Forza del Destino, regie Michael Thalheimer, Vlaamse Opera
Preview Forza del Destino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsXwYu9g28Q...Dafür aber wird klangliche und kinetische Energie pur geboten, direkt
und herausfordernd ins Publikum hingeschleudert; es lodert krass und
unverstellt aus dem Orchestergraben. Und plötzlich funktioniert ein
Werk, das musikalisch begeistert, aber intellektuell eigentlich noch
bescheuerter ist als der "Troubadour"....an der Flämischen Oper in
Antwerpen, wahrlich kein De-Luxe-Haus auf monetärem Gebiet, hat man
alles richtig gemacht...Man hat in Alexander Joel einen
Generalmusikdirektor, dem pure Energieexplosionen wichtiger sind als
weicher Wohlklang. Und der sich in diesem grellen, mit scharfen
Kontrasten und Schnitten arbeitenden Bilderbogen in der noch
nihilistischeren Petersburger Originalfassung von 1862 einfräst. Bei ihm
brodelt das Orchester, gefällig mag es anderswo sein. Und doch blüht
auch momentweise Klarinettenpoesie, da singen sich Chöre zur Madonna ins
Paradies....
http://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/kultur/article13865279/Blutigrot-ist-die-Farbe-der-Toene.html
Die Welt, Manuel Brug, 13.2.2012
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Reviews Tristan und Isolde
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Forza del destino Critics, Vlaamse
„For Regisseur Michael Thalheimer to trust the music, implies relying on the quality of the musical direction and the singers: in this regard, the Vlaamse Opera Forza production is breathtaking: Alexander Joel- already known in Antwerp for his „Don Carlos“ and „Die Frau ohne Schatten“- combines perfectly the feeling of long phrases as well as taking care of all the details of the score, while demanding a lot on the one hand, yet trusting (observing him conduct is like getting a masterclass in conducting) and in so doing obtaining everything from the singers and from the orchestra.“ La Libre, 11.2.2012
„To obtain this, is in the first place the Task of the music, which lends every opera production its own pulse and rhythm. The Verdi Production of the Flanders Opera develops from the very first bars a surging drive and power. Alexander Joel has perfect control over the orchestra, and demands on the one hand Allegro brilliance, as well sufficient space and breath for the elegic-lyric passages. This Vlaanders opera „Forza del Destino“ production can easily compare itself to any repertoire performances in the big capitals like Paris or Vienna“ Neue Musikzeitung, 12.2.2012
http://vlaamseopera.be/en#!/productions/la-forza-del-destino#mediaArticleReviews Tristan und Isolde
Reviews
(English translation) Tristan and Isolde
„Tristan and Isolde must surely be one Wagner’s opera’s with
the least interesting libretto, and that gives the orchestra the most important
role in any performance of the opera, and Braunschweig’s Generalmusikdirektor
Alexander Joel makes the most of this. Colours glow, glisten and sparkle
everywhere, and the mysterious, dark and raw colours of the score also come to
the surface. Joel is not scared of a rich dynamic, yet always keeps a sensitive
ear for the stage, and gives the voices enough room to come through. The
Staatsorchester Braunschweig follows with him with the utmost concentration,
and impresses with a mixture
beautifull sound and precision.“ Christian Schütte, Opernnetz 08.11.2011
„...Braunschweig Generalmusikdirektor Alexander Joel carries
the singers with both hands, creates levels on which the voices can blossom,
yet also sharpens the sound of the score, brings out the dramatic highlights and
the sensitive moments of exctasy....“ Opernwelt, December 2012