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Classical concerts featuring
Marie Maidowski

Overview

Quick overview of musician Marie Maidowski by associated keywords

CitiesFrequently performs in

Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg
29

ProgramFrequently performs

Richard Strauss
Works by
Richard Strauss
10
Works by
Clemens K. Thomas
6
Works by
Engelbert Humperdinck
5
Giuseppe Verdi
Works by
Giuseppe Verdi
4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Works by
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3
Anton Bruckner
Works by
Anton Bruckner
1
Arnold Schönberg
Works by
Arnold Schönberg
1

MusiciansFrequently collaborate with

orchestra
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
22
Musician
Aebh Kelly
17
Musician
Anja Kampe
12
Musician
Dmitri Tcherniakov
12
Musician
Jamez McCorkle
12

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Upcoming Concerts

Concerts featuring Marie Maidowski in season 2024/25 or later

January 26, 2025
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Ariadne auf Naxos

Sun, Jan 26, 2025, 18:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Dmitri Tcherniakov (Inszenierung), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Bühne), Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Elena Zaytseva (Costume), Gleb Filshtinsky (Licht), Tatiana Werestchagina (Dramaturgie), Michael Sangkuhl (Dramaturgie), Dr. Angela Beuerle (Dramaturgie), Thorsten Cölle (Regieassistenz), Danila Travin (Assistenz Bühnenbild), Wolfram Koch (Haushofmeister), Martin Gantner (Musiklehrer), Ella Taylor (Komponist), Jamez McCorkle (Tenor), Jamez McCorkle (Bacchus), Peter Tantsits (Tanzmeister), Grzegorz Pelutis (Perückenmacher), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ein Lakai), Nadezhda Pavlova (Zerbinetta), Anja Kampe (Primadonna), Anja Kampe (Ariadne), Björn Bürger (Harlekin), Florian Panzieri (Scaramuccio), Stephan Bootz (Truffaldin), Daniel Kluge (Brighella), Olivia Warburton (Najade), Aebh Kelly (Dryade), Marie Maidowski (Echo), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
January 29, 2025
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Ariadne auf Naxos

Wed, Jan 29, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Dmitri Tcherniakov (Inszenierung), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Bühne), Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Elena Zaytseva (Costume), Gleb Filshtinsky (Licht), Tatiana Werestchagina (Dramaturgie), Michael Sangkuhl (Dramaturgie), Dr. Angela Beuerle (Dramaturgie), Thorsten Cölle (Regieassistenz), Danila Travin (Assistenz Bühnenbild), Wolfram Koch (Haushofmeister), Martin Gantner (Musiklehrer), Ella Taylor (Komponist), Jamez McCorkle (Tenor), Jamez McCorkle (Bacchus), Peter Tantsits (Tanzmeister), Grzegorz Pelutis (Perückenmacher), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ein Lakai), Nadezhda Pavlova (Zerbinetta), Anja Kampe (Primadonna), Anja Kampe (Ariadne), Björn Bürger (Harlekin), Florian Panzieri (Scaramuccio), Stephan Bootz (Truffaldin), Daniel Kluge (Brighella), Olivia Warburton (Najade), Aebh Kelly (Dryade), Marie Maidowski (Echo), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
February 5, 2025
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Ariadne auf Naxos

Wed, Feb 5, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Dmitri Tcherniakov (Inszenierung), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Bühne), Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Elena Zaytseva (Costume), Gleb Filshtinsky (Licht), Tatiana Werestchagina (Dramaturgie), Michael Sangkuhl (Dramaturgie), Dr. Angela Beuerle (Dramaturgie), Thorsten Cölle (Regieassistenz), Danila Travin (Assistenz Bühnenbild), Wolfram Koch (Haushofmeister), Martin Gantner (Musiklehrer), Ella Taylor (Komponist), Jamez McCorkle (Tenor), Jamez McCorkle (Bacchus), Peter Tantsits (Tanzmeister), Grzegorz Pelutis (Perückenmacher), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ein Lakai), Nadezhda Pavlova (Zerbinetta), Anja Kampe (Primadonna), Anja Kampe (Ariadne), Björn Bürger (Harlekin), Florian Panzieri (Scaramuccio), Stephan Bootz (Truffaldin), Daniel Kluge (Brighella), Olivia Warburton (Najade), Aebh Kelly (Dryade), Marie Maidowski (Echo), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
February 8, 2025
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Ariadne auf Naxos

Sat, Feb 8, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Dmitri Tcherniakov (Inszenierung), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Bühne), Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Elena Zaytseva (Costume), Gleb Filshtinsky (Licht), Tatiana Werestchagina (Dramaturgie), Michael Sangkuhl (Dramaturgie), Dr. Angela Beuerle (Dramaturgie), Thorsten Cölle (Regieassistenz), Danila Travin (Assistenz Bühnenbild), Wolfram Koch (Haushofmeister), Martin Gantner (Musiklehrer), Ella Taylor (Komponist), Jamez McCorkle (Tenor), Jamez McCorkle (Bacchus), Peter Tantsits (Tanzmeister), Grzegorz Pelutis (Perückenmacher), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ein Lakai), Nadezhda Pavlova (Zerbinetta), Anja Kampe (Primadonna), Anja Kampe (Ariadne), Björn Bürger (Harlekin), Florian Panzieri (Scaramuccio), Stephan Bootz (Truffaldin), Daniel Kluge (Brighella), Olivia Warburton (Najade), Aebh Kelly (Dryade), Marie Maidowski (Echo), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
February 13, 2025
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Ariadne auf Naxos

Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Dmitri Tcherniakov (Inszenierung), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Bühne), Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Elena Zaytseva (Costume), Gleb Filshtinsky (Licht), Tatiana Werestchagina (Dramaturgie), Michael Sangkuhl (Dramaturgie), Dr. Angela Beuerle (Dramaturgie), Thorsten Cölle (Regieassistenz), Danila Travin (Assistenz Bühnenbild), Wolfram Koch (Haushofmeister), Martin Gantner (Musiklehrer), Ella Taylor (Komponist), Jamez McCorkle (Tenor), Jamez McCorkle (Bacchus), Peter Tantsits (Tanzmeister), Grzegorz Pelutis (Perückenmacher), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ein Lakai), Nadezhda Pavlova (Zerbinetta), Anja Kampe (Primadonna), Anja Kampe (Ariadne), Björn Bürger (Harlekin), Florian Panzieri (Scaramuccio), Stephan Bootz (Truffaldin), Daniel Kluge (Brighella), Olivia Warburton (Najade), Aebh Kelly (Dryade), Marie Maidowski (Echo), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
February 16, 2025
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Ariadne auf Naxos

Sun, Feb 16, 2025, 15:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Dmitri Tcherniakov (Inszenierung), Dmitri Tcherniakov (Bühne), Kent Nagano (Musical Director), Elena Zaytseva (Costume), Gleb Filshtinsky (Licht), Tatiana Werestchagina (Dramaturgie), Michael Sangkuhl (Dramaturgie), Dr. Angela Beuerle (Dramaturgie), Thorsten Cölle (Regieassistenz), Danila Travin (Assistenz Bühnenbild), Wolfram Koch (Haushofmeister), Martin Gantner (Musiklehrer), Ella Taylor (Komponist), Jamez McCorkle (Tenor), Jamez McCorkle (Bacchus), Peter Tantsits (Tanzmeister), Grzegorz Pelutis (Perückenmacher), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ein Lakai), Nadezhda Pavlova (Zerbinetta), Anja Kampe (Primadonna), Anja Kampe (Ariadne), Björn Bürger (Harlekin), Florian Panzieri (Scaramuccio), Stephan Bootz (Truffaldin), Daniel Kluge (Brighella), Olivia Warburton (Najade), Aebh Kelly (Dryade), Marie Maidowski (Echo), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
"It is a simple and tremendous problem of life: that of fidelity", is how Hugo von Hofmannsthal described the core of their third opera together, Ariadne auf Naxos, in a letter to Richard Strauss. To live does not mean to persevere and hold on to what has been lost. If you want to live, you have to let go, forget, get over yourself - constantly transform yourself. This is what a young opera composer experiences in this work when he is confronted with the stubborn wishes of his patron; just like the protagonist of his opera, Ariadne, who, abandoned by her lover, Theseus, expects only death. But things turn out differently... Strauss and Hofmannsthal let the opposites collide: Tragedy and comedy, light music and grand opera, playfulness and seriousness. Thus, in the mirroring of art and life, between gaze and gaze, the unfathomable mystery of transformation takes place. Musical Direction: Kent Nagano Production and stage: Dmitri Tcherniakov Dramaturgy: Angela Beuerle, Michael Sangkuhl
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
March 27, 2025
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Il trovatore

Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 19:30
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
April 1, 2025
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Il trovatore

Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 19:30
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
April 5, 2025
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Il trovatore

Sat, Apr 5, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
April 9, 2025
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Il trovatore

Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Paolo Arrivabeni (Musical Director), Christian Günther (Chorleitung), George Petean (Luna), Marco Berti (Manrico), Olga Peretyatko (Leonora), Kristina Stanek (Azucena), Hubert Kowalczyk (Ferrando), Marie Maidowski (Inez), Aaron Godfrey-Mayes (Ruiz), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra)
For Leonora, the song of the troubadour Manrico holds the promise and glow of love; Manrico's rival Count Luna perceives in it threat and danger. Verdi's opera is a celebration of Italian opera singing at its best - so it is no coincidence that the title character is a singer himself. And yet for the composer, Azucena, Manrico's mother, was the real protagonist. Il trovatore is rich in dramatic intricacies and intense emotions, which Verdi abruptly juxtaposes in images and scenes. Tragedy relentlessly unfolds before our eyes and ears until the truth is revealed in the opera's final seconds. Stage: Alex Eales Costumes: Herbert Murauer Lighting: James Farncombe Video: Philipp Contag-Lada Dramaturgy: Ralf Waldschmidt Chorus: Christian Günther
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
June 27, 2025
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Le Nozze di Figaro

Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Nicholas Carter (Musical Director), Kartal Karagedik (Il Conte d'Almaviva), Olga Peretyatko (La Contessa d'Almaviva), Katharina Konradi (Susanna), Chao Deng (Figaro), Julia Lezhneva (Cherubino), Claire Gascoin (Marcellina), Peter Galliard (Don Basilio), Jürgen Sacher (Don Curzio), Tigran Martirossian (Don Bartolo), Keith Klein (Antonio), Marie Maidowski (Barbarina), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
During times of historical upheaval, the victors are filled with euphoric jubilation while fear spreads on the side of the losers. When cheerfulness grips the figures in Mozart’s piece, it is the swan song, full of schadenfreude, of dying structures, ancient privileges and traditional manners – including those between man and woman. Mozart (and Beaumarchais) hold the balance on the threshold between eras – as artists en route to self-marketing, as portraitists of their times, by precisely rendering a society whose balance is shifting, making Almaviva a ridiculous figure. His class is losing political power, and he compensates for this loss by becoming a slave to his sexual desire. The wind is blowing from the past, giving wing to Walter Benjamin’s angel of history. It is a storm for the winners, and for the losers a mere melancholy breeze. The angel sees nothing but ruins. Director: Stefan Herheim Set Designer: Christof Hetzer Costume Designer: Gesine Völlm Lighting Designer: Phoenix (Andreas Hofer) Video: fettFilm Dramaturgy: Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach Premiere: 15.11.2015
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
June 29, 2025
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Le Nozze di Figaro

Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 18:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Nicholas Carter (Musical Director), Kartal Karagedik (Il Conte d'Almaviva), Olga Peretyatko (La Contessa d'Almaviva), Katharina Konradi (Susanna), Chao Deng (Figaro), Julia Lezhneva (Cherubino), Claire Gascoin (Marcellina), Peter Galliard (Don Basilio), Jürgen Sacher (Don Curzio), Tigran Martirossian (Don Bartolo), Keith Klein (Antonio), Marie Maidowski (Barbarina), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
During times of historical upheaval, the victors are filled with euphoric jubilation while fear spreads on the side of the losers. When cheerfulness grips the figures in Mozart’s piece, it is the swan song, full of schadenfreude, of dying structures, ancient privileges and traditional manners – including those between man and woman. Mozart (and Beaumarchais) hold the balance on the threshold between eras – as artists en route to self-marketing, as portraitists of their times, by precisely rendering a society whose balance is shifting, making Almaviva a ridiculous figure. His class is losing political power, and he compensates for this loss by becoming a slave to his sexual desire. The wind is blowing from the past, giving wing to Walter Benjamin’s angel of history. It is a storm for the winners, and for the losers a mere melancholy breeze. The angel sees nothing but ruins. Director: Stefan Herheim Set Designer: Christof Hetzer Costume Designer: Gesine Völlm Lighting Designer: Phoenix (Andreas Hofer) Video: fettFilm Dramaturgy: Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach Premiere: 15.11.2015
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)
July 3, 2025
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Le Nozze di Figaro

Thu, Jul 3, 2025, 19:00
Hamburgische Staatsoper, Großes Haus (Hamburg)
Nicholas Carter (Musical Director), Kartal Karagedik (Il Conte d'Almaviva), Olga Peretyatko (La Contessa d'Almaviva), Katharina Konradi (Susanna), Chao Deng (Figaro), Julia Lezhneva (Cherubino), Claire Gascoin (Marcellina), Peter Galliard (Don Basilio), Jürgen Sacher (Don Curzio), Tigran Martirossian (Don Bartolo), Keith Klein (Antonio), Marie Maidowski (Barbarina), Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Orchestra), Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper (Chorus)
During times of historical upheaval, the victors are filled with euphoric jubilation while fear spreads on the side of the losers. When cheerfulness grips the figures in Mozart’s piece, it is the swan song, full of schadenfreude, of dying structures, ancient privileges and traditional manners – including those between man and woman. Mozart (and Beaumarchais) hold the balance on the threshold between eras – as artists en route to self-marketing, as portraitists of their times, by precisely rendering a society whose balance is shifting, making Almaviva a ridiculous figure. His class is losing political power, and he compensates for this loss by becoming a slave to his sexual desire. The wind is blowing from the past, giving wing to Walter Benjamin’s angel of history. It is a storm for the winners, and for the losers a mere melancholy breeze. The angel sees nothing but ruins. Director: Stefan Herheim Set Designer: Christof Hetzer Costume Designer: Gesine Völlm Lighting Designer: Phoenix (Andreas Hofer) Video: fettFilm Dramaturgy: Alexander Meier-Dörzenbach Premiere: 15.11.2015
Info & Ticket (www.staatsorchester-hamburg.de)