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The Ban on Love: Das Liebesverbot at Teatro Real

About the Event

Encounter Wagner's rarely‐performed comic opera, in a new production by Kasper Holten, director of London's Royal Opera House.

Based on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, this is a rare venture into the comic for Wagner — a vindication of sensual love that reflects the spirit of revolutionary Germany. Acclaimed Wagnerian Ivor Bolton conducts a score heavily influenced by French and Italian opera, and the works of Weber, with a notable cast including Christopher Maltman, Manuela Uhl, and rising British tenor, Andrew Staples.

Cast / Production

Musical director: Ivor Bolton
Stage director: Kasper Holten
Set and costume designer: Steffen Aarfing
Choreographer: Signe Fabricius
Video design: Luke Halls
Lighting designer: Bruno Poet
Chorus Master: Andrés Máspero

Friedrich: Christopher Maltman (Feb. 19, 22, 25, 28 · Mar. 3, 5)
James Rutherford (Feb. 27 · Mar. 1, 4)
Lucio: Andrew Staples (Feb. 19, 22, 25, 28 · Mar. 3, 5)
Peter Lodahl (Feb. 27 · Mar. 1, 4)
Claudio: Bernard Richter
Antonio: David Alegret
Angelo: David Jerusalem
Isabella: Manuela Uhl (Feb. 19, 22, 25, 28 · Mar. 3, 5)
Sonja Gornik (Feb. 27 · Mar. 1, 4)
Mariana: Maria Miró
Brighella: Ante Jerkunica (Feb. 19, 22, 25, 28 · Mar. 3, 5)
Martin Winkler (Feb. 27 · Mar. 1, 4)
Danieli: Isaac Galán
Dorella: María Hinojosa
Ponzio Pilato: Francisco Vas

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