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2017-09-23 13:20:00
Der fliegende Holländer, Deutsche Oper, 22 September 2017
Deutsche Oper, Berlin Erik (from a different cast, 2017 premiere)Images: Thomas Jauk Daland – Andreas Bauer Senta – Martina Welschenbach Erik – Robert Watson Mary – Ronnita Miller Steersman – Gideon Poppe Dutchman – Josef Wagner Christian Spuck (director) Eva-Maria Abelein (assistant director) Rufus Didwiszus (set designs) Emma Ryott (costumes) Ulrich Niepel (lighting) Dorothea Hartmann (dramaturgy) Chorus (chorus master: Jeremy Bines) of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin Donald Runnicles (conductor) Poor Erik. Most people who have seen and/or heard The Flying Dutchmanmust have thought that at some point, if only mildly and with a hint of contempt. It is in many ways a thankless role, perhaps not unlike Don Ottavio, albeit with less in the way of vocal beauty. And so, it is an interesting idea to place him at the centre of the action, to turn […]
2013-04-25 18:00:01
[…] years younger, beautiful – but in love with Walther, a kind of late-medieval hipster, who Sachs is trying to help. It's just a scene change: exit Beckmesser, enter Eva, as the stage direction says "richly dressed in gleaming white, rather sad and pale". Except the stage direction doesn't need to say anything: the music does. As Eva appears, the orchestra soars through a complex of musical themes signifying love. But whose love? And for whom?Martina Welschenbach, who's currently playing Eva at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin, has no doubt: "It's an amazing moment. Sachs looks at her, she looks at him and they can't break their gaze. Just a second before she starts singing, she realises it's all too late. I think she comes in with the idea that, 'maybe he's going to kiss me, or something' but she turns away and it's quite clear. It's only a few bars […]
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