• THE TEMPEST

    THE TEMPEST

    Opera by Thomas Adès State Opera Vienna - Wien
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    Opernring 1
    1010 Wien
     

    THE TEMPEST State Opera Vienna - Wien Thu 09.May 2024 19:00
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    THE TEMPEST State Opera Vienna - Wien Fri 17.May 2024 19:00
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    The music critic Alex Ross described the opera The Tempest by Thomas Adès, which had its world premiere in 2004, as »a masterpiece of graceful beauty and terrifying power«. Based on the 1611 play of the same name, the British composer created a piece of flamboyant musical language that swiftly traverses the spheres of the Shakespearean theatrical universe. The Vienna production, staged by Robert Lepage, shows Prospero’s island as a magical theatre kingdom into which Thomas Adès as revival conductor will lead the audience.

    Conductor  THOMAS ADÈS
    Director  ROBERT LEPAGE
    Stage Design  JASMINE CATUDAL
    Costume Design  KYM BARRETT
    Lighting MICHEL BEAULIEU
    Video  DAVID LECLERC
    Choreography  CRYSTAL PITE

    Prospero  ADRIAN ERÖD
    Ariel CAROLINE WETTERGREEN
    Caliban  FRÉDÉRIC ANTOUN
    Miranda  KATE LINDSEY
    Trinculo  JAMES LAING
    Ferdinand  HIROSHI AMAKO
    King of Naples  TOBY SPENCE
    Antonio  DANIEL JENZ
    Stefano  DAN PAUL DUMITRESCU
    Sebastian  MICHAEL ARIVONY
    Gonzalo  WOLFGANG BANKL

    (source: wiener-staatsoper.at)