P. I. Tschaikowski: aus der Nussknacker-Suite „Ouvertüre“
P. I. Tschaikowski: aus der Nussknacker-Suite „Nr. 2: Marsch“
C. Saint-Saëns: aus dem Oratorio de Noël „Domine ego credidi“
W. A. Mozart: Exsultate, jubilate KV 165
P. I. Tschaikowski: aus Die Schneeflocke „Tanz der Gaukler“
C. Franck: aus der Messe op. 12 „Panis Angelicus“
H. Berlioz: aus Tristia: 1. „Méditation religieuse“
W. A. Mozart: Ave verum corpus KV 618
P. I. Tschaikowski: aus der Nussknacker-Suite „Tanz der Zuckerfee“
J. Massenet: aus Thaïs: Méditation
C. Gounod: aus Roméo et Juliette: Madrigal „Ange adorable“
P. I. Tschaikowski: aus der Nussknacker-Suite „Tanz der Schneeflocken“

90 minutes, no break

Christiane Karg, soprano
Lucas van Lierop, tenor
Wiener Symphoniker
Elim Chan, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620

Franz-Josef Selig, Sarastro
Julian Prégardien, Tamino
Alina Wunderlin, Queen of the Night
Samantha Gaul, Pamina
Mirella Hagen, First Lady
Olivia Vermeulen, Second Lady
Marie Seidler, Third Lady
Markus Werba, Papageno
Sarah Maria Sun, Papagena
Peter Harvey, Speaker / Second Priest / Second armoured men

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer, Conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620

Günther Groissböck, Sarastro
Magnus Dietrich, Tamino
Clemens Unterreiner, Sprecher
Sabine Devieilhe, Königin der Nacht
Slávka Zámečníková, Pamina
Jenni Hietala, 1. Dame
Alma Neuhaus, 2. Dame
Monika Bohinec, 3. Dame
Georg Nigl, Papageno
Ilia Staple, Papagena
Jörg Schneider, Monostatos

Axel Kober, musical direction
Barbora Horáková, direction
Falko Herold, stage setting & video
Eva Butzkies, costumes
Stefan Bolliger, lighting
Isabella Gregor, text adaptation
Marius Kob, puppet making
Eren Karakuş, puppet making
Christian Pfütze, puppet coach

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve

Violeta Urmana, The Tsarina
Sergei Leiferkus, The Village Headman
Dmitry Ulyanov, Chub
Elena Tsallagova, Oksana
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Solocha
Sergey Skorokhodov, Vakula
Milan Siljanov, Panas
Vsevolod Grivnov, Deacon Ossip Nikiforovich
Matti Turunen, Pazjuk
Tansel Akzeybek, The Devil
Alexandra Durseneva, A Woman with a Violet-Blue Nose
Laura Aikin, A Woman with an Ordinary Nose

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Extras and Acrobats of the Bavarian State Opera
Opera Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera

Vladimir Jurowski, musical direction
Barrie Kosky, staging
Klaus Grünberg, set and lighting
Klaus Bruns, costumes
Otto Pichler, choreography
Christoph Heil, chorus
Saskia Kruse, dramaturgy

Georg Friedrich Händel: Messiah, HWV 56

Soraya Mafi, soprano
Patricia Nolz, alto
Robert Bartneck, tenor
Florian Boesch, bass

Lautten Compagney Berlin
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Erwin Ortner, conductor

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, KV 620

Franz-Josef Selig, Sarastro
Julian Prégardien, Tamino
Alina Wunderlin, Queen of the Night
Samantha Gaul, Pamina
Mirella Hagen, First Lady
Olivia Vermeulen, Second Lady
Marie Seidler, Third Lady
Markus Werba, Papageno
Sarah Maria Sun, Papagena
Peter Harvey, Speaker / Second Priest / Second armoured men

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer, Conductor

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve

Violeta Urmana, The Tsarina
Sergei Leiferkus, The Village Headman
Dmitry Ulyanov, Chub
Elena Tsallagova, Oksana
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Solocha
Sergey Skorokhodov, Vakula
Milan Siljanov, Panas
Vsevolod Grivnov, Deacon Ossip Nikiforovich
Matti Turunen, Pazjuk
Tansel Akzeybek, The Devil
Alexandra Durseneva, A Woman with a Violet-Blue Nose
Laura Aikin, A Woman with an Ordinary Nose

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Extras and Acrobats of the Bavarian State Opera
Opera Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera

Azim Karimov, musical direction
Barrie Kosky, staging
Klaus Grünberg, set and lighting
Klaus Bruns, costumes
Otto Pichler, choreography
Christoph Heil, chorus
Saskia Kruse, dramaturgy

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve

Violeta Urmana, The Tsarina
Sergei Leiferkus, The Village Headman
Dmitry Ulyanov, Chub
Elena Tsallagova, Oksana
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Solocha
Sergey Skorokhodov, Vakula
Milan Siljanov, Panas
Vsevolod Grivnov, Deacon Ossip Nikiforovich
Matti Turunen, Pazjuk
Tansel Akzeybek, The Devil
Alexandra Durseneva, A Woman with a Violet-Blue Nose
Laura Aikin, A Woman with an Ordinary Nose

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Extras and Acrobats of the Bavarian State Opera
Opera Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera

Vladimir Jurowski, musical direction
Barrie Kosky, staging
Klaus Grünberg, set and lighting
Klaus Bruns, costumes
Otto Pichler, choreography
Christoph Heil, chorus
Saskia Kruse, dramaturgy

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Christmas Eve

Violeta Urmana, The Tsarina
Sergei Leiferkus, The Village Headman
Dmitry Ulyanov, Chub
Elena Tsallagova, Oksana
Ekaterina Semenchuk, Solocha
Sergey Skorokhodov, Vakula
Milan Siljanov, Panas
Vsevolod Grivnov, Deacon Ossip Nikiforovich
Matti Turunen, Pazjuk
Tansel Akzeybek, The Devil
Alexandra Durseneva, A Woman with a Violet-Blue Nose
Laura Aikin, A Woman with an Ordinary Nose

Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor
Extras and Acrobats of the Bavarian State Opera
Opera Ballet of the Bavarian State Opera

Vladimir Jurowski, musical direction
Barrie Kosky, staging
Klaus Grünberg, set and lighting
Klaus Bruns, costumes
Otto Pichler, choreography
Christoph Heil, chorus
Saskia Kruse, dramaturgy

Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus

Ludwig Mittelhammer, Gabriel von Eisenstein
Julia Kleiter, Rosalinde
Alexander Grassauer, Frank
Patricia Nolz, Prince Orlofsky
Jörg Schneider, Alfred, a tenor
Adrian Eröd, Dr Falke
Nikola Hillebrand, Adele
Michael Niavarani, Frosch

Otto Schenk, direction
Günther Schneider-Siemssen, Set Design
Milena Canonero, Costumes
Gerlinde Dill, Choreography in Act 2 “Unter Donner und Blitz”

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Vienna State Opera Orchestra