STRAUSS Ariadne auf Naxos - Trailer [2022 Maggio Musicale Fiorentino]

Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos is one of the early 20th century’s most peculiar operatic works. Its narrative derives from the famous myth of Ariadne, who is abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos and eventually falls in love with the god Bacchus. This opera is, however, preceded by an extensive modern prologue in which a young Composer finds himself tortured by egotistical artists complicating preparations for the opera’s production in an eternal struggle between comedy and high art. Set in the beautiful Teatro della Pergola in Florence, Matthias Hartmann’s 2022 production was a triumphant success both for its soloists and conductor Daniele Gatti in his first season as musical director at the Maggio Musicale Foundation.

Available in DVD (37970)/ Blu-ray (57970) / CD (CDS7970.02)

Recording place: Teatro della Pergola, Florence, Italy
Recording date: 27th-29th June, 2022

Conductor: Daniele Gatti
Director: Matthias Hartmann
Set designer: Volker Hintermeier
Costumes designer: Adriana Braga Peretzki
Lights designer: Valerio Tiberi
Assistant Director: Claudia Blersch
Assistant Costume designer: Friederike Zinner

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Cast:
Der Haushofmeister, Franz Tscherne, spoken role
Ein Musiklehrer, Markus Werba, baritone
Der Komponist, Sophie Koch, mezzo-soprano
Der Tenor / Bacchus, AJ Glueckert, tenor
Ein Offizier, Joseph Dahdah, tenor
Ein Tanzmeister, Antonio Garés, tenor
Ein Perückenmacher, Matteo Guerzè, baritone
Ein Lakai, Amin Ahangaran, bass
Zerbinetta, Jessica Pratt, soprano
Primadonna / Ariadne, Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano
Harlekin, Liviu Holender, baritone
Scaramuccio, Luca Bernard, tenor
Truffaldin, Jacoub Eisa, bass
Brighella, Paul Schweinester, tenor
Najade, Maria Nazarova, soprano
Dryade, Anna Doris Capitelli, mezzo-soprano
Echo, Liubov Medvedeva, soprano
Special Extra: Roberta Raimondi, Chiara Catelani,
Claudio Catanese, Leonardo Cirri, Luciano Colzani, Giuseppe Nitti

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