Opera “Le Nozze di Figaro”
26 September – 7 October 2007
Performances: 26, 27, 30 September and 4, 6, 7 October 2007
Artists:
Kanako Nakagawa, Anke Rauthmann, Torsten Oliver Huth, Tobias Hagge, Tye Maurice Thomas, Andrew Young, Annette Betanski, Clarissa Dunn, Rachel von Hindmann, Fabienne Jost, Tatjana Kiliani, Lauren Lee, Karen Steller, Stefan Heibach, Jimmy Magsevi, Jean-Ronald LaFond
Repertoire:
The musical direction is in the hands of the internationally award-winning pianist Kanako Nakagawa, who has already conducted “Don Giovanni” for the Berlin International Opera.
The director is Anke Rauthmann, formerly on the directing staff of the Komische Oper Berlin, who made a name for herself with productions in Fürth and Tel Aviv.
Mozart’s and da Ponte’s immortal characters come to life in the charming rooms of the Löwenpalais in Grunewald – and lead straight into the eccentric circles of the modern art scene. Experience an unusual Figaro at first hand, in direct
contact with the singers and the masterly music – opera pure and simple!
The Berlin International Opera was founded in 2006 by young professional singers from all over the world with the aim of making opera pure and simple – in close contact with the audience and in unusual places. So for each opera production a fitting venue is found anew, whose ambience supports the plot. – “Le Nozze di Figaro” invites you into the count’s castle, the Löwenpalais in Grunewald – the luxurious residence of a fictitious, extravagant patron of the arts. Each guest receives an aperitif on arrival – and the amorous pursuit begins: the art patron Count Almaviva after Susanna, the fiancée of his highly gifted protégé Figaro...
