Ariadne auf Naxos: Paris Opera

About the Event

Karita Mattila returns to the Paris Opera in one of the pinnacles of 20th century opera. Michael Schønwandt conducts Laurent Pelly's signature production of Ariadne auf Naxos.

RIchard Strauss' bold masterpiece on a libretto by Hugo von Hoffmannsthal begins with a long prologue that shows the process of artistic creation at work. A one‐act opera follows, in which the serious and the comic mingle with heady freedom. More than an illustration of the mixing of styles, Ariadne auf Naxos is its radiant embodiment.

In German

Michael Schønwandt, Conductor
Laurent Pelly, Staging and costumes
Chantal Thomas, Sets
Joël Adam, Lighting
Agathe Melinand, Dramaturgy and collaboration with staging

Franz Grundheber, Der Haushofmeister
Martin Gantner, Ein Musiklehrer
Sophie Koch, Der Komponist
Klaus Florian Vogt, Der Tenor (Bacchus)
Kevin Amiel, Ein Offizier
Dietmar Kerschbaum, Ein Tanzmeister
Piotr Kumon, Ein Perückenmacher
Ugo Rabec, Ein Lakai
Daniela Fally, Zerbinetta
Karita Mattila, Primadonna (Ariadne)
Olga Seliverstova, Najade
Agata Schmidt, Dryade
Ruzan Mantashyan, Echo
Edwin Crossley‐Mercer, Harlekin
Oleksiy Palchykov, Scaramuccio
Andriy Gnatiuk, Truffaldino
Cyrille Dubois, Brighella

Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus