Berlin replaces Alondra de la Parra
mainThe Berlin Staatsoper’s revival of Yuval Sharon’s production of Mozart’s Magic Flute shows a change of conductor.
Alondra de la Parra, who conducted the premiere run in February in place of Franz Welser-Möst has herself now been substituted by Julien Salemkour and Alexander Soddy.
The initial run received appalling reviews.
De La Parra this weekend conducts her final concert as music director in Queensland, Australia.
Matthias Schulz shows a sense of taste . now he should eliminate other inferior conductors which good connections to Daniel or big agencies – and no other skills or experience ..
Schulz’ impeccable taste was the reason she was hired against all warnings. The orchestra finally rebeled…
Did Schulz engage her, or did Flimm as one his final senile deeds at the Staatsoper?
I’m can’t imagine that Daniel had a say in the matter.
Flimm was already gone when FWM cancelled. It was Schulz alone and DB just stood on the side line and waited..
DB waited for her to flounder or to take her to dinner?
he normally doesn t wait that long with young woman
What happened ?
She had no prior experience conducting opera and the production was a disaster. Other than that, she was great.
great in things she hast more experience with ?
Great in her looks and connections, probably. For these are the only things I can possibly think of when it comes to this “conductor”!
Help stamp out bad conductors!
Her quality has been an open secret for years.
Indeed. Berlin’s two other opera houses have hired her this season (ballet and concert).
If she’s in the pit, you can’t see her.
If you can’t see her, she’s average.
If you can see her, she’s easy on the eyes and it makes up for her weaknesses.
She should stay with the orchestral rep.
Parralysed.
She recently cancelled something because of ill health, and this usually-carping blog wished her well. Is it not possible that this cancellation simply means she has not yet recovered? And yet the knives are out. Doesn’t take much to bring out malice around here.
She had to cancel Aspen and Prague this year as well.
It is just appalling that a house of this level invited this “conductor” in the first place. Just appalling!
Might she be a victim of the extreme “woke-ness” prevalent today? Is she just a puppet of some agency wishing to cash in on her good looks, despite her lack of gravitas as a conductor? How wonderful it would be to have a serious Maestra – especially one with an exotic name and heritage. That would check off a couple of woke boxes at once. The societal pressure to appease every demographic and special interest group in the name of being woke (a ridiculous term in and of itself) is simply appalling. Hail mediocrity!
I am amazed how many people judge without knowing. That is modern poor and mean behavior. O tempora o mores!
I saw two Shows of that Magic Flute in September. Alondra de la Parra conducting. And I was very happy with evrything, on the musical side. The staging is a different story…
As I heard she saved everybody’s a.. by replacing Welser-Moest earlier that year.
And yes, she did the revival. So why replaced? To me it seems that she is busy with other concerts now in November and December. Staatskapelle Dresden and Tonhalle Zürich, two major orchestras.
Please, stay with facts and don’t slip and fall.
The only ones who slip and fall are unfortunately those who AdlP gets involved with. The facts speak for themselves through the carnage she consistently leaves in her wake. Being released from duty had nothing to do with her other engagements this year.
She didn’t save anyone’s ass in Berlin. Rather, she was desperate to promote her own, dropped everyone around her, and was herself dropped in the end because the players couldn’t stand it any more. Her disasters are entirely of her own making.
Just to strengthen my point of view:
I attended today’s Magic Flute again, conducted by whoever, but not A de la Parra.
Unfortunately!
The musical side was a desaster! It seemed to me like a middle class repertoire performance.
A huge difference in terms of quality of music and phrasing and balance and artistry to what I experienced some weeks ago. I don’t mean the singers!
Pape, Prégardien, Saenz Molinero etc. were great, but the coordination and the orchestra… Almost provincial.
An opera company accepting a decrease of quality in that amount is to be called silly. They should have fought for de la Parra to do ALL shows.
You went to see the show for a third time so you could come back here and strengthen your point? That’s keen.
Do you have anything else to disclose, Pilgrim56?