Georges Bizet | Carmen
Sat, Sep. 17, 2022, 6.00 pm - 9.15 pm
Inszenierung und Bühne
Herbert Fritsch
Director
Geburtsort:
Augsburg, Deutschland
Auszeichnungen:
Theaterpreis Berlin der Stiftung Preußische Seehandlung (2017), 3 Sat-Preis beim Theatertreffen Berlin für die Inszenierung „der die mann“ (2016), mit „Ohne Titel Nr. 1“ beim Berliner Theatertreffen (2014), mit „Murmel, Murmel“ beim Berliner Theatertreffen (2013), „Bühnenbildner des Jahres“ mit „Murmel, Murmel“ an der Volksbühne Berlin von Theater heute (2013), „Bühnenbildner des Jahres“ mit „Die (s)panische Fliege“ an der Volksbühne Berlin von Theater heute (2012), mit „Die (s)panische Fliege“ beim Berliner Theatertreffen (2012), mit „ Nora“ beim Ibsen-Festival im Nationaltheatret Oslo (2012), mit „Nora“ und „Biberpelz“ beim Berliner Theatertreffen (2011), Oberhausener Theaterpreis / 1. Jurypreis für „ Tartuffe“ und „Die Beute“ (2009)
Wichtige Inszenierungen:
„Null“ (Schaubühne Berlin, 2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Zeppelin“ (Schaubühne Berlin, 2017-2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Komödie der Irrungen“ (Burgtheater Wien, 2017-2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der eingebildete Kranke“ (Burgtheater Wien, 2015-2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Don Giovanni“ (Komische Oper Berlin, 2014-2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Schule der Frauen“ (Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, 2014-2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Physiker“ (Schauspielhaus Zürich, 2013-2018; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Masquerade“ (The Royal Danish Playhouse, 2017; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Le Grand Macabre“ (Sommer-Festival des Luzerner Theaters, 2017; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Valentin - Eine komische Oper“ (Schauspielhaus Hamburg, 2017; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Grimmige Märchen“ (Schauspielhaus Zürich, 2017; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Pfusch“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der Freischütz“ (Opernhaus Zürich, 2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Apokalypse“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „King Arthur“ (Opernhaus Zürich, 2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Wer hat Angst vor Hugo Wolf?“ (Schauspielhaus Zürich, 2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „der die mann“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2015-2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Kassette“ (Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Regie; 2015-2016; Regie, Bühnenbild). „Ohne Titel Nr.1“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2014-2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Murmel Murmel“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2012-2016; Regie, Bühnenbild, ), „Die (s)panische Fliege“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2011-2016; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Trilogie der Sommerfrische“ (Residenztheater München, 2014-2015; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der schwarze Hecht“ (Schauspielhaus Zürich, 2014; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Frau Luna“ (Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 2013; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Drei Schwestern“ (Opernhaus Zürich, 2013; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Banditen“ (Theater Bremen, 2012; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der Revisor“ (Residenztheater München, 2012; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti“ (Schauspiel Köln, 2012; Regie), „Emilia Galotti“ (Theater Oberhausen, 2011; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der Raub der Sabinerinnen“ (Thalia Theater Hamburg, 2011; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der Diener zweier Herren“ (Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin, 2011; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Nibelungen“ (Theater Bremen, 2011; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Nora, Henrik Ibsen“ (Theater Oberhausen, 2011; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Der Biberpelz“ (Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin,2011; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Oscar – Ein Missverständnis in drei Akten“ (Centraltheater Leipzig, 2010; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Die Affäre Rue de Lourcine“ (Theater Magdeburg, 2010; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Macbeth“ (Neues Theater Halle, 2010; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Pferd frisst Hut!“ (Theater Oberhausen, 2009; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Volpone“ (Theater Wiesbaden, 2009; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Beute“ (Theater Oberhausen, 2009; Regie, Bühnenbild), „Das Haus in Montevideo“ (Neues Theater Halle, 2008; Regie), „Die 10, die Stücke des Theatertreffens 2007“ nachgespielt in 90 Minuten mit Sabrina Zwach und Friedrich Liechtenstein (2007), „Der Geizige“ (Luzerner Theater, 2007; Regie); „Die rausfallenden alten Weiber“ von Daniil Charms, (Beckett Late Nights, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, 1993; Regie )
Bühnen:
freier Regisseur und Bühnenbildner an deutschen und internationalen Bühnen wie dem Opernhaus Zürich, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Theater Luzern, Neues Theater Halle, Theater Oberhausen, Hessische Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Schauspiel Leipzig, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz Berlin, Schaubühne Berlin, Bremer Theater, Thalia Theater, Schauspielhaus Hamburg (seit 2007); Schauspieler an der Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz (1990-2007)
photo: Sabrina Zwach
Musikalische Leitung
Yoel Gamzou
Conductor
Birthplace:
New York, USA
Masterclasses:
Conductor Winston Dan Vogel, Carlo Maria Giulini
Prizes:
Special Prize International Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, ECHO Klassik Award emerging artist of the year “conductor” (2017), Princess Margriet Award of the European Cultural Foundation (2013), Berenberg Culture Prize (2012)
Important productions:
Lady Macbeth of Mzensk, Tosca, Der Rosenkavalier, Seven Deaths of Maria Callas, et al.
Stages:
Theater Bremen, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opéra National de Paris, Teatro San Carlo Neaples, Greek National Nopera Athen, Göteborgsoperan Sweden, Den Norske Opera Oslo, Staatstheater Kassel, Wiener Staatsoper, et al.
Career stages:
Generalmusicconductor of the Theater Bremen (since 2017/18), Artistic Director and Principal Conductor (2016), Principal Guest Conductor and Erster Kapellmeister of Staatstheater Kassel (2015), Former of the International Mahler Orchestra (2006)
Cooperation with orchestra:
Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Norwegian Radio Orchestar, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurter Museumsorchester, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Hamburger Symphoniker, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Sinfonieorchester Aachen, Jena Philharmonie, Saarländisches Staatsorchester, Szczecin Philharmonic, Malaysian Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, et al.
Find further information about Yoel Gamzou here.
photo: Christian Debus
Kostüme
José Luna
Costume Design
Birthplace:
Caracas, Venezuela
Studies:
Architecture Universidad Central Venezuela, Master of Fine Arts in Stage Design/Costume T.U. Berlin
Important productions:
Coco, Spiel mit der Zeit, The magic flute, Clash of futures, Don Quijote, Tre Volti, Geisterbahn, Stairway to heaven, Der fliegende Holländer, Alice im Wunderland, Eine kurze Geschichte…, Der Käfer, Im weissen Rössl, Utopia, Faust, Summer of love, Der feurige Engel, Aida, et al.
Stages:
Kampnagel-Hamburg, Volksbühne, Theater an der Parkaue, Freilichtspiele Schwäbisch Hall, Freilichtspiele Bad Herdsfeld, Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Theater Hau 3 Berlin, Theater Oberhausen, Jungen Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Theater Dortmund, SWR Schwetzinger Festspiele, Salzburger Landestheater Österreich, Konzerttheater Bern, Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin, et al.
Career stages:
Freelance stage and costume designer
Cooperations:
Stefan Huber, Ingrid von Wantoch Rekowski, Kommando Himmelfahrt, Andreas Merz-Raykov, Till Kleine-Möller, et al.
Find further information about José Luna here.
photo: Irene Aparici
Licht
Carsten Sander
Lighting Designer
Geburtsort:
Berlin, Deutschland
Stationen:
Tätigkeit als Fotograf; seit 20 Jahren Entwicklung und Realisierung von Lichtkonzepten für Theater- und Opernprojekte, Performances und Events, Präsentationen und Architekturprojekte; Gründung des Lichtplanungsbüros „lichtweit:planungen“ zusammen mit der Architektin Katrin Sander (2004)
Bühnen:
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, Opera Nomori Tokyo, Salzburger Festspiele, Opéra National de Lyon, Nationaltheatret Oslo, Dramaten Stockholm, Burgtheater Wien, Schauspielhaus Zürich, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg, Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf, Schaubühne Berlin, Kampnagel Hamburg, Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, Ruhrtriennale, Theater der Welt, Henri-Nannen-Preisverleihung, Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, u.a.
Zusammenarbeit:
Sven-Eric Bechtolf, Andreas Bode, Katrin Brack, Lizzie Clachan, Deborah Colker, Michael Dissmeier, John Fulljames, Ramin Gray, Thomas Hampson, Katrin Hoffmann, Hannah Hurtzig, Claudio Valdés Kuri, Christiane Pohle, Hakan Savas Mican, Angela Richter, Falk Richter, Sandra Strunz, Anouk van Dijk, Penelope Wehrli, Christian Wiehle, u.a.
Dramaturgie und Dialogfassung
Sabrina Zwach
Dramaturge
Birthplace:
Heidelberg, Germany
Studies:
cultural studies, aesthetic practice
Prizes:
Winner Munich Short Story Competition (2014), Weimar Prize in the team of Radio Lotte (2003), German Literary Theatre Prize (1994), et al.
Important productions:
Pfusch, der die mann, Ohne Titel Nr. 1, Murmel Murmel, Die (s)panische Fliege, u. a.
Career stages:
Dramaturg at Burgtheater Vienna (until 2011), curator of the 5th festival “Politics in Free Theatre“ on behalf of the Government (2004), curator at Weimar 1999 European City of Culture, dramaturg and pressofficer Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg Platz Berliner Ensemble, et al.
Cooperations:
Herbert Fritsch, Mateja Koleznik, Robert Borgmann, Simon Stone, Antu Nunes, Ersan Mondtag, Claudia Bauer, Anne Lenk, Gesine Danckwart, Clemens Sienknecht und Barbara Bürk, et al.
Chor
Christian Günther
Associate Chorus Master
Birthplace:
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Studies:
Conducting at University of Music and Performing Arts Munich, conducting lessons with Neeme Järvi, Jorma Panula and Gianluigi Gelmetti
Relation to the Hamburg State Opera:
Assistant Chorus Master at Hamburg State Opera since the 2019/20 season
Career stages:
Assistant of the Chorus Master at Hamburg State Opera (2008-2019), regular guest appearances at NDR-Chorus (since 2018), Guest Chorus Master at Zürich Opera House (2018), Assistant of Eberhard Friedrich with the Chorus of the Bayreuth Festival (2017), Guest engagements at Music Festival Bremen, at Festival der Projektgruppe Neue Musik Bremen as well as at Oh Ton-Ensemble Oldenburg, Leader of the Ensemble “Atelier Neue Musik”, Lectureship at the Hochschule für Künste Bremen (since 2007), Associate Chorus Master and Leader of the children's chorus at Theater Bremen (2002-2007), 2nd Capellmeister at Theater Bremen (2005-2007), Conductor of the Ensemble “piano possible” Munich (1996-2007), Guest répétiteur at Stuttgart State Theater, Theater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich and at the Biennale in Munich
Cooperation with choruses:
Chorus of Hamburg State Opera, NDR Chorus, Children's chorus of Theater Bremen, et al.
Kinder- und Jugendchor
Luiz de Godoy
Musical Direction
Birthplace:
Mogi das Cruzes, Brasil
Studies:
Piano at Universidade de São Paulo (Bachelor) and at Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas (Master), Erasmus stay with focus on piano and conducting at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Diploma course conducting at Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Wien (with honors)
Prizes:
Würdigungspreis der Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien (2019), Scholarship from UNESCO, the European Union and the Brazilian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs, Erwin-Ortner-Preis zur Förderung der Chormusik (2016)
Relation to the Hamburg State Opera:
Leader Alsterspatzen since 2019/20
Repertoire:
Focus on choral symphonic repertoire (spiritual and secular oratorios; in particular Wiener Klassik and Deutsche Romantik), special relationship to performance practices of old and new music
Career stages:
conductor of the Wiener Sängerknaben (2016–2019), choir director of Chorakademie des Wiener Staatsopernchores (2016–2018), assistent of the artistic director of the Wiener Singakademie at the Wiener Konzerthaus (2015–2019), musical director of Opera Studio at Sommerfestival „ Música nas Montanhas“ in Poços de Caldas, Brasilien (2010–2012), corepeater of opera projekts at Theatro Municipal de São Paulo (2005–2009)
Stages:
Esplanade Singapur, Peking National Opera, Seoul Lotte Hall, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Taiwan National Theater, Teatro Real Madrid, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Tokyo Opera City Hall, Wiener Konzerthaus, Wiener Musikverein; Carinthischer Sommer, Dresdner Musikfestspiele, Grafenegg Festival, Schleswig-Holstein Festival
Cooperations with orchestras (as conductor):
Camerata Schulz, ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Orquestra de la Armada de Chile, Orquestra Juvenil da Bahia, Polish Baltic Filharmonic, Schubert-Akademie Wien, Youth-Orchestra Singapur et al.
cooperations (choral rehearsal / assistance):
Berliner Philharmoniker, Les Sciècles, Mariinsky-Theaterorchester Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Symphoniker et al.
Cooperations with artists:
Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Ton Koopman, Sir Simon Rattle, Simone Young, Franz Welser-Möst
photo: Fernanda Nigro
Don José
Tomislav Mužek
tenor
Birthplace:
Siegen, Germany
Studies:
Singing, University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna
Prizes:
Croatian Theatre Prize (2003, 2009), First Prize Ferruccio Tagliavini Competition (1999)
Important parts:
Don Ottavio (Don Giovanni), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Ferrando (Cosí fan tutte), Rudolfo (La Bohéme), Alfredo (La Traviata), Nemorino (L’Elisir d’Amore), Erik/Steuermann (Der fliegende Holländer), Jonathan (Saul), Arbace (Idomeneo), Narraboth (Salome), Pinkerton (Madama Butterfly), Edgardi (Lucia di Lammermoor), Max (Der Freischütz), Florestan (Fidelio), Königssohn (Die Königskinder), Lohengrin (Lohengrin); Don Carlo (Don Carlo), Macduff (MacBeth), et al.
Stages:
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Staatsoper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Volksoper Wien, Staatsoper Wien, Teatro alla Scala, Teatro Communale Bologna, Teatro Communale in Florenz, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Teatro San Carlo in Neapel, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Opéra National de Paris, Musikfestival Ruhrtriennale, Bayreuther Festspiele, Berliner Philharmonie, Salzburger Osterfestspiele, Teatro Real Madrid, Teatro Regio Turin, New National Theatre Tokio, Hong Kong Opera, Opera House Daegu Korea, WASO Perth Bolschoi Theater in Moskau, et al.
Career stages:
Ensemblemitglied an der Semperoper (2014-2016), Ensemblemitglied am Theater Bremen (2000-2002), Ensemblemitglied an der Staatsoper Wien (1999-2000)
Cooperations with directors:
Luca Ronconi, Pier Luigi Pizzi, Mario Pontiggia, Henning Brockhaus, Francois Girard, Claus Guth, Jan Phillip Gloger, Jetske Mijnssen, Axel Köhler, et al.
Cooperations with conductors:
Christian Thielemann, Riccardo Muti, Bernard Haitink, Christoph von Eschenbach, Zubin Mehta, Simone Young, Myung Whun Chung, Peter Schneider, Gustavo Dudamel, et al.
Find further information about Tomislav Mužek here.
photo: Barbara Palffy
Escamillo
Kostas Smoriginas
Bass-Baritone
Studies:
member of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Prizes:
BBC Cardiff Singer of the Word Competition
Important parts:
Escamillo (Carmen), Jochanaan (Salmone), Kurwenal (Tristan und Isolde), Scarpia (Tosca), Orest (Elektra), et al.
Stages:
Deutsche Oper Berlin, Royal opera House Convent Garden, Santa Fe Music Festival, Semperoper Dresden, Oper Köln, Beijing’s National Centre for Performing Arts, Opéra de Rouen, Staatsoper Hannover, Opernhaus Zürich, et al.
Cooperations with conductors:
Simon Rattle, Antonio Pappano, Edward Gardner, Valery Gergiev, Andris Nelsons, et al.
Remendado
Jürgen Sacher
Tenor
Birthplace:
Augsburg, Germany
Studies:
Church music and music education at the Leopold-Mozart Konservatorium in Augsburg, vocal studies with Leonore Kirschstein
Prizes:
Scholarship of the Richard Wagner Verband, Promotion Prize of the Hamburgische Staatsoper, appointment as Hamburger Kammersänger (2017)
Relation to the Hamburg State Opera:
Ensemble member of the Staatsoper Hamburg since 1991/92
Important parts:
Mime (Siegfried), Mime/Loge (Das Rheingold), Herodes (Salome), Knusperhexe (Hänsel und Gretel), Hauptmann/Andres (Wozzeck), Monostatos/1. Geharnischter (Die Zauberflöte), Maler/Prinz/Marquis/Kammerdiener (Lulu), Dr. Cajus (Falstaff), Tichon (Katja Kabanova), Truffaldino (Die Liebe zu den drei Orangen), Valzacchi (Der Rosenkavalier), David (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Junger Mann (Moses und Aron), Steuermann (Der fliegende Holländer), Peter Iwanow (Zar und Zimmermann), Pedrillo (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Walther von der Vogelweide (Tannhäuser), Goro (Madame Butterfly), Graf Elemer (Arabella), Raoul de St. Brioche (Die lustige Witwe), Novagerio (Palestrina), Orontes (Flavius Bertaridus), Asasello (Der Meister und Margarita), Tanzmeister (Ariadne auf Naxos), Graf von Kent (Lear), Reverend Adams (Peter Grimes), L´Aumonier (Dialogues des Carmélites), Aegisth (Elektra), Fedotik (Tri Sestri), Sylvester von Schaumburg (Mathis der Maler), et al.
Stages:
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, La Monnaie, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Königliche Oper von Kopenhagen, Teatro alla Scala, Salzburger Festspiele, Theater an der Wien, Budapester Staatsoper, Theatro Municipal de São Paulo, Wagner Festival Budapest, Theater Dortmund, Staatstheater Braunschweig, Staatsoper Budapest, et al.
Cooperation with directors:
Harry Kupfer, Willy Decker, Claus Guth, Mario Martone, Achim Freyer, Géza M. Tóth, Livia Sabag, Roger Vontobel, Stefan Herheim, Karoline Gruber, Vincent Boussard, Jochen Biganzoli, et al.
Cooperation with conductors:
Adam Fischer, Bertrand de Billy, Claudio Abbado, Kent Nagano, Semyon Bychkov, Horst Stein, Christian Thielemann, Ingo Metzmacher, Michael Boder, Kirill Petrenko, Simone Young, Daniel Barenboim, et al.
photo: Martina Cyman
Dancaïro
Nicholas Mogg
Baritone
Birthplace:
Manchester, United Kingdom
Studies:
International Opera Studio, Hamburg State Opera; National Opera Studio, London; Royal Academy of Music, London; Clare College, University Cambridge
Masterclass:
with Sir Simon Keenlyside, Christian Gerhaher, Malcolm Martineau, Brigitte Fassbaender, Gerald Finley, Sir Thomas Allen
Prizes:
Royal Over-Seas League Singers’ Section; Richard Lewis/Jean Shanks Award
Roles:
Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Guglielmo (Così fan tutte), Ned Keene (Peter Grimes), Aeneas (Dido and Aeneas), Dandini (La Cenerentola), Steward (Flight), Herr Peachum (Die Dreigroschenoper), Melisso (Alcina), Jupiter (Orphée aux Enfers), et al.
Stages:
Hamburg State Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie de Paris, Het Concertgebouw, Festival Aix, Elbphilharmonie, Theater Lübeck
Cooperation with directors:
Keith Warner, Herbert Fritsch, Tim Albery, Orpha Phelan, Richard Jones
Cooperation with conductors:
Robin Ticciati, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Ton Koopman, Sir Roger Norrington, Yoel Gamzou, Francesco Ivan Ciampa, Alan Gilbert, Kent Nagano
photo: Brinkhoff/Mögenburg
Zuniga
Hubert Kowalczyk
Basso
Birthplace:
Radom, Poland
Studies:
Young Talents Development Programme - Opera Academy in Warsaw (from 2016 to 2019), Instituto Superiore di Studi Musicali Pietro Mascagani in Livorno with Prof. Graziano Polidori (2017/18), Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin with Prof. Martin Bruns
Master class:
Lioba Braun, Helmut Deutsch, Brigitte Fassbaender, Tomasz Konieczny, Bogdan Makal, Olga Pasiecznik, Eytan Pessen, Rudolf Piernay, Matthias Rexroth, et al.
Important parts:
Bartolo (Le nozze di Figaro), Collatinus (The Rape of Lucretia), Haly (L‘italiana in Algeri), Hauptmann, Saretzki (Eugen Onegin), Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte), Pistola (Falstaff), Zuniga (Carmen), et al.
Stages:
Bregenzer Festspiele, Teatr Wielki – Opera Narodowa Warschau, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Berlin
Cooperation with directors:
Calixto Bieito, David Bösch, Andrzej Chyra, Brigitte Fassbaender, Dmitri Tcherniakov
Cooperation with conductors:
Giampaolo Bisanti, Jonathan Brandani, Daniele Callegari, Paolo Carignani, Michał Klauza, Axel Kober, Volker Krafft, Carlo Montanaro, Pier Giorgio Morandi, Kent Nagano, Sébastien Rouland, Robin Ticciati, Keri-Lynn Wilson, Bertrand de Billy
photo: Martina Cyman
Moralès
Blake Denson
Baritone
Birthplace:
Paducah, USA
Studies:
Music performance/University of Kentucky, Rice University, Shepherd School of Music
Prizes:
Winner of The George London Foundation, Winner of The International Concurs Tenor Viñas Competition, Winner of The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition, Grand Finalist winner Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (2020), Winner of the Pasadena Vocal Competition, Winner of the Houson Saengerbund Opera Competition, Winner of the Opera Mississippi Competition, Winer of the National Opera Association Competition, Winner of the Perfect Day Foundation Competition, Winner of the Orpheus Vocal Competition, et al.
Master classes:
Ana Maria Martinez, Cynthia Lawrence
Important parts:
Donner (Das Rheingold), Ford (Falstaff), Monterone (Rigoletto), Escamillo (Carmen), Shaunard ( La bohème), Angelotti (Tosca), Paolo (Simon Boccanegra), Mr. Maguire (Emmeline), Daddy/Tim (The Snowy Day), Jailor (Dialogues des Carmélites), Gregorio (Romeo et Juliet), Jake (Porgy and Bess), Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni), Ramiro (L’heure espagnole), Moralès/ (Carmen), Vater (Hänsel und Gretel), Kaiser (Der Kaiser von Atlantis), Pierot (L'île de Merlin), Joe (Show Boat), Dottore Grenvil (La Traviata), Mercurio (La Calisto), Elder McLean (Susannah), Captain/Eugen Onegin (Eugen Onegin), Marcello (La Bohéme), Sharpless (Madame Butterfly), et al.
Stages:
Washington National Opera, Staatsoper Hamburg, Sante Fe Opera, English National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Wolf Trap Opera, Tulsa Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Gran Teatre del Liceu, The Dallas Opera, et al.
Careerstages:
Wolf Trap Opera Studio, Houston Grand Opera Young Artist Vocal Academy, Houston Grand Opera Studio
Cooperations with directors:
Francesca Zambello, E. Loren Meeker, Tomer Zvulun, Richard Gammon, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Omar Ben Siedia, Rob Ashford, et al.
Cooperations with conductors:
Emmanuel Villaume, Patrick Summers, Lidiya Yankovskaya, Ben Manis, John Nardolillo, Bertrand de Billy, Daniel Monané, et al.
Find further information about Blake Denson here.
photo: Lynn Lane
Carmen
Maria Kataeva
Mezzosoprano
Birthplace:
Novokuznets, Russia
Studies:
Voice, Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory St.Pertersburg, Opera Studio Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Prizes:
Audience Award and Second Prize Operalia (2019), First Prize Singing Competition Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2016), Third Prize in the German Subject Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (2016), Third Prize Parisw Opera Competition (2014)
Important parts:
Carmen (Carmen), Angelina (Cenerentola), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Sevigia), Marquise Melibea (Il Viaggio a Reims), Ruggiero (Alcina), Dorabella (Cosí fan tutte), Idamante (Idomeneo), Sesto (La clemenza di Tito), Nicklausse (Les Contes d’Hoffmann), Isolier (Le comte Ory), Komponist (Ariadne auf Naxos) , Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Maddalena (Rigoletto), Orfeo (Orfeo ed Euridice), Elisabetta I (Maria Stuarda), et al.
Stages:
Bayerische Staatsoper München, Semperoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper am Rhein Düsseldorf, Bolshoy Theater Moskau, Mariinsky Theater St- Petersburg, Mozartwoche in Salzburg, Rossini Opera Festival Pesaro Italien, Opera Vlaandern Antwerpen, Théâtre du Capitole Touluse, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra Bastille Paris, et al.
Career stages:
Mitglied des Ensembles der Deutschen Oper am Rhein (seit 2013)
Cooperations with directors:
Guy Joosten, Michael Hampe, Dietrich W. Hilsdorf, Joan Anton Rechi, Barrie, et al.
Cooperations with conductors:
Daniel Oren, Philippe Jordan, Axel Kober, Antonino Fogliani, Michele Spotti, Marc Piollet, Eugene Kohn, Umberto Benedetti Michelangeli, Marie Jacquot, Michelangelo Mazza, Francesco Lanzilotta, et al.
Find further information about Maria Kataeva here.
photo: Mischa Blank
Micaëla
Elbenita Kajtazi
Soprano
Birthplace:
Mitrovica, Kosovo
Studies:
Graduated summa cum laude from the Mitrovica Conservatory of Music (2009), subsequently studied at the University of Prishtina
Prizes:
Audience Prize and 3rd place at the first Glyndebourne Opera Cup (2018), first prize and special prize at the Riccardo Zandonai Competition (2015), first prize at the Spiros Argiris Competition of the Sarzana Opera Festival in Italy (2014), scholarship holder of the Förderkreis der Deutschen Oper Berlin (2014-2016), participant of the Young Singers Project at the Salzburg Festival (2016), Dr. Wilhelm Oberdörffer Prize Hamburg (2020).
Important parts:
Violetta (La Traviata), Nannetta (Falstaff), Mimi (La Boheme), Manon (Manon), Micaëla (Carmen), Liù (Turandot), Pamina (Die Zauberflöte), Susanna (Le Nozze di Figaro), Contessa (Le Nozze di Figaro), Gretel (Hänsel und Gretel), Musetta (La Bohème), Adina (L'elisir d'amore), Marzelline (Fidelio), et al.
Stages:
Staatsoper Hamburg, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Bayrische Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, Semperoper Dresden, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Opéra National de Bordeaux, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Aalto-Teater Essen, Philharmonie Essen, et al.
Cooperation with conductors:
Tomáš Netopil, Friedrich Haider, Riccardo Minasi, Roberto Rizzi Brignoli, Axel Kober, Patrick Fournillier, Donald Runnicles, Yoel Gamzou, Kent Nagano, Nicholas Carter, et al.
Find further information about Elbenita Kajtazi here.
photo: Marie Luise Calvero
Frasquita
Katrina Galka
Soprano
Birthplace:
Milwaukke, Wisconsin, USA
Prizes:
second-prize winner in the Lotte Lenya Competition of the Kurt Weill Foundation (2022), Three-time regional award winner in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, first place Mario Lanza Scholarship, et al.
Important parts:
Adina (L’Elisir d’Amore), Fritzi (Die Weiden), Zerbinetta (Ariadne auf Naxos), Controller (Flight), Cunegonde (Candide), Gilda (Rigoletto), Blondchen (Die Entführung aus dem Serail), Aithra (Die ägyptische Helena), Serpetta (La finta giardinierna), Johanna (Sweeney Todd), Rosina (Il barbiere di Siviglia), Woglinde (Das Rheingold), Marie (La fille du régiment), et al.
Stages:
Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, Bayerische Staatsoper, San Francisco Opera, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Glimmerglass Festival, Arizona Opera, Minnesota Opera, New Orleans Opera, Portland Opera, Opera San Jose, et al.
Cooperations with directors:
Andreas Homoki, Tazewell Thompson, Andrea Moses, et al.
Cooperations with conductors:
Antonio Fogliani, Nicole Paiement, Ingo Metzmacher, et al.
Find further information about Katrina Galka here.
photo: Brian Parillo
Mercédès
Ida Aldrian
mezzo-soprano
Birthplace:
Bruck an der Mur, Austria
Studies:
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Leopold Spitzer and Karlheinz Hanser; studies for Stage Performance (Opera and Musical Drama), Art Song and Oratorio with KS Marjana Lipovšek with honors; member of International Opera Studio of the Hamburg State Opera (2012/13–2013/14)
Master class:
With Ann Murray, Bernarda Fink, Reri Grist, Peter Kooij, Andrew Watts, Thomas Hampson, Wicus Slabbert, Alan Titus, Brigitte Fassbaender, et al.
Prizes:
Dr.-Wilhelm-Oberdörffer-Preis of Stiftung zur Förderung der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (2014), prize winner of the jury ranking at international singing competition „Stella Maris“ (2014)
Important parts:
Wellgunde (Das Rheingold and Götterdämmerung), Siegrune and Rossweiße (Die Walküre), Blumenmädchen and Stimme aus der Höhe (Parsifal ), 2. Maid (Daphne), Feodor (Boris Godunov), Maddalena (Rigoletto), Hansel (Hansel and Gretel), Isabella (L'Italiana in Algeri), Adalgisa (Norma), Idamante (Idomeneo), Third Lady (The Magic Flute), Rosina (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Penelope (Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria), Mercedes (Carmen), Tisbe (La Cenerentola), Laura (Luisa Miller), Flora and Annina (La Traviata), Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Dorabella (Così fan tutte), Meg Page (Falstaff), Dryade (Ariadne auf Naxos), Orlofski (Die Fledermaus), et al.
Stages:
Elbphilharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Kölner Philharmonie, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein Wien, Staatstheater Nürnberg, Grafenegg Festival, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Barocktage Melk, Styriarte, International Brucknerfest Linz, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, et al.
Cooperation with directors:
Andreas Homoki, Georg Schmiedleitner, Laura Scozzi, Mariame Clément, Verena Stoiber, Peter Konwitschny, Stéphane Braunschweig, David Bösch, et al.
Cooperation with conductors:
Simone Young, Kent Nagano, Martin Haselböck, Marcus Bosch, Yutaka Sado, Pablo Heras-Casado, Christopher Moulds, Cornelius Meister, Fabio Luisi, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Simon Gaudenz, et al.
Find further information about Ida Aldrian here.
photo: Christoph Ziegler
Chor
Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
The chorus members appear on stage at the Hamburg State Opera in a different role almost every night. From one day to the next, they might be sailors, pilgrims or conspirators, then courtiers, hunters, the deranged or the imprisoned. In the role of crusaders in I Lombardi alla prima Crociata they travel to Jerusalem, other nights they are invited to Madama Butterfly's marriage or acclaim Prince Igor. The ladies and gentlemen of the opera chorus demonstrate their artistic prowess, their flexibility, and their love of the stage in every performance.
With a membership around 70, the chorus of the Hamburg State Opera has been one of the world’s best opera choruses for many years. The varied repertoire – almost always in the original language – is multifaceted and includes baroque operas and dramatic operas, major works by Verdi and Wagner as well as contemporary pieces. At the start of the 2013/14 season, Eberhard Friedrich took over the post of Chorus Master.
photo: Niklas Marc Heinecke
Kinderchor
Alsterspatzen – Kinder- und Jugendchor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper
Die Alsterspatzen bezaubern seit vielen Jahrzehnten als Lebkuchen- oder Straßenkinder, als Ministranten und Elfenchor. In der Spielzeit 2019/20 übernahm Luiz de Godoy die Leitung des Kinder- und Jugendchores der Hamburgischen Staatsoper. Die jungen Sängerinnen und Sänger stehen in Produktionen wie „Hänsel und Gretel“, „Carmen“ oder „La Bohème“ neben Ensemblemitgliedern und internationalen Gästen auf der großen Bühne der Staatsoper. Darüber hinaus sind sie mit dem Philharmonischen Staatsorchester unter anderem in der Elbphilharmonie und im Rahmen eigener Projekte in der opera stabile zu erleben.
Wir danken der Alster-Hof Melzner-Stiftung für die Unterstützung.
Find further information about Alsterspatzen – Kinder- und Jugendchor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper here.
photo: Niklas Marc Heinecke
Orchester
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Orchestra
The Philharmonic State Orchestra is Hamburg’s largest and oldest orchestra, looking back on many years of musical history. When the “Philharmonic Orchestra” and the “Orchestra of the Hamburg Municipal Theatre” merged in 1934, two tradition-steeped orchestras combined. Philharmonic concerts have been performed in Hamburg since 1828, artists such as Clara Schumann, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms being regular guests of the Philharmonic Society. The history of the opera company goes back even further: Hamburg has been home to musical theatre since 1678, even if a regular opera or theatre orchestra was only formed later. To this day, the Philharmonic State Orchestra has embodied the sound of the Hansa City, a concert and opera orchestra in one.
During its long history, the orchestra encountered great artist personalities. Apart from composers of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, such as Telemann, Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Mahler, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, since the 20th century chief conductors such as Karl Muck, Joseph Keilberth, Eugen Jochum, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Horst Stein, Aldo Ceccato, Christoph von Dohnányi, Gerd Albrecht, Ingo Metzmacher and Simone Young have shaped the orchestra’s sound. Renowned conductors of the pre-war era such as Otto Klemperer, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Bruno Walter, Karl Böhm and Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt gave brilliant performances, as did outstanding conductors of our times: suffice it to mention Christian Thielemann, Semyon Bychkov, Kirill Petrenko, Sir Neville Marriner, Valery Gergiev and Sir Roger Norrington.
Starting with the 2015/2016 season, Kent Nagano has taken on the position of Hamburg’s General Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Philharmonic State Orchestra and the Hamburg State Opera. In his first season Kent Nagano initiated a new project, the Philharmonic Academy, focusing on experimentation and chamber music. In 2016 Nagano and the Philharmonic undertook a successful three-week concert tour in South America, a tour of Spain followed in 2019. Since 2017 Kent Nagano and the Philharmonic State Orchestra have continued the traditional Philharmonic Concerts at the new Elbphilharmonie, for which they commissioned Jörg Widmann to compose the oratorio ARCHE, which was given its world premiere during the hall’s opening festivities. The concert recording has been released at ECM.
The Philharmonic State Orchestra offers approximately 35 concerts per season and performs more than 240 performances per year at the Hamburg State Opera and the Hamburg Ballet John Neumeier, making it Hamburg’s busiest orchestra. The stylistic bandwidth covered by the 140 musicians, ranging from historically informed performance practice to contemporary works and including concert, opera and ballet repertoire, is unique throughout Germany. Chamber Music has a long tradition at the Philharmonic State Orchestra: what began in 1929 with a concert series for chamber orchestra has been continued since 1968 by a series of chamber music only.
In 2008 Simone Young and the Philharmonic State Orchestra won the Brahms Award of the Schleswig-Holstein Brahms Society. The orchestra has recorded the complete Ring by Wagner as well as the complete symphonies of Johannes Brahms and Anton Bruckner – the latter in the rarely-performed original versions – as well as works by Mahler, Hindemith and Berg, and has released DVDs of opera and ballet productions by Hosokawa, Offenbach, Reimann, Auerbach, J.S. Bach, Puccini, Poulenc and Weber.
The members of the Philharmonic State Orchestra feel equally beholden to Hamburg’s musical tradition and responsible for the city’s artistic future. Since 1978 the musicians have been participating in education programmes in Hamburg’s schools. Today, the orchestra maintains a broad education programme, including school and kindergarten visits, patronage for music projects, introductory events for children and family concerts. The orchestra’s own academy prepares young musicians for their professional careers. The Philharmonic’s musicians thereby make an equally enjoyable and valuable contribution to tomorrow’s music education in the music metropolis of Hamburg.
photo: Foto: Felix Broede
