Performer: Klaus Grünberg| Date | Event | Composers, Works, Performers |
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| Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm |
 Opernhaus, ZürichRigoletto |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 29-Jun-13 07:00pm The court of the Duke of Mantua is the scene of glittering festivities. However, the courtiers who enjoy themselves at these celebrations are morally reprobate. They no longer have any values and amuse themselves out of sheer boredom. Here, to enjoy oneself means to humiliate and demean others. The court jester, Rigoletto, is the most cynical of all. He wants to protect only his daughter Gilda from the corrupt world. He locks her away and forbids her everything. Despite this, the young woman goes her own way. She develops from a rebellious teenager into a mature, loving woman. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is stronger than her father’s oppressive authoritarianism, and her faith in love remains unshakeable, despite the hypocrisy of society. Like so many of Verdi’s figures, Gilda achieves what she failed to do in life only in death – to take the step towards freedom.
With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi attained a new level in his musical and dramatic oeuvre. He composes the scenes and successive images in a highly precise manner, at times almost like a film editor. The score reveals a brilliant juxtaposition of psychological ambiguity and melodic directness. There are strong contrasts in atmosphere. Giuseppe Verdi wrote Rigoletto during the politically volatile post-revolutionary period around 1850. His decision to base his opera on Victor Hugo’s play, Le Roi s’amuse (The King amuses himself), was an extremely socio-critical choice. Rigoletto is one of the Italian composer’s most sinister operas.
Tatjana Gürbaca will stage the piece, which will be her début at Zurich Opera House. The German director is now one of the most prominent of her generation; this is also because she preserves a feminine view of the works she stages. The internationally sought-after Alexandra Kurzak will be performing Gilda, and Quinn Kelsey, who is considered a sensational discovery among Verdi baritones, will be singing Rigoletto. The experienced Verdi expert Fabio Luisi will be at the rostrum.
In Italian with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Pavel Daniluk, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone | ||
| Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Rigoletto |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Thursday 11-Jul-13 07:00pm The court of the Duke of Mantua is the scene of glittering festivities. However, the courtiers who enjoy themselves at these celebrations are morally reprobate. They no longer have any values and amuse themselves out of sheer boredom. Here, to enjoy oneself means to humiliate and demean others. The court jester, Rigoletto, is the most cynical of all. He wants to protect only his daughter Gilda from the corrupt world. He locks her away and forbids her everything. Despite this, the young woman goes her own way. She develops from a rebellious teenager into a mature, loving woman. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is stronger than her father’s oppressive authoritarianism, and her faith in love remains unshakeable, despite the hypocrisy of society. Like so many of Verdi’s figures, Gilda achieves what she failed to do in life only in death – to take the step towards freedom.
With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi attained a new level in his musical and dramatic oeuvre. He composes the scenes and successive images in a highly precise manner, at times almost like a film editor. The score reveals a brilliant juxtaposition of psychological ambiguity and melodic directness. There are strong contrasts in atmosphere. Giuseppe Verdi wrote Rigoletto during the politically volatile post-revolutionary period around 1850. His decision to base his opera on Victor Hugo’s play, Le Roi s’amuse (The King amuses himself), was an extremely socio-critical choice. Rigoletto is one of the Italian composer’s most sinister operas.
Tatjana Gürbaca will stage the piece, which will be her début at Zurich Opera House. The German director is now one of the most prominent of her generation; this is also because she preserves a feminine view of the works she stages. The internationally sought-after Alexandra Kurzak will be performing Gilda, and Quinn Kelsey, who is considered a sensational discovery among Verdi baritones, will be singing Rigoletto. The experienced Verdi expert Fabio Luisi will be at the rostrum.
In Italian with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone | ||
| Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:00pm |
Opernhaus, Zürich Rigoletto |
Zurich Opera Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone |
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| Opernhaus, Zürich, Opernhaus Falkenstrasse 1, Zürich 8008, Switzerland Saturday 13-Jul-13 07:00pm The court of the Duke of Mantua is the scene of glittering festivities. However, the courtiers who enjoy themselves at these celebrations are morally reprobate. They no longer have any values and amuse themselves out of sheer boredom. Here, to enjoy oneself means to humiliate and demean others. The court jester, Rigoletto, is the most cynical of all. He wants to protect only his daughter Gilda from the corrupt world. He locks her away and forbids her everything. Despite this, the young woman goes her own way. She develops from a rebellious teenager into a mature, loving woman. Her longing for freedom and self-determination is stronger than her father’s oppressive authoritarianism, and her faith in love remains unshakeable, despite the hypocrisy of society. Like so many of Verdi’s figures, Gilda achieves what she failed to do in life only in death – to take the step towards freedom.
With Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi attained a new level in his musical and dramatic oeuvre. He composes the scenes and successive images in a highly precise manner, at times almost like a film editor. The score reveals a brilliant juxtaposition of psychological ambiguity and melodic directness. There are strong contrasts in atmosphere. Giuseppe Verdi wrote Rigoletto during the politically volatile post-revolutionary period around 1850. His decision to base his opera on Victor Hugo’s play, Le Roi s’amuse (The King amuses himself), was an extremely socio-critical choice. Rigoletto is one of the Italian composer’s most sinister operas.
Tatjana Gürbaca will stage the piece, which will be her début at Zurich Opera House. The German director is now one of the most prominent of her generation; this is also because she preserves a feminine view of the works she stages. The internationally sought-after Alexandra Kurzak will be performing Gilda, and Quinn Kelsey, who is considered a sensational discovery among Verdi baritones, will be singing Rigoletto. The experienced Verdi expert Fabio Luisi will be at the rostrum.
In Italian with German and English surtitles.Fabio Luisi, Conductor Tatjana Gürbaca, Director Klaus Grünberg, Set Designer Orchestra La Scintilla Zurich Aleksandra Kurzak, Soprano: Gilda Judith Schmid, Mezzo-soprano: Maddalena Julia Riley, Mezzo-soprano: Giovanna Saimir Pirgu, Tenor: The Duke of Mantua Quinn Kelsey, Baritone: Rigoletto Christof Fischesser, Bass: Sparafucile Valery Murga, Bass: Monterone | ||
