Ariadne auf Naxos - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Ariadne auf Naxos
Opera in one act with a prologue
Text by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
When the planned performance of his opera seria Ariadne auf Naxos in the palace of a nouveau-riche Viennese is combined with the dance masquerade of an Italian comedy troupe, the young composer is initially distraught.
The fact that he agrees is largely thanks to the dancer Zerbinetta. In the opera itself, we meet Ariadne, abandoned and desperate. Only the god Bacchus succeeds in reviving her. In the mystical union of the two, there is still room for Zerbinetta's mockery: "When the new god comes, we are surrendered, speechless!"
A man in a patterned gold-brown suit sits on the floor in front of an overturned grand piano, gazing thoughtfully to the side; empty theater seats in the background.
An elegantly dressed man stands behind a white-covered table with champagne glasses and silver caps, an open bottle of champagne in his hand.
Prelude approx. 40 min
Interval approx. 30 min
Opera approx. 85 min
Cast
The Steward
Bernhard Schir
A Music Teacher
Jochen Schmeckenbecher
The Composer
Samantha Hankey
The Tenor (Bacchus)
Clay Hilley
Zerbinetta
Erin Morley
The Prima Donna (Ariadne)
Anja Kampe
Harlequin
Stefan Astakhov
Musical Direction
Cornelius Meister
Production
Sven-Eric Bechtolf
Stage Design
Rolf Glittenberg
Costumes
Marianne Glittenberg
Lighting Design
Jürgen Hoffmann
Subject to change.
Text by Hugo von Hofmannsthal
When the planned performance of his opera seria Ariadne auf Naxos in the palace of a nouveau-riche Viennese is combined with the dance masquerade of an Italian comedy troupe, the young composer is initially distraught.
The fact that he agrees is largely thanks to the dancer Zerbinetta. In the opera itself, we meet Ariadne, abandoned and desperate. Only the god Bacchus succeeds in reviving her. In the mystical union of the two, there is still room for Zerbinetta's mockery: "When the new god comes, we are surrendered, speechless!"
A man in a patterned gold-brown suit sits on the floor in front of an overturned grand piano, gazing thoughtfully to the side; empty theater seats in the background.
An elegantly dressed man stands behind a white-covered table with champagne glasses and silver caps, an open bottle of champagne in his hand.
Prelude approx. 40 min
Interval approx. 30 min
Opera approx. 85 min
Cast
The Steward
Bernhard Schir
A Music Teacher
Jochen Schmeckenbecher
The Composer
Samantha Hankey
The Tenor (Bacchus)
Clay Hilley
Zerbinetta
Erin Morley
The Prima Donna (Ariadne)
Anja Kampe
Harlequin
Stefan Astakhov
Musical Direction
Cornelius Meister
Production
Sven-Eric Bechtolf
Stage Design
Rolf Glittenberg
Costumes
Marianne Glittenberg
Lighting Design
Jürgen Hoffmann
Subject to change.