19. Oktober 2007
ELEKTRA
(51. Aufführung in dieser Inszenierung)
Musikalische Leitung: Michael Boder
nach einer Inszenierung von: Harry Kupfer
Bühnenbild: Hans Schavernoch
Kostüme: Reinhard Heinrich
Chorleitung: Janko Kastelic
Klytämnestra: Agnes Baltsa
Elektra: Deborah Polaski
Chrysothemis: Silvana Dussmann
Aegisth: Michael Roider
Orest: Ain Anger*
Pfleger des Orest = Wolfgang Bankl*
Vertraute = Zsuzsanna Szabó
Schleppträgerin = Daniela Denschlag*
junger Diener = Herwig Pecoraro
alter Diener = Marcus Pelz
Aufseherin = Waltraud Winsauer
1. Magd = Janina Baechle*
2. Magd = Zoryana Kushpler*
3. Magd = Sophie Marilley*
4. Magd = Ǻsa Elmgren
5. Magd = Caroline Wenborne
(* Rollendebüt an der Wiener Staatsoper)
Beginn: 20.00
Only Agnes Baltsa could make me see this opera and only AGNES BALTSA made it worth the time
Boring, boring, boring.... But Agnes Baltsa is GREAT. This opera needs so much, it is dark and so much monologue, beautiful music. Elektra is sung by Deborah Polaski, her voice is sometime too weak, the orchestra is heavy, and then where is the excitement the intense feeling, I did not feel it. Her sister is sung by Silvana Dussmann, and her we have a singer and actress who can transmit feelings. But it is Elektra who is supposed to outshine everybody else. Even the brother Orest sung by Ain Anger is more exciting and Aigist too (Michael Roider).
Agnes Baltsa as Klytemnestra is in a league of her own. She owns the stage, she is interesting, you see how this woman is totally crazy in her misunderstandin of it all.
But a great Elektra performance needs an Elektra who is shaking your world, here I did not find that. That Chrysothemis would outshine Elektra, what a concept...
But Klytemnestra is QUEEN!!!!!!! Hail, Agnes Baltsa! The Greeek mezzo... DIVA
UPDATE: Herwig Pecoraro was Junger Diener not Benedikt Kobel as previously stated
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