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Munich Opera Festival Program 27Jun-31Jul 2008

 

Fr. 27.06.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008


Fünf Höfe (Five Courtyards), Theatinerstraße
8.00 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Cuvilliés Weeks


Cuvilliés-Theater
5.00 p.m. - app. 5.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Sa. 28.06.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Doktor Faust
Ferruccio Busoni

Festival Première

Conductor: Tomáš Netopil. Production: Nicolas Brieger. Set: Hermann Feuchter. Costumes: Margit Koppendorfer. Lighting: Alexander Koppelmann. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Catherine Naglestad; Wolfgang Koch, Steven Humes, John Daszak, Raymond Very

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
6.30 p.m. 


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Su. 29.06.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Festival Religious Service 2008

St. Michael (Neuhauser Straße)
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Roberto Devereux
Gaetano Donizetti

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Friedrich Haider. Production: Christof Loy. Set and Costumes: Herbert Murauer. Lighting: Reinhard Traub. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Edita Gruberova, Jeanne Piland; Paolo Gavanelli, Roberto Saccà, Maximilian Schmitt, Steven Humes, Nikolay Borchev

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 

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Mo. 30.06.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner

In German

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Peter Konwitschny. Set and Costumes: Johannes Leiacker. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Dramaturgy: Werner Hintze. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Waltraud Meier, Michelle De Young; John Treleaven, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Michael Volle, Francesco Petrozzi, Kevin Conners, Christian Rieger, Ulrich Reß

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
4.00 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 

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Tu. 01.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Der Sturm
Ballet by Jörg Mannes after William Shakespeare. Music by Anton Bruckner, Jean Sibelius and Peter I. Tchaikovsky

Choreography: Jörg Mannes. Set: Tina Kitzing. Costumes: Lenka Radecky-Kupfer. Lighting: Christian Kass. Conductor: David Robert Coleman 

Soloists and corps de ballet of the Bayerisches Staatsballett

The Bavarian State Orchestra


Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008


Capriccio Hall
6.30 p.m. - app. 6.50 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Cuvilliés Weeks


Cuvilliés-Theater
5.00 p.m. - app. 5.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Cuvilliés Weeks
Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Revival director: Dieter Dorn. Set and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Choreography Staff: Marco Santi. Lichtdesign: Tobias Löffler. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle, Peter Heilker 

Juliane Banse, Annette Dasch; John Mark Ainsley, Pavol Breslik, Rainer Trost, Guy de Mey, Chorsolo, Chorsolo, Steven Humes, Chorsolo, Chorsolo

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Cuvilliés-Theater
6.00 p.m. 

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We. 02.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Song Recital Dorothea Röschmann

Piano Graham Johnson


Prinzregententheater
8.00 p.m. 

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
La traviata
Giuseppe Verdi

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Massimo Zanetti. Production: Günter Krämer. Set: Andreas Reinhardt. Costumes: Carlo Diappi. Lighting: Wolfgang Göbbel. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Anja Harteros, Heike Grötzinger, Helena Jungwirth, Demet Gül; Ramón Vargas, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Ulrich Reß, Steven Humes, Rüdiger Trebes, Gerhard Auer, Kenneth Roberson, Chorsolo, Adrian Sâmpetrean

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.35 p.m. 


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Th. 03.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Doktor Faust
Ferruccio Busoni

Conductor: Tomáš Netopil. Production: Nicolas Brieger. Set: Hermann Feuchter. Costumes: Margit Koppendorfer. Lighting: Alexander Koppelmann. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Catherine Naglestad; Wolfgang Koch, Steven Humes, John Daszak, Raymond Very

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. 

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Munich Opera Festival 2008


Capriccio Hall
6.00 p.m. - app. 6.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Fr. 04.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Tristan und Isolde
Richard Wagner

In German

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Peter Konwitschny. Set and Costumes: Johannes Leiacker. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Dramaturgy: Werner Hintze. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Waltraud Meier, Michelle De Young; John Treleaven, Jan-Hendrik Rootering, Michael Volle, Francesco Petrozzi, Kevin Conners, Christian Rieger, Ulrich Reß

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
4.00 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 


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Sa. 05.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Norma
Vincenzo Bellini

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Stefan Anton Reck. Production: Jürgen Rose. Set and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Lichtkonzept: Jürgen Rose. Choreography Staff: Jo Siska. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Edita Gruberova, Elina Garanca, Cynthia Jansen; Zoran Todorovich, Markus Herzog, Roberto Scandiuzzi

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.45 p.m. 

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Su. 06.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Cuvilliés Weeks


Cuvilliés-Theater
5.00 p.m. - app. 5.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Cuvilliés Weeks
Idomeneo
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Revival director: Dieter Dorn. Set and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Choreography Staff: Marco Santi. Lichtdesign: Tobias Löffler. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Hans-Joachim Ruckhäberle, Peter Heilker 

Juliane Banse, Annette Dasch; John Mark Ainsley, Pavol Breslik, Guy de Mey, Chorsolo, Chorsolo, Chorsolo, Chorsolo

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Cuvilliés-Theater
6.00 p.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Song Recital Anja Harteros

Piano Wolfram Rieger

Piano Wolfram Rieger


Prinzregententheater
8.00 p.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Luisa Miller
Giuseppe Verdi

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Massimo Zanetti. Production: Claus Guth. Set and Costumes: Christian Schmidt. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Elena Maximova, Ana Maria Martinez, Stephanie Hampl; Carlo Colombara, Ramón Vargas, Steven Humes, Paolo Gavanelli, Michael McBride

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 10.05 p.m. 

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Mo. 07.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Doktor Faust
Ferruccio Busoni

Conductor: Tomáš Netopil. Production: Nicolas Brieger. Set: Hermann Feuchter. Costumes: Margit Koppendorfer. Lighting: Alexander Koppelmann. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Catherine Naglestad; Wolfgang Koch, Steven Humes, John Daszak, Raymond Very

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008


Capriccio Hall
6.00 p.m. - app. 6.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Tu. 08.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
La Bayadère
Ballet by Marius Petipa
New Version by Patrice Bart
Music by Ludwig Minkus

Choreography: Marius Petipa, Patrice Bart. Set and Costumes: Tomio Mohri. Lighting: Maurizio Montobbio. Musical Arrangement: Maria Babanina. Dramaturgy: Wolfgang Oberender. Conductor: Myron Romanul 

Soloists and corps de ballett of the Bayerisches Staatsballett

The Bavarian State Orchestra


Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.05 p.m. 

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We. 09.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008


Capriccio Hall
6.00 p.m. - app. 6.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Eugene Onegin
Peter I. Tschaikowsky

In Russian with German surtitles

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Krzysztof Warlikowski. Set and Costumes: Malgorzata Szczesniak. Choreography: Saar Magal. Lighting: Felice Ross. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Miron Hakenbeck, Peter Heilker 

Iris Vermillion, Olga Guryakova, Elena Maximova, Elena Zilio; Michael Volle, Christoph Strehl, Günther Groissböck, Chorsolo, Guy de Mey

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera

sponsored by



Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.20 p.m. 

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Th. 10.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Luisa Miller
Giuseppe Verdi

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Massimo Zanetti. Production: Claus Guth. Set and Costumes: Christian Schmidt. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Elena Maximova, Ana Maria Martinez, Stephanie Hampl; Carlo Colombara, Ramón Vargas, Steven Humes, Paolo Gavanelli, Michael McBride

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 10.05 p.m. 


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Fr. 11.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Norma
Vincenzo Bellini

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Stefan Anton Reck. Production: Jürgen Rose. Set and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Lichtkonzept: Jürgen Rose. Choreography Staff: Jo Siska. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Edita Gruberova, Elina Garanca, Cynthia Jansen; Zoran Todorovich, Markus Herzog, Roberto Scandiuzzi

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 10.15 p.m. 

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Sa. 12.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Opera for All
Festival Concert "Opera for All" 2008

Conductor Kent Nagano

The Bavarian State Orchestra

"Opera for All" thanks to



Marstallplatz
8.00 p.m. 
No tickets required

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Su. 13.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008


Capriccio Hall
6.30 p.m. - app. 6.50 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Introductory Matinee

Max-Joseph-Saal
Open ticket sales
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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Opera fo All
Eugene Onegin
Peter I. Tschaikowsky

In Russian with German surtitles

Opera for All

Audio-visual live broadcast on Max-Joseph-Platz

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Krzysztof Warlikowski. Set and Costumes: Malgorzata Szczesniak. Choreography: Saar Magal. Lighting: Felice Ross. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Miron Hakenbeck, Peter Heilker 

Iris Vermillion, Olga Guryakova, Elena Maximova, Elena Zilio; Michael Volle, Christoph Strehl, Günther Groissböck, Chorsolo, Guy de Mey

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera

sponsored by

"Opera for All" thanks to

Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.20 p.m. 


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Mo. 14.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Paolo Carignani. Production, Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Maria Guleghina, Heike Grötzinger, Lana Kos; Paolo Gavanelli, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Giacomo Prestia, Steven Humes, Kevin Conners

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.15 p.m. 


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Tu. 15.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Tamerlano
Georg Friedrich Händel

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Production: Pierre Audi. Set and Costumes: Patrick Kinmonth. Lighting: Matthew Richardson. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner. Staging Staff: Pernilla Malmberg Silfverhjelm 

Sarah Fox, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Maite Beaumont; David Daniels, John Mark Ainsley, Vito Priante

The Bavarian State Orchestra

Sponsored by



Nationaltheater
6.30 p.m. 

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Th. 17.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Song Recital Ian Bostridge

Piano Julius Drake


Prinzregententheater
8.00 p.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Nabucco
Giuseppe Verdi

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Paolo Carignani. Production, Set and Costumes: Yannis Kokkos. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Sophie Becker 

Maria Guleghina, Heike Grötzinger, Lana Kos; Paolo Gavanelli, Aleksandrs Antonenko, Giacomo Prestia, Steven Humes, Kevin Conners

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera

sponsored by



Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 


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Fr. 18.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Tamerlano
Georg Friedrich Händel

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Production: Pierre Audi. Set and Costumes: Patrick Kinmonth. Lighting: Matthew Richardson. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner. Staging Staff: Pernilla Malmberg Silfverhjelm 

Sarah Fox, Mary-Ellen Nesi, Maite Beaumont; David Daniels, John Mark Ainsley, Vito Priante

The Bavarian State Orchestra

Sponsored by



Nationaltheater
6.30 p.m. 

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Sa. 19.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Die Bassariden
Hans Werner Henze

In German with German surtitles

Conductor: Marc Albrecht. Production: Christof Loy. Set and Costumes: Johannes Leiacker. Lighting: Olaf Winter. Choreography Staff: Thomas Wilhelm. Chorus: Andrés Máspero. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker 

Gabriele Schnaut, Eir Inderhaug, Hanna Schwarz; Nikolai Schukoff, Michael Volle, Jaco Huijpen, Reiner Goldberg, Christian Rieger

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 9.30 p.m. 
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Munich Opera Festival 2008


Capriccio Hall
6.00 p.m. - app. 6.20 p.m. 
Admission free

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Song Recital Vesselina Kasarova

Piano Charles Spencer

Piano Charles Spencer


Prinzregententheater
8.00 p.m. 


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Su. 20.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Festspiel-Duorecital 2008

Violoncello Yves Savary
Pianoforte Jan Philipp Schulze


Allerheiligen Hofkirche (All Saints' Court Church)
11.00 a.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Richard Strauss Week
Der Rosenkavalier
Richard Strauss

In German

Conductor: Peter Schneider. Based on a concept by: Otto Schenk, Jürgen Rose. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Angela Denoke, Anke Vondung, Simone Nold, Anne Pellekoorne, Laura Rey, Stephanie Hampl, Anaïk Morel, Elif Aytekin; John Tomlinson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Ulrich Reß, Gerhard Auer, Markus Herzog, Kevin Conners, Christian Rieger, Piotr Beczala, Ho-Chul Lee

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
6.00 p.m. - app. 10.45 p.m. 

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Tu. 22.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Song Recital Jonas Kaufmann

Piano Helmut Deutsch


Prinzregententheater
8.00 p.m. 


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We. 23.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Richard Strauss Week
Arabella
Richard Strauss

In German

Conductor: Stefan Soltesz. Production: Andreas Homoki. Set and Costumes: Wolfgang Gussmann. Lighting: Hans Toelstede. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Anja Harteros, Marlis Petersen, Sine Bundgaard, Heike Grötzinger; Alfred Kuhn, Wolfgang Brendel, Will Hartmann, Ulrich Reß, Christian Rieger, Rüdiger Trebes, Hermann Sapell

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 10.10 p.m. 

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Festival Chamber Music Concert 2008

Clarinet Jürgen Key
Violin Markus Wolf, Michael Arlt
Viola Stephan Finkentey, Ruth Elena Schindel
Violoncello Peter Wöpke, Anja Fabricius
Double-bass Thomas Jauch
Piano Julian Riem


Allerheiligen Hofkirche (All Saints' Court Church)
8.00 p.m. 


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Th. 24.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss

Festival première

With German surtitles

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Robert Carsen. Set: Peter Pabst. Costumes: Falk Bauer. Lighting: Manfred Voss. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner 

Daniela Sindram, Diana Damrau, Adrianne Pieczonka, Aga Mikolaj, Anaïk Morel, Sine Bundgaard; Martin Gantner, Burkhard Fritz, Francesco Petrozzi, Guy de Mey, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Christian Rieger, Nikolay Borchev, Ulrich Reß, Steven Humes, Kevin Conners

The Bavarian State Orchestra 

Sponsored by



Prinzregententheater
7.00 p.m. 

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Werther
Jules Massenet

In French with German surtitles

Conductor: Ion Marin. Production, Set, Lighting Concept and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Production Staff: Franziska Severin. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Children Chorus: Stellario Fagone. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner 

N.N., Vesselina Kasarova, Sylvia Schwartz, Stephanie Hampl; Piotr Beczala, Christoph Stephinger, Franz-Josef Kapellmann, Marc Pujol

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.30 p.m. - app. 10.45 p.m. 


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Fr. 25.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Richard Strauss Week
Elektra
Richard Strauss

Conductor: Johannes Debus. Inszenierung, Bühne, Kostüme, Licht: Herbert Wernicke. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Agnes Baltsa, Gabriele Schnaut, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Anita Berry, Elif Aytekin, Yvonne Wiedstruck, Cynthia Jansen, Anaïk Morel, Heike Grötzinger, Lana Kos, Aga Mikolaj; Reiner Goldberg, Gerd Grochowski, Steven Humes, Kenneth Roberson, Rüdiger Trebes

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
8.00 p.m. - app. 9.50 p.m. 

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Sa. 26.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Richard Strauss Week
Das Gehege / Salome
Wolfgang Rihm / Richard Strauss

Sung in German with German surtitles

Das Gehege
Musik: Wolfgang Rihm
Libretto: Botho Strauß aus "Schlusschor"
Auftragswerk

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: William Friedkin. Set: Hans Schavernoch. Costumes: Petra Reinhardt. Lighting: Mark Jonathan. Choreography: David Bridel. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker 

Gabriele Schnaut, Steven Barrett

Salome
Musik: Richard Strauss
Libretto: Oscar Wilde, Hedwig Lachmann

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: William Friedkin. Set: Hans Schavernoch. Costumes: Petra Reinhardt. Lighting: Mark Jonathan. Choreography: David Bridel. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker 

Iris Vermillion, Angela Denoke, Daniela Sindram, Anaïk Morel, Steven Barrett; Wolfgang Schmidt, Alan Held, Wookyung Kim, Ulrich Reß, Kenneth Roberson, Tommaso Randazzo, Kevin Conners, Alfred Kuhn, Christian Rieger, Markus Herzog, Steven Humes, Andreas Kohn, Rüdiger Trebes

The Bavarian State Orchestra

sponsored by



Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 


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Su. 27.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss

With German surtitles

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Robert Carsen. Set: Peter Pabst. Costumes: Falk Bauer. Lighting: Manfred Voss. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner 

Daniela Sindram, Diana Damrau, Adrianne Pieczonka, Aga Mikolaj, Anaïk Morel, Sine Bundgaard; Martin Gantner, Burkhard Fritz, Francesco Petrozzi, Guy de Mey, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Christian Rieger, Nikolay Borchev, Ulrich Reß, Steven Humes, Kevin Conners

The Bavarian State Orchestra

Sponsored by



Prinzregententheater
7.00 p.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Festival Chamber Music Concert 2008

Clarinet Jürgen Key
Violin Markus Wolf, Michael Arlt
Viola Stephan Finkentey, Ruth Elena Schindel
Violoncello Peter Wöpke, Anja Fabricius
Double-bass Thomas Jauch
Piano Julian Riem


Allerheiligen Hofkirche (All Saints' Court Church)
11.00 a.m. 


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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Werther
Jules Massenet

In French with German surtitles

Conductor: Ion Marin. Production, Set, Lighting Concept and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Production Staff: Franziska Severin. Lighting: Michael Bauer. Children Chorus: Stellario Fagone. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner 

N.N., Vesselina Kasarova, Sylvia Schwartz, Stephanie Hampl; Piotr Beczala, Christoph Stephinger, Franz-Josef Kapellmann, Marc Pujol

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
6.00 p.m. - app. 9.15 p.m. 


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Mo. 28.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Richard Strauss Week
Festival Concert 2008

Conductor Kent Nagano
Soprano Anja Harteros

The Bavarian State Orchestra


Nationaltheater
8.00 p.m. 

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Tu. 29.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Richard Strauss Week
Das Gehege / Salome
Wolfgang Rihm / Richard Strauss

Sung in German with German surtitles

Das Gehege
Musik: Wolfgang Rihm
Libretto: Botho Strauß aus "Schlusschor"
Auftragswerk

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: William Friedkin. Set: Hans Schavernoch. Costumes: Petra Reinhardt. Lighting: Mark Jonathan. Choreography: David Bridel. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker 

Gabriele Schnaut, Steven Barrett

Salome
Musik: Richard Strauss
Libretto: Oscar Wilde, Hedwig Lachmann

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: William Friedkin. Set: Hans Schavernoch. Costumes: Petra Reinhardt. Lighting: Mark Jonathan. Choreography: David Bridel. Dramaturgy: Peter Heilker 

Iris Vermillion, Angela Denoke, Daniela Sindram, Anaïk Morel, Steven Barrett; Wolfgang Schmidt, Alan Held, Wookyung Kim, Ulrich Reß, Kenneth Roberson, Tommaso Randazzo, Kevin Conners, Alfred Kuhn, Christian Rieger, Markus Herzog, Steven Humes, Andreas Kohn, Rüdiger Trebes

The Bavarian State Orchestra

sponsored by



Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 9.45 p.m. 

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We. 30.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Ariadne auf Naxos
Richard Strauss

With German surtitles

Conductor: Kent Nagano. Production: Robert Carsen. Set: Peter Pabst. Costumes: Falk Bauer. Lighting: Manfred Voss. Dramaturgy: Ingrid Zellner 

Daniela Sindram, Diana Damrau, Adrianne Pieczonka, Aga Mikolaj, Anaïk Morel, Sine Bundgaard; Martin Gantner, Burkhard Fritz, Francesco Petrozzi, Guy de Mey, Adrian Sâmpetrean, Christian Rieger, Nikolay Borchev, Ulrich Reß, Steven Humes, Kevin Conners

The Bavarian State Orchestra

Sponsored by



Prinzregententheater
7.00 p.m. 

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Munich Opera Festival 2008
Così fan tutte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In Italian with German surtitles

Conductor: Ivor Bolton. Production: Dieter Dorn. Set and Costumes: Jürgen Rose. Lighting: Max Keller. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Susan Gritton, Christine Rice, Ann Murray; Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Pavol Breslik, Thomas Allen

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera


Nationaltheater
7.00 p.m. - app. 10.35 p.m. 

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Th. 31.07.2008
Munich Opera Festival 2008
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Richard Wagner

In German

Conductor: Peter Schneider. Production: Thomas Langhoff. Set and Costumes: Gottfried Pilz. Choreography: Marco Santi. Lighting: Manfred Voss. Dramaturgy: Eva Walch. Chorus: Andrés Máspero 

Anja Harteros, Heike Grötzinger; Wolfgang Brendel, Kwangchul Youn, Kenneth Roberson, Christian Rieger, Martin Gantner, Jan Buchwald, Ulrich Reß, Hermann Sapell, Francesco Petrozzi, Rüdiger Trebes, Alfred Kuhn, Andreas Kohn, Robert Dean Smith, Kevin Conners, Steven Humes

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera



Nationaltheater
4.00 p.m. - app. 10.10 p.m. 

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