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Riccardo Frizza	William Friedkin Michael Curry , Herbert Murauer Mark Jonathan Davide Broccoli Visual Technology	Mari Eriksmoen Olympia Juanita Lascarro Antonia Angel Blue Giulietta Magdalena Anna Hofmann Stella Roxana Constantinescu Muse \| Niklausse Ann-Beth Solvang Le mere d'Antonia	Kurt Streit Hoffmann Aris Argiris Lindorf \| Coppélius \| Docteur Miracle \| Dapertutto Oliver Ringelhahn Spalanzani Pavel Kudinov Crespel \| Luther Andreas Conrad Andrès \| Cochineal \| Frantz \| Pitichinaccio Martijn Cornet Schlémil \| Hermann Julien Behr Nathanael Maciej Idziorek Wilhelm Onwuama Richson Puppeteer
Hamlet , libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on the Shakespeare tragedy, music by Ambroise Thomas , 23 April to 5 May 2012, six performances, coproduction with the Grand Théâtre de Genève
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Marc Minkowski	Olivier Py Pierre-André Weitz Bertrand Killy	Christine Schäfer Ophélie Stella Grigorian La Reine Gertrude	Stéphane Degout Hamlet Phillip Ens Claudius Pavel Kudinov Polonius Frédéric Antoun Laërte Jerôme Varnier Le Specter Martijn Cornet Horatio \| Premier Fossoyeur Julien Behr Marcellus \| Deuxième Fossoyeur Randolf Destaller, Uli Kirsch, Ingo Raabe, Daniel Ruben Rüb, Pavel Strasil & Marcus Wagner actors
Les Contes d'Hoffmann , libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré , music by Jacques Offenbach , July 4th to 10th, 2012 (new version of the Friedkin production)
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Riccardo Frizza	Roland Geyer Herbert Murauer Norbert Chmel Rainer Vierlinger Director Peter Karolyi Choreographic assistance	Marlis Petersen Stella \| Olympia \| Antonia \| Giulietta Roxana Constantinescu Muse \| Niklausse Ann-Beth Solvang Le mere d'Antonia	Arturo Chacón-Cruz Hoffmann John Relyea Lindorf \| Coppélius \| Docteur Miracle \| Dapertutto Oliver Ringelhahn Spalanzani Pavel Kudinov Crespel \| Luther Erik Årman Wolfram \| Photographer \| Frantz \| Pitichinaccio Martijn Cornet Schlémil \| Hermann Julien Behr Nathanael Maciej Idziorek Wilhelm Onwuama Richson Puppeteer
La donna del lago , 10-19 August 2012, five performances, coproduction with the Grand Théâtre de Genève
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Chor Leo Hussain	Christof Loy , Axel Weidauer Herbert Murauer Reinhard Traub Thomas Wilhelm Choreography	Malena Ernman Elena Varduhi Abrahamyan Malcom Groeme Bénédicte Tauran Albina	Luciano Botelho Giacomo Gregory customer Rodrigo di Dhu Maurizio Murano Douglas d'Angus Erik Årman Serano

2012–13 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Actresses	actor
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria , libretto by Giacomo Badoaro after the Odyssey of Homer , music by Claudio Monteverdi , 7 to 17 September 2012 five performances
Les Talens Lyriques Christophe Rousset	Claus Guth Christian Schmidt Bernd Purkrabek Arian Andiel Video	Delphine Galou Penelope Katija Dragojevic Melanto Sabina Puértolas Minerva, Amore Cornelia Horak Giunone, La Fortuna Milena Storti Ericlea	Garry Magee Ulisse Pavel Kolgatin Telemaco Marcel Beekman Eumete Igor Bakan Antinoo Jörg Schneider Iro Emanuele d'Aguanno Giove Phillip Ens Nettuno, Il Tempo Rupert Enticknap L'Umana fragilitá, Pisandro Tamás Tarjányi Anfinomo, Feace 2
Iltrittico , libretti by Giuseppe Adami and Giovacchino Forzano , music by Giacomo Puccini , October 10-23, 2012, six performances
Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg Choir Rani Calderon	Damiano Michieletto Paolo Fantin , Carla Teti Alessandro Carletti	Il tabarro Patricia Racette Giorgetta Stella Grigorian La Frugola Ekaterina Sadovnikova Amante	Maxim Aksenov Luigi Roberto Frontali Michele Maurizio Lo Piccolo Il Talpa Jürgen Sacher Il Tinca Paolo Fanale Amante Andrew Owens Un venditore di canzonette
		Suor Angelica Patricia Racette Suor Angelica Marie-Nicole Lemieux La Zia Principessa Stella Grigorian La Badessa Ann-Beth Solvang La Suora Zelatrice Celia Sotomayor La Maestra delle Novizie Ekaterina Sadovnikova Suor Genovieffa Gaia Petrone Suora Infermiera Carola Glaser Prima Cercatrice Milena Arsovska Seconda Cercatrice Lilja Gudmundsdottir La novizia , Suor Osima Frederikke Kampmann La prima conversa, Suor Dolcina Johanna Krokovay La seconda conversa
		Gianni Schicchi Ekaterina Sadovnikova Lauretta Marie-Nicole Lemieux Zita Carola Glaser Nella Stella Grigorian La Ciesca	Roberto Frontali Gianni Schicchi Paolo Fanale Rinuccio Jürgen Sacher Gherardo Leonid Sushon Gherardino Biagio Pizzuti Betto Maurizio Lo Piccolo Simone Andrea Porta Marco Rupert Bergmann Maestro Spinelloccio Dario Giorgele Amantio di Nicolao Maciej Idziorek Pinellino Ben Connor Guccio
Iphigénie en Aulide , November 8-22 , 2012, six performances
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Alessandro De Marchi	Torsten Fischer Vasilis Triantafillopoulos , Herbert Schäfer David Haneke Videodesign	Myrtò Papatanasiu Iphigénie Michelle Breedt Clytemnestre Viktorija Bakan Premiére grecque Natalia Kawałek-Plewniak Deuxiéme grecque Anna Franziska Srna Actress	Bo Skovhus Agamemnon Paul Groves Achille Pavel Kudinov Calchas Zoltán Nagy Patrocle Edward Grint Arcas
Mathis der Maler , December 12-28, 2012, five performances
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Choir Bertrand de Billy	Keith Warner Johan Engels , Emma Ryott Mark Jonathan	Manuela Uhl Ursula Katerina Tretyakova Regina Magdalena Anna Hofmann Countess Helfenstein	Wolfgang Koch Mathis Kurt Streit Albrecht von Brandenburg Martin Snell Lorenz von Pommersfelden Charles Reid Wolfgang Capito Franz Grundträger Riedinger Raymond Very Hans Schwalb Oliver Ringelhahn Sylvester von Schaumburg Andrew Owens The piper of Count Ben Connor Truchseß von Waldburg
Radamisto , January 20 to 31, 2013, six performances
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra René Jacobs	Vincent Boussard Vincent Lemaire , Christian Lacroix Guido Levi	Sophie Karthäuser Polissena Patricia Bardon Zenobia	David Daniels Radamisto Florian Boesch Tiridate Jeremy Ovenden Tigrane Fulvio Bettini Farasmane
Le comte Ory , February 16-27 , 2013, six performances, cooperation with the Zurich Opera House
Ensemble Matheus Arnold Schoenberg Choir Jean-Christophe Spinosi	Moshe Leiser , Patrice Caurier Christian Fenouillat , Agostino Cavalca Christophe Forey	Pretty Yende , Cecilia Bartoli Adèle Regula Mühlemann Isolier Liliana Nikiteanu Ragonde Gaia Petrone Alice Anna Maria Sarra Coryphée Soprano 1 Çiğdem Soyarslan Coryphée Soprano 2	Lawrence Brownlee Le Comte Ory Peter Kálmán Le Gouverneur Pietro Spagnoli Raimboud Rupert Enticknap Mainfroy Andrew Owens Coryphée Tenor, Gérard Ben Connor Coryphée Baritone 1 Igor Bakan Coryphée Baritone 2, un paysan
Fidelio , March 17-28, 2013, six performances
Concentus Musicus Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Nikolaus Harnoncourt	Herbert Föttinger Rolf Langenfass , Birgit Hutter Emmerich Steigenberger	Juliane Banse Fidelio Anna Prohaska Marzelline	Martin Gantner Don Pizarro Michael Schade Florestan Lars Woldt Rocco Johannes Chum Jaquino Garry Magae Don Fernando Andrew Owens 1st prisoner Ben Connor 2nd prisoner
Béatrice et Bénédict , April 17-29 , 2013, six performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Chor Leo Hussain	Kasper Holten Es Devlin , Moritz Junge Bruno Poet	Malena Ernman Béatrice Christiane Karg Héro Ann-Beth Solvang Ursule Madeline Ménager-Lefebvre Une femme	Bernard Richter Bénédict Nikolay Borchev Claudio Miklós Sebestyén Somarone Thomas Engel Léonato Martin Snell Don Pedro
Attila , July 7-18, 2013, five performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Gumpoldskirchner Spatzen Riccardo Frizza	Peter Konwitschny Johannes Leiacker Manfred Voss	Lucrecia Garcia Odabella	Dmitry Belosselsky Attila George Petean Ezio Nikolai Schukoff Foresto Stefan Cerny Leone Andrew Owens Uldino

2013–14 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Actresses	actor
The Rake's Progress , new production from 2008, September 16-26, 2013, five performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Michael Boder	Martin Kušej , Herbert Stöger Annette Murschetz , Su Sigmund Friedrich Rome	Anna Prohaska Anne Truelove Anne Sofie from Otter Bab the Turk Carole Wilson Mother Goose	Toby Spence Tom Rackwell Bo Skovhus Nick Shadow Manfred Hemm Truelove Gerhard Siegel Sellem
A Harlot's Progress, text by Peter Ackroyd , music by Iain Bell , world premiere, October 13-27, 2013, six performances
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Chor Mikko Franck	Jens-Daniel Herzog Mathis Neidhardt , Sibylle Gädeke Jürgen Koß Ramses Sigl choreography	Diana Damrau Moll Hackabout Marie McLaughlin Mother Needham Tara Erraught Kitty	Christopher Gillett Mister Lovelace Nathan Gunn James Dalton Nicolas Testé Coach Driver, Officer, Jailer
Idomeneo , libretto by Giambattista Varesco , music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , November 13-24 ,2013, six performances
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir master by René Jacobs	Damiano Michieletto Paolo Fantin , Carla Teti Alessandro Carletti	Gaëlle Arquez Idamante Sophie Karthäuser Ilia Marlis Petersen Elletra	Richard Croft Idomeneo Julien Behr Arbace Mirko Guadagnini Gran Sacerdote di Nettuno
Lazarus , supplemented with music by Charles Ives and Franz Schubert , from 11 to 23 December 2013, six performances
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg Choir Michael Boder	Claus Guth Christian Schmidt Bernd Purkrabek	Annette Dasch Maria Stephanie Houtzeel Martha Çiğdem Soyarslan Jemina	Kurt Streit Lazarus Florian Boesch Simon Ladislav Elgr Nathanael Jan Petryka Nachthelle Paul Lorenger Dancer
I due Foscari , January 15-27 , 2014, six performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir James Conlon	Thaddeus Strassberger Kevin Knight , Mattie Ullrich Bruno Poet	Davinia Rodriguez Lucrezia Contarini Gaia Petrone Pisana	Plácido Domingo , Louis Otey Francesco Foscari Arturo Chacón-Cruz Jacopo Foscari Roberto Tagliavini Jacopo Loredano Andrew Owens Barbarigo Ioan Hotea Fante del Consiglio dei Dieci Marcell Krokovay Servo del Doge
Platée , February 17-28 , 2014, six performances
Les Arts Florissants Arnold Schoenberg Choir Paul Agnew	Robert Carsen Gideon Davey Robert Carsen, Peter van Praet Nicolas Paul Choreography	Simone Kermes La Folie Emmanuelle de Negri Clarine, Amour Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod Thalie Emille Renard Junon	Marcel Beekman Platée Cyril Auvity Mercure, Thespis Edwin Crossley-Mercer Jupiter João Fernandes Momus, Satyre Marc Mauillon Cithéron, Momus (prologue)
Messiah , production resumption from 2009, April 14-26, 2014, six performances
Les Talens Lyriques Arnold Schoenberg Choir Christophe Rousset	Claus Guth , Christoph Zauner Christian Schmidt Jürgen Hoffmann Ramses Sigl Choreography	Maria Bengtsson Soprano 1 Ingela Bohlin Soprano 2 Nadia Kichler Sign actress	Bejun Mehta Countertenor Florian Boesch / Edwin Crossley-Mercer Bass Charles Workman Tenor Paul Lorenger Dancer
La traviata , July 1-11, 2014, five performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Sian Edwards	Peter Konwitschny Johannes Leiacker Joachim Klein	Marlis Petersen Violetta Valéry Iwona Sakowicz Flora Gaia Petrone Annina	Arturo Chacón-Cruz Alfredo Germont Roberto Frontali Giorgio Germont Andrew Owens Gastone Ben Connor Barone Douphol Igor Bakan Dottore Grenvil

2014–15 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
Charodéyka , September 14-26 , 2014, six performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Mikhail Tatarnikov	Christof Loy Christian Schmidt Bernd Purkrabek Thomas Wilhelm Choreographic assistance	Agnes Zwierko Princess Evpraxija Hanna Schwarz Nenila Asmik Grigorian Nastasja Natalia Kawałek-Plewniak Polya	Johannes Martin Kränzle Prince Kurljatew Maxim Aksenov Prince Nikita Vladimir Ognovenko Mamyrow Martin Snell Foka Nikolay Didenko Kitschiga Erik Årman Balakin Andreas Conrad Paisi Stefan Cerny Potap Vasily Efimov Lukasch Martin Winkler Kudma Martijn Cornet Iwan Schuron
Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride , October 16-29 , 2014, six performances
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Chor Leo Hussain	Torsten Fischer Director and Light Vasilis Triantafillopoulos Herbert Schäfer	Michelle Breedt Clytemnestre Lenneke Ruiten Iphigénie	Christoph Pohl Agamemnon Maxim Mironov Achille Andreas Jankowitsch Calchas
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Chor Leo Hussain		Véronique Gens Iphigénie Lenneke Ruiten Diane Çiğdem Soyarslan Première Prêtresse / Femme grecque Johanna Krokovay Deuxième Prêtresse	Christoph Pohl Thoas Stéphane Degout Oreste Rainer Trost Pylade Andreas Jankowitsch Sycthe / Le Ministre
Les pêcheurs de perles , November 16-30 , 2014, six performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Jean-Christophe Spinosi	Lotte de Beer Marouscha Levy Jorine van Beek Alex Brok Finn Ross Video	Diana Damrau Leïla, prêtresse de Brahma	Dmitry Korchak Nadir, pêcheur et ami de Zurga Nathan Gunn Zurga, pêcheur et chef du village Nicolas Testé Nourabad, grand-prêtre de Brahma
American Lulu , reinterpretation of Berg's opera by Olga Neuwirth , December 7-11, 2014, three performances
Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin Choir of the Komische Oper Berlin Johannes Kalitzke	Kirill Serebrennikov Direction and equipment Diego Leetz Gonduras Jitomirsky Video	Marisol Montalvo Lulu Della Miles Eleanor Jane-Lynn Steinbrunn Lulu-Double	Jacques-Greg Belobo Clarence Claudio Otelli Dr. Bloom Rolf Romei Jimmy / Young Man Dmitry Golovin Painter Hans-Peter Scheidegger Professor / Banker Frank Baer Commissioner
La straniera , January 14-28 , 2015, seven performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Paolo Arrivabeni	Christof Loy Annette Kurz Ursula Renzenbrink Franck Evin Thomas Jonigk Dramaturgy	Edita Gruberová / Marlis Petersen Alaide Theresa Kronthaler Isoletta	Dario Schmunck / Norman Reinhardt Arturo Franco Vassallo Barone Valdeburgo Vladimir Dmitruk Osburgo Martin Snell Il Signore di Montolino Stefan Czerny Il priore degli Spedalieri
Il barbiere di Siviglia , Dramma giocoso by Giovanni Paisiello , February 16-27 , 2015, six performances
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra René Jacobs	Moshe Leiser , Patrice Caurier Christian Fenouillat Agostino Cavalca Christophe Forey	Mari Eriksmoen Rosina	Topi Lehtipuu Il conte di Almaviva Pietro Spagnoli Bartolo Andrè Schuen Figaro Fulvio Bettini Don Basilio Erik Årman Il Giovenetto / Un Alcade Christoph Seidl Lo Svegliato / Un Notaro
Stories from the Vienna Woods , opera in three parts by HK Gruber based on the play by Ödön von Horváth , world premiere, March 14-23, 2015, five performances
Wiener Symphoniker Ensemble Nova HK Gruber	Michael Sturminger Renate Martin , Andreas Donhauser Olaf Winter Christine Hefel Choreography	Ilse Eerens Marianne Angelika Kirchschlager Valerie Anke Vondung mother Anja Silja grandmother Ursula Langmayr first aunt Johanna von der Deken second aunt	Daniel Schmutzhard Alfred Jörg Schneider Oskar Albert Pesendorfer Magic King Michael Laurenz Erich Markus Butter Rittmeister / Confessor David Pittman-Jennings Mister Alexander Kaimbacher The Hierlinger Ferdinand / gramophone singer / conférencier Robert Maszl Havlitschek
Le nozze di Figaro , April 11-22, 2015, six performances
Les Musiciens du Louvre Arnold Schoenberg Choir Mark Minkowski	Felix Breisach Jens Kilian Doris Maria Aigner Alessandro Carletti	Anett Fritsch Contessa di Almaviva Emöke Barath Susanna Ingeborg Gillebo Cherubino Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod Barbarina Helene Schneiderman Marcellina	Stéphane Degout Il conte di Almaviva Alex Esposito Figaro Peter Kálmán Bartolo Sunnyboy Dladla Don Curzio / Basilio Zoltán Nagy Antonio
La mère coupable by Darius Milhaud based on Beaumarchais , May 8-17, 2015, five performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Leo Hussain	Herbert Föttinger Walter Vogelweider Birgit Hutter Emmerich Steigberger Ulrike Zemme Dramaturgy	Mireille Delunsch Raisin, Comtess Almaviva Frederikke Kampmann Florestine Angelika Kirchschlager Suzanne	Markus Butter Le Comte Almaviva Andrew Owens Léon Aris Argiris Figaro Stephan Loges Begearss Christoph Seidl Maître Fal

2015–16 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
The diary of Anne Frank by Grigori Frid , September 10, 2015
Viennese virtuoso Leo Hussain	Reto Nickler Scenic facility	Juliane Banse Anne Frank
Hans Heiling , September 13-25 , 2015, six performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Constantin Trinks	Roland Geyer Herbert Murauer Sibylle Gädeke Reinhard Traub Ramses Sigl Choreography Elisabeth Geyer Dramaturgy	Angela Denoke Queen of Earth Spirits Katerina Tretyakova Anna, Heiling's bride Stephanie Houtzeel Getrude, her mother	Michael Nagy Hans Heiling Peter Sonn Konrad Christoph Seidl Stephan Patrick Maria Kühn Niklas
L'incoronazione di Poppea , October 12-23 , 2015, six performances
Ensemble Matheus Jean-Christophe Spinosi	Claus Guth Christian Schmidt Olaf Winter Ramses Sigl Choreography Konrad Kuhn Dramaturgy	Jennifer Larmore Ottavia Alex Penda Poppea Sabina Puértolas Drusilla Victorija Bakan Fortuna Natalia Kawałek-Plewniak Virtù / Pallade Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod Damigella Emilie Renard Valletto	Christophe Dumaux Ottone Valer Sabadus Nerone Franz-Josef Selig Seneca Marcel Beekman Nutrice José Manuel Zapata Arnalta Jake Arditti Amore / 1. Famigliare Rupert Charlesworth four smaller roles Manuel Günther four smaller roles Christoph Seidl three smaller roles Tobias Greenhalgh Littore / Tribun
Peter Grimes , December 12-22, 2015, five performances
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Cornelius Meister	Christof Loy Johannes Leiacker Judith Weihrauch Bernd Purkrabek Thomas Wilhelm Choreography	Agneta Eichenholz Ellen Orford Hanna Schwarz Auntie Kiandra Howarth , Frederikke Kampmann Two nieces Rosalind Plowright Mrs. Sedley	Joseph Kaiser Peter Grimes Gieorgij Puchalski John, his assistant Andrew Foster-Williams Balstrode Andreas Conrad Bob Boles Stefan Cerny Swallow Erik Årman Reverend Horace Adams Tobias Greenhalgh Ned Keene Lukas Jakobski Hobson
The Threepenny Opera , January 13-30, 2016, eight performances
Klangforum Wien Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir Director Johannes Kalitzke	Keith Warner Director Boris Kudlicka Stage Kaspar Glarner Costumes Anthony van Laast Choreography Bruno Poet Licht	Angelika Kirchschlager Ms. Peachum Nina Bernsteiner Polly Peachum Anne Sofie von Otter Spelunkenjenny Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod Lucy Brown Isabell Pannagl Ede, whore Nele Neugebauer Dolly Nahoko Fort-Nishigami Vixen Elizabeth Kanettis Betty	Tobias Moretti Macheath Florian Boesch Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum Markus Butter Tiger Brown Martin Berger Smith, Pastor Kimball Benjamin Plautz Filch, Constable Michael Schusser Trauer-Weiden Walter Florian Stanek Haken-Finger Jakob Nikolaus Firmkranz Münz-Matthias Juliusz M. Kubiak Ned, Constable Johannes Kemetter , Viktor Saxinger gangster
Otello , February 19 to March 1, 2016, six performances
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Antonello Manacorda	Damiano Michieletto Director Paolo Fantin Stage Carla Teti Costumes Alessandro Carletti Light	Nino Machaidze , Carmen Romeu Desdemona Gaia Petrone , Alix Le Saux Emilia	John Osborn Otello Vladimir Dmitruk Iago Maxim Mironov Rodrigo Fulvio Bettini Elmiro Barberigo Nicola Pamio Doge Julian Henao Gonzalez Gondoliere / Lucio
Agrippina , March 18 to 31, 2016, five performances
Balthasar Neumann Ensemble Thomas Hengelbrock	Robert Carsen directed and light Gideon Davey equipment Peter van Praet light Ian Galloway Video Ian Burton dramaturgy	Patricia Bardon Agrippina Danielle de Niese Poppea	Jake Arditti Nerone Filippo Mineccia Ottone Mika Kares Claudio Damien Pass Pallante Tom Verney Narciso Christoph Seidl Lesbo
Capriccio , April 18-29, 2016, five performances
Vienna Symphony Orchestra Bertrand de Billy	Tatjana Gürbaca Henrik Ahr Barbara Drosihn Stefan Bolliger Bettina Auer Dramaturgy	Maria Bengtsson The Countess Tanja Ariane Baumgartner The actress Clairon Elena Galitskaya An Italian singer Agnes Guk dancer	Andrè Schuen Der Graf, brother of Countess Daniel Behle Flamand, a musician Daniel Schmutzhard Olivier, a poet Lars Woldt La Roche, theater director Erik Årman Monsieur Taupe Jörg Schneider An Italian singer Christoph Seidl The steward Sebastian Acosta , Thomas David Birch , Stefan Dolinar , Richard Helm , Florian Köfler , Marcell Krokovay , Max Lütgendorff , Angelo Pollak Eight servants
El Juez , libretto by Angelika Messner , music by Christian Kolonovits , July 2nd and 5th, 2016, two performances (with the Teatro Arriaga Bilbao and Kupfer Kultur & Media)
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director David Giménez	Emilio Sagi Daniel Bianco Pepa Ojanguren Eduardo Bravo	Sabina Puértolas Paula, journalist Ana Ibarra Abbess Maria José Suarez Maria \| Second nun Itziar de Unda First nun Milagros Martin Old woman	José Carreras Federico Ribas, judge José Luis Sola Alberto García, songwriter Carlo Colombara Morales, Vice President of Clean Hands Manel Esteve Paco, cameraman Thomas David Birch , Julian Henao , Ben Connor , Stefan Cerny Four men

Season 2016–17

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, stage, costumes, lighting	Actresses	actor
Hamlet by William Shakespeare and Anno Schreier , libretto by Thomas Jonigk , world premiere, September 14-23 , 2016 (five performances)
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Michael Boder	Christof Loy Johannes Leiacker Reinhard Traub	Marlis Petersen Gertrud, Queen Theresa Kronthaler Ophelia	Andrè Schuen Hamlet Jochen Kowalski The dead Hamlet Bo Skovhus Claudius, King Kurt Streit A pastor
Falstaff by William Shakespeare and Antonio Salieri , libretto by Carlo Prospero De Franceschi , October 12-23, 2016 (six performances)
Academy for Early Music Berlin Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director René Jacobs	Torsten Fischer Herbert Schäfer , Vasilis Triantafilopoulos Set design Torsten Fischer , Ralf Sternberg Light Pavel Strasil Choreography Herbert Schäfer Dramaturgy	Anett Fritsch Mrs. Alice Ford Alex Penda Mrs. Slender Mirella Hagen Betty	Christoph Pohl Sir John Falstaff Maxim Mironov Mr. Ford Arttu Kataja Mr. Slender Robert Gleadow Bardolfo
Macbeth by William Shakespeare and Giuseppe Verdi , libretto by Francesco Maria Piave , November 11th to 28th, 2016 (seven performances)
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Bertrand de Billy	Roland Geyer John Leiacker equipment Bertrand Killy Peter Karolyi choreography David Haneke Video	Adina Aaron , Davinia Rodriguez Lady Macbeth Natalia Kawalek Dama di Lady Macbeth Magdalena Bönisch , Irina Mocnik Ecate	Roberto Frontali , Plácido Domingo Macbeth Stefan Kocan Banco Arturo Chacón-Cruz Macduff Andreas Jankowitsch Medico domestico di Macbeth
Don Giovanni by Lorenzo Da Ponte and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , December 12th to 31st, 2016 (seven performances)
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir Master Ivor Bolton	Keith Warner Michael Moxham co-directed Es Devlin facilities Wolfgang Göbbel light Karl Alfred Schreiner choreography	Jane Archibald Donna Anna Jennifer Larmore Donna Elvira Mari Eriksmoen Zerlina	Nathan Gunn , Erwin Schrott Don Giovanni Jonathan Lemalu Leporello Lars Woldt Il Commendatore Saimir Pirgu , Martin Mitterrutzner Don Ottavio Tareq Nazmi Masetto
The Fairy-Queen Semi-Opera in five acts (1692) based on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night 's Dream , music by Henry Purcell , libretto by Thomas Betterton , 19 to 30 January 2017 (six performances)
Les Talens Lyriques Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir Direction Christophe Rousset	Mariame Clément Julia Hansen Set design Ulrik Gad Lucy Wadham New scenic conception and additional texts	Anna Prohaska Anna P., soprano Marie-Claude Chappuis Marie-Claude C., dramaturge Carolina Lippo Carolina L., prop master	Kurt Streit Kurt S., director Florian Boesch Florian B., called Boesch, outfitter Rupert Charlesworth Rupert C., actor (flute) Florian Köfler Florian K., assistant director
Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen and Werner Egk (1938), libretto by the composer, freely redesigned, February 17 to March 1, 2017 (six performances)
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Leo Hussain	Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade Equipment Guido Petzold Bettina Bartz Conceptual collaboration and dramaturgy	Maria Bengtsson Solveig \| The redheaded Natascha Petrinsky Aase \| Third Black Bird Nazanin Ezazi Ingrid \| Waitress \| First Black Bird Cornelia Horak Frau des Vogts \| Second black bird	Bo Skovhus Peer Gynt Rainer Trost The Old One, King of the Trolls Andrew Owens Mads \| Servant Stefan Cerny The President \| An unknown Michael Laurenz First businessman \| Vogt \| Court troll Zoltán Nagy Second Merchant \| The blacksmith Igor Bakan Third merchant \| The Haegstadbauer \| pimp

2017–18 season

Orchestra, choir, conductor	Direction, equipment, lighting	Actresses	actor
The Magic Flute by Emanuel Schikaneder and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , September 17th to 28th, 2017 (six performances)
Academy for Early Music Berlin Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director René Jacobs	Torsten Fischer Herbert Schäfer , Vasilis Triantafilopoulos Karl Alfred Schreiner Choreography Herbert Schäfer Dramaturgy	Nina Minasyan Queen of the Night Sophie Karthäuser Pamina Katharina Ruckgaber Papagena Birgitte Christensen First Lady Kai Rüütel Second Lady Katharina Magiera Third Lady	Dimitry Ivashchenko Sarastro Sebastian Kohlhepp Tamino Daniel Schmutzhard Papageno Stephan Loges The speaker Michael Smallwood Monostatos Florian Köfler Priest / Armored Florian Boys' Choir Three boys
Wozzeck by Georg Büchner and Alban Berg , October 15-27, 2017 (six performances)
Wiener Symphoniker Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Leo Hussain	Robert Carsen Gideon Davey Robert Carsen , Peter van Praet Ian Burton Dramaturgy	Lise Lindstrom Marie Juliette Mars Margret	Florian Boesch Wozzeck Aleš Briscein Drum Major John Daszak captain Stefan Cerny Doctor Benjamin Hulett Andres Erik Årman The Fool Luke Jakobski first Handwerksbursch Kristján Jóhannesson Second Handwerksbursch
Ring trilogy , arrangement of the Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner for three evenings in a version by Tatjana Gürbaca , Bettina Auer and Constantin Trinks , with the compositional supervision of Anton Safronov Hagen , December 1 to 29, 2017 (four performances), excerpts from Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung Siegfried , December 2 to 30, 2017 (four performances), excerpts from Siegfried and Die Walküre Brünnhilde , December 3 to 31, 2017 (four performances), excerpts from Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Constantin Trinks	Tatjana Gürbaca Henrik Ahr , Barbara Drosihn Stefan Bolliger Bettina Auer Dramaturgy	Ingela Brimberg Brünnhilde Ann-Beth Solvang Waltraute \| Flosshilde Liene Kinca Gutrune \| Sieglinde Mirella Hagen Woglinde \| Forest bird Raehann Bryce-Davis Wellgunde	Aris Argiris Wotan \| Wanderer Daniel Johansson Siegmund Daniel Brenna Siegfried Samuel Youn Hagen Kristján Jóhannesson Gunther Martin Winkler Alberich Marcel Beekman Mime Michael J. Scott Lodge
Maria Stuarda by Friedrich Schiller and Gaetano Donizetti (1835), libretto by Giuseppe Bardari , 19 to 30 January 2018 (six performances)
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Paolo Arrivabeni	Christof Loy Katrin Lea Tag Bernd Purkrabek Choreography Yvonne Gebauer Dramaturgy	Marlis Petersen Maria Stuarda Alexandra Deshorties Elisabetta Natalia Kawalek Anna Kennedy, nutrice di Maria	Norman Reinhardt Roberto, Conte di Leicester Stefan Cerny Giorgio Talbot, Conte di Shrewsbury Tobias Greenhalgh Lord Guglielmo Cecil
Saul , oratorio by Charles Jennens and Georg Friedrich Händel (1739), February 16-27, 2018 (six performances)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Laurence Cummings	Claus Guth Christian Schmidt Bernd Purkrabek Ramses Sigl Choreography Arian Andiel Video Yvonne Gebauer Dramaturgy	Anna Prohaska / Carolina Lippo / Cornelia Horak Merab Giulia Semenzato Michal	Florian Boesch Saul Jake Arditti David Quentin Desgeorges Amalekite Paul Lorenger Evil Spirit
The visit of the old lady by Friedrich Dürrenmatt and Gottfried von Eine (1971), March 16 to 28, 2018 (six performances)
ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Arnold Schoenberg Choir Erwin Ortner Choir director Michael Boder	Keith Warner David Fielding John Bishop Karl Alfred Schreiner Choreography David Haneke Video	Katarina Karnéus Claire Zachanassian Cornelia Horak Mathilde, Ill's wife Anna Marshania Ottilie, Ill's daughter Anna Gillingham First wife Carolina Lippo Second wife	Ernst Allan Hausmann Husband VII Erik Årman Husband IX Mark Milhofer Boby, Butler Antonio Gonzales Koby \| Boomer Alexander Linner Loby \| Press man Jakob Müller Roby Rudolf Karasek Toby Russell Braun Alfred Ill Johannes Bamberger Ill's son Raymond Very Mayor Martin Achrainer Dr. Nüsslein, doctor Florian Köfler Hahncke, police officer Botond Odor Hofbauer Matteo Loi Helmesberger
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Benjamin Britten (1960), libretto by the composer and Peter Pears , April 15-25, 2018 (six performances)
Wiener Symphoniker St. Florian Boys' Choir Antonello Manacorda	Damiano Michieletto Paolo Fantin , Klaus Bruns Alessandro Carletti Landsmann + Landsmann Video	Daniela Fally Tytania Maresi Riegner Puck Ann-Beth Solvang Hippolyta Natalia Kawalek Hermia Mirella Hagen Helena	Bejun Mehta Oberon Günes Gürle Theseus Rupert Charlesworth Lysander Tobias Greenhalgh Demetrius Tareq Nazmi Bottom Lukas Jakobski Qunice Michael Laurenz Flute Dumitru Madarašan Snug Andrew Owens Snout Kristján Jóhannesson Starveling

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