So how was Michael Haneke’s first opera in Vienna?

So how was Michael Haneke’s first opera in Vienna?

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norman lebrecht

June 03, 2014

The film director tried his hand at Cosi as the opening highlight of the Vienna Festival, at the Theater an der Wien. Did they love it?

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Kurier, first out of the traps, calls it ‘a triumph’.

The production was commissioned by the late Gerard Mortier for Madrid and first seen there last year. Mortier’s partner Sylvain Cambreling conducted.

Cast: William Shimell, Kerstin Avemos, Anett Fritsch, Juan Francisco Gatell, Paola Gardina, Andreas Wolf.

Comments

  • Simon S. says:

    The production (Madrid version) is available on DVD, btw.

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