Tannhäuser
by Richard Wagner Theater Magdeburg
Cast: James J. Kee / Aurora Marthens / Jadwiga Postrożna / Marko Pantelić /Johannes Stermann /Aleksandr Nesterenko / Giorgi Mtchedlishvili /András Adamik / David Howes / Elvire Beekhuizen/ Anna Malesza-Kutny
Dancers: Lukas Bisculm / Valeria Busdraghi / Viktoriia Cherkasova / Laia Vancells Pi
Conductor: Erik Nielsen / Set and Costume Designer: Cécile Trémolières / Choreographer: Emma Woods / Photographer: Andreas Lander
Conceived by Welsh director Adele Thomas as a revolutionary new production *****
Kultura Extra
the director dares to present it in a virtually
unvarnished manner, without a contemporary
translation – and in doing so is perhaps more
unsettling than any conventional zeitgeist-inspired
adaptation would otherwise
Opern-Kritik
Director Thomas brings a fresh and eye-catching style to the Wagner epic. The ensemble and orchestra are unique and flawless [...] What a season opening! Tag 24