The name Machreich stands not only for an invitation to active music-making and the economic success resulting from it. The agency’s founder and her colleagues dedicate themselves first and foremost to the unique artistic development of each of their singers. In an atmosphere of mutual trust and personal connection, individual projects can be conceived and inspiring constellations initiated. Intuition and discretion are the highest precepts for the work of a highly qualified team, which engages in its work with heart and mind.
(photo credit: Stephan Doleschal)
“Art is not, after all, a pretty add-on – it is the umbilical cord which connects us to the divine; it guarantees our identity as humans.”
(Nikolaus Harnoncourt)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
Dorothee Mields, Grace Davidson, Soprani
Hough Cutting, William Shelton, Countertenors
Hugo Hymas, Benedict Hymas, Tenors
Konstantin Krimmel, Bass
Julian Prégardien, Evangelist
Florian Boesch, Christus
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, Artistic Director
Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Daniel Brenna, Tristan
Annemarie Kremer, Isolde
Marie-Adeline Henry, Brangäne
Alexandre Duhamel, Kurwenal
David Steffens, Roi Marke
David Ireland, Melot
Kaëlig Boché, a shepherd, a sailor
Sofia Dias, Vítor Roriz, choreograohy dance
Cornelius Meister, conductor
Tiago Rodrigues, staging
taken over by Sophie Bricaire
Fernando Ribeiro, stage
José António Tenente, costumes
Rui Monteiro, light
Simon Hatab, dramaturgy
Stephen Schreiber, musical assistance
Nicolas Chesneau, choir director
Chœur de l’Opéra de Lille
Orchestre National de Lille
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
Marie-Sophie Pollak, Sopran
Jonathan Mayenschein, alto
Benedikt Kristiansson, Tenor
Klaus Häger, Bass (Jesus)
Tobias Berndt, Bass (Arias)
Dresden Kreuzchor
Dresdner Philharmonie
Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann, conductor
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold
Derrick Ballard, Wotan
Birger Radde, Donner
Aaron Cawley, Froh
Thomas Blondelle, Loge
KS Thomas de Vries, Alberich
Paul Kaufmann, Mime
Shavleg Armasi, Fasolt
Young Doo Park, Fafner
Katrin Wundsam, Fricka
Betsy Horne, Freia
Helena Köhne, Erda
Anastasiya Taratorkina, Woglinde
Fleuranne Brockway, Wellgunde
Silvia Hauer, Floßhilde
Hessisches Staatsorchester Wiesbaden
Statisterie des Hessischen Staatstheaters Wiesbaden
Michael Güttler, conductor
Uwe Eric Laufenberg, staging
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. John's Passion BWV 245
Sherezade Panthaki, Soprano
Reginald Mobley, Countertenor
Mauro Peter, Tenor
Werner Güra, Evangelist
Bernhard Hansky, Christus
Geoffroy Salvas, Bariton
Chœur de l’OSM
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Masaki Suzuki, Conductor
Bach, Johann Sebastian: St Matthew Passion BWV 244
Dorothee Mields, Grace Davidson, Soprani
Hough Cutting, William Shelton, Countertenors
Hugo Hymas, Benedict Hymas, Tenors
Konstantin Krimmel, Bass
Julian Prégardien, Evangelist
Florian Boesch, Christus
Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe, Artistic Director