Iolanta - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Iolanta
Lyric opera in one act
Text by Modest Tchaikovsky
Iolanta, the daughter of the Provençal King René, blind from birth, lives hidden in the Vosges Mountains.
Her father hopes for a cure from the famous physician Ibn-Hakia – only when she regains her sight will Iolanta meet her fiancé, Robert of Burgundy. Things turn out differently: Robert wants to break off the engagement because he loves another princess. His companion and friend Vaudemont, however, falls in love with Iolanta at first sight, and she returns his love. Love becomes the key to treatment, the cure succeeds, and Iolanta learns to see.
Total length approx. 90 min
Cast:
René
Ivo Stanchev
Robert
Boris Pinkhasovich
Count Vaudémont
Dmytro Popov
Ibn-Hakia
Attila Mokus
Iolanta
Sonya Yoncheva
Musical Direction
Timur Zangiev
Direction
Evgeny Titov
Stage Design
Rufus Didwiszus
Costume Design
Annemarie Woods
Costume Collaboration
Selina Tholl
Choreography
Otto Pichler
Lighting Design
Martin Gebhardt
Subject to change.
Text by Modest Tchaikovsky
Iolanta, the daughter of the Provençal King René, blind from birth, lives hidden in the Vosges Mountains.
Her father hopes for a cure from the famous physician Ibn-Hakia – only when she regains her sight will Iolanta meet her fiancé, Robert of Burgundy. Things turn out differently: Robert wants to break off the engagement because he loves another princess. His companion and friend Vaudemont, however, falls in love with Iolanta at first sight, and she returns his love. Love becomes the key to treatment, the cure succeeds, and Iolanta learns to see.
Total length approx. 90 min
Cast:
René
Ivo Stanchev
Robert
Boris Pinkhasovich
Count Vaudémont
Dmytro Popov
Ibn-Hakia
Attila Mokus
Iolanta
Sonya Yoncheva
Musical Direction
Timur Zangiev
Direction
Evgeny Titov
Stage Design
Rufus Didwiszus
Costume Design
Annemarie Woods
Costume Collaboration
Selina Tholl
Choreography
Otto Pichler
Lighting Design
Martin Gebhardt
Subject to change.