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Watch full performance here: Ariadne auf Naxos (2006)

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Hugo von Hofmannsthal called "Ariadne auf Naxos", which he created in close collaboration with Richard Strauss, one of the "finest structures". In fact, in its complexity, the work represents something very special. Reality and appearance, stage world and reality, comedy and tragedy, the broken, unhappy Ariadne and the cheerful, partnership-changing Zerbinetta - all these contrasting couples are presented in this "opera with prologue" clearly played off against each other. Emily Magee and Roberto Saccà shine in their role debuts as Ariadne and Bacchus, as does Elena Mosuc's Zerbinetta, which is incomparably dazzling, and Michelle Breedt's composer, who is deeply moving. Christoph von Dohnányi, one of the great Strauss interpreters of our time, fathoms the depths of the incredibly finely spun score with an elegant sense of sound and ensures a perfect balance between operetta-like lightness and a tragic operatic tone. Claus Guth and Christian Schmidt from the production team underscore the dichotomy between music and words with a well-planned, surprisingly new reading. The prologue takes place in the house of "Vienna's richest man", who commissioned an opera group and a commedia dell'arte ensemble to entertain his guests. Due to lack of time, the Major-Domo, played by the director of the Zurich Opera Alexander Pereira, demands that the very different artists should appear at the same time. In Claus Guth's interpretation, this prologue is linked by abstract theatrical metaphors. The staging transforms the fictitious place of the "deserted island", as required in the second part of the "Opera in the Opera", into a very real place, namely the time-honoured Zurich restaurant "Kronenhalle". The Neue Zürcher Zeitung particularly emphasizes the extremely "high level of quality" of this production. fidelio is a streaming service from ORF and Unitel. fidelio - your digital meeting place for classical music www.myfidelio.at www.facebook.com/myfidelio www.instagram.com/myfidelio_at www.twitter.com/myfidelio_at blog.myfidelio.at Courtesy of Unitel GmbH & Co. KG | © UNITEL 2006 licensed to: Klassik Digital Vertriebs GmbH Content used with kind permission of the respective copyright owner | © UNITEL 2006 licensed to:

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