Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata

Elbenita Kajtazi, Violetta Valéry
Ida Aldrian, Flora Bervoix
Aebh Kelly, Annina
Anthony Ciaramitaro, Alfredo Germont
Kartal Karagedik, Giorgio Germont
Daniel Kluge, Gastone
Nicholas Mogg, il Barone Douphol
Hubert Kowalczyk, il Marchese d'Obigny
Ilia Kazakov, il Dottore Grenvil
Mziwamadoda Sipho Nodlayiya, Giuseppe

Omer Meir Wellber, conductor
Johannes Erath, director
Annette Kurz, set designer
Herbert Murauer, costume designer
Olaf Freese, lighting designer
Francis Hüsers, dramaturgy
Alice Meregaglia, chorus master
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper

Sabine Devieilhe, Soprano
Mathieu Pordoy, Piano

In the first half of this recital, the soprano explores a whole cosmos of lullabies, from the folk melodies of her homeland to ornate movements by Franz Schubert, Edvard Grieg and Franz Liszt. In addition, you will be able to experience that Richard Strauss, known for his great tone poems, was also a diligent song composer. In the second half of the concert, for example, his ‘Mädchenblumen’, composed at the age of 23, about four female characters, will be juxtaposed with songs by the French composer Lili Boulanger, who symbolises a completely different image of women. Devieilhe also honours her fellow countrywomen and their - sometimes unjustly unknown - oeuvre with songs by composers Cécile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre and Édith Piaf.

Johann Strauss: Die Nachtwandler, op. 88
Joseph Lanner: Die Werber, op. 103
Franz Schubert: Grazer Galopp D 925
Joseph Lanner: Tarantel-Galopp, op. 125
Johann Strauss: Gedanken-Striche, op.79
Joseph Lanner: Regatta-Galopp, op. 134
Emmerich Kálmán: „Mädchen gibt es wunderfeine“ aus Die Csárdásfürstin
Joseph Lanner: Neue Wiener Ländler, op. 1
Johann Strauss: Alpenkönig-Galopp, op.7
Johann Strauss: Seufzer-Galopp, op. 9
Johann Strauss: Chineser-Galopp, op. 20
Johann Strauss: Kettenbrücken-Walzer, op. 4
Johann Strauss: Iris-Walzer, op. 75
Emmerich Kálmán: „Komm mit nach Varasdin“ aus Gräfin Mariza
Emmerich Kálmán: „Ich möchte träumen“ aus Gräfin Mariza

Leah Bedenko, mezzo-soprano
Nikita Ivasechko, baritone
Mátyás András, violin
Teruhisa Hiraki, violin
Simon Petek, violin
Lenard Liebert, double bass

Leoš Janácek: Věc Makropulos

Marlis Petersen, Emilia Marty
Aleš Briscein, Albert Gregor
Jan Martiník, Dr Kolenatý/Strojník/Machinist
Peter Hoare, Vitek
Doubravka Novotná, Krista
Svatopluk Sem, Baron Jaroslav Prus
Vit Nosek, Janek
Lucie Hilscherová, Cleaning Lady/Chambermaid
Alan Oke, Count Hauk-Šendorf

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Sabine Devieilhe, Soprano
Mathieu Pordoy, Piano

In the first half of this recital, the soprano explores a whole cosmos of lullabies, from the folk melodies of her homeland to ornate movements by Franz Schubert, Edvard Grieg and Franz Liszt. In addition, you will be able to experience that Richard Strauss, known for his great tone poems, was also a diligent song composer. In the second half of the concert, for example, his ‘Mädchenblumen’, composed at the age of 23, about four female characters, will be juxtaposed with songs by the French composer Lili Boulanger, who symbolises a completely different image of women. Devieilhe also honours her fellow countrywomen and their - sometimes unjustly unknown - oeuvre with songs by composers Cécile Chaminade, Germaine Tailleferre and Édith Piaf.

Giuseppe Verdi: Rigoletto

Pavel Petrov, Duke of Mantua
Nicoloz Lagvilava, Rigoletto
Ekaterina Solunya, Gilda
Daeho Kim, Count Monterone
Lovro Korošec, Count Ceprano
Nikita Ivasechko, Marullo
Janwei Liu, Borsa
Wilfried Zelinka, Sparafucile
Neira Muhić, Maddalena
Leah Bedenko, Giovanna
Dimitri Fontolan, A Court Usher
Christian Scherler, A Page

Vassilis Christopoulos, conductor
Ulises Maino, conductor
Ute M. Engelhardt, director
Stephanie Rauch, stage design
Katharina Tasch, costume design
Stefan Schlagbauer, lighting concept
Christian Hagemann, dramaturgy
Johannes Köhler, chorus master

Grazer Philharmoniker
Herrenchor der Oper Graz
Statisterie der Oper Graz

Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata

Ermonela Jaho, Violetta Valéry
Giovanni Sala, Alfredo Germont
Aleksei Isaev, Giorgio Germont
Veena Akama-Makia, Annina
Barnaby Rea, Doctor Grenvil
Ellen Pearson, Flora Bervoix
Sam Hird, Baron Douphol
Giorgi Guliashvili, Gastone de Letorières
Ossian Huskinson, Marquis d'Obigny

Bob Crowley, staging 
Richard Eyre, stage director
Jean Kalman, lighting designer

Royal Opera Chorus
William Spaulding, chorus director
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Antonello Manacorda, conductor

Leoš Janácek: Věc Makropulos

Marlis Petersen, Emilia Marty
Aleš Briscein, Albert Gregor
Jan Martiník, Dr Kolenatý/Strojník/Machinist
Peter Hoare, Vitek
Doubravka Novotná, Krista
Svatopluk Sem, Baron Jaroslav Prus
Vit Nosek, Janek
Lucie Hilscherová, Cleaning Lady/Chambermaid
Alan Oke, Count Hauk-Šendorf

London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Eleanor Lyons, soprano
John Brancy, baritone

Insula orchestra
Laurence Equilbey, conductor
David Bobée, scenographer

Sabine Devieilhe, soprano
Mathieu Pordoy, piano

French soprano Sabine Devieilhe dedicates her Pierre Boulez Saal debut program to eminent women and diverse images of women in music history. Together with pianist Mathieu Pordoy, she presents a wide range of works exploring romantic ideals and declarations of love while also including lullabies from different traditions and works by artists such as Lili Boulanger, Cécile Chaminade, and Germaine Tailleferre, who became successful composers in the years around 1900.