"L'ORFEO" - MONTEVERDI - OPERA DE VIENNE - 25 10 26 : PHOTOS, CHRONIQUE ET VIDEOS;

                     Photos : Marcel Urlaub/Wiener Staatsoper

                                                         

                       

                                                                                                                                    

                                                             

                                                                   

                    

 

                                                              

 

                                                                             

     

 

La chronique d'Eléonore : 

ROLANDO as Orfeo - Vienna - 25 10 2026

An immensely great, amazing evening at the Vienna State Opera

Ten years of Rolando's Orfeo - Bremen, 2016 - Vienna, 2026.

And between these two dates, his fantastic Orfeo also in Dresden, Salzburg, Paris, Budapest ...

After hundreds and hundreds of performances with Rolando, there isn’t a single one where his art isn’t completely new, fresh..

This evening in Vienna with his Orfeo was special, extraordinary, but these expressions are hackneyed, and impossible to show that the audience has experienced.

The power of expression of his voice - an axiom, and what he expresses with his gestures, movements is another one !

Since I first heard Orfeo with Rolando in Bremen, in 2016, this piece by Monteverdi definitely ranks extremely high on the list of my absolute favorites.

Rolando's Orfeo is the whole world of human feelings. His voice expresses everything, all emotions, all meanings, his gestures, his movements emphasizing all even more strongly.

The highest tension is there.

The beauty of Rolando's voice being an axiom, yet, what we heard in his Orfeo in Vienna, was different.

The arias ("Rosa del ciel", "Vi ricorda", "Tu sei morta", "Possente spirto", "Orfeo son io", "Questi campi di traccia" ) offered the apotheosis of artist and voice.

And ! The perfect "trillo", Rolando is a virtuoso of "Trillo goat" with his amazing technique, where he rapidly repeats a single pitch, accelerating the throat vibrations.

The staging of Tom Morris allows Rolando to offer his vibrant acting, bright and full of colors, filled with excitement and energy.

Every moment of his acting would deserve to be cited.

But now just one that represented a world of its own in his performance :

Lamenting of the dead Euridice. No words to describe the deep emotional pain in Rolando's acting.

Perfection. Greatness.

KÖSZÖNÖM, ROLANDO !

Eléonore

La vidéo de Klari :

La vidéo d'Ingrid :

Prochaine représentation : 28 10 26

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PUBLICATION DU WIENER STAASTOPER DE VIENNE - AVANT "L'ORFEO" DE MONTEVERDI

Merci à Eléonore de nous faire partager le commentaire de Rolando sur cette oeuvre qu'il interprétera à partir du 25 10 26, à Vienne ! 

                                                                       

Photo : wienerstaatsoper

A MUST READ

"The candle in the streetlight" by Rolando

From the page of the Vienna State Opera

Rolando's thoughts are always extremely deep and human.

But even among these, his "The candle in the streetlight" is not only very special, but also profoundly particular. Already the title is attention-grabbing.

A true essay dedicated to the theme of "Orfeo", an analysis with every side and aspect. A distinct way of thinking about, shaped by well-founded personal experiences.

Every word of Rolando should be quoted ...

As always, I cannot resist quoting from this article by Rolando those thoughts that I find the most wonderful. .

"Personally I have no objection if someone in the audience falls asleep. There are active and passive listeners. Music can lead people into a peaceful and fulfilling sleep. And the sleeper continues to receive the flow of art."

"Orpheus turns back, because he is not only divine but also human."

"Once a musician, always a musician. ... Music prevails."

"I experienced all of this very early in my childhood, when I found comfort and a place of refuge in music and literature."

Rolando's question to Monteverdi would be : "Does it brother you when a tenor sings the role of Nerone in your "L'incoronazione di Poppea"

The two most magnificent thoughts for me :

"The composer's work is like a magnificent streetlamp. The performer is the unique and irreplaceable candle standing in the midst of its glass doors. The flame of this candle is the interpreter's talent. The interpretation is the light, the warmth and the shadows that emanate from the lantern."

To the question "When can an artist be satisfied?"

Rolando's answer : "When the Furies have torn his body to pieces and his head continues to sing with his lyre."

THANK YOU, ROLANDO !

Eléonore

https://www.wiener-staatsoper.at/en/magazin/detail/the-candle-in-the-streetlight/

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Les dates : 25, 28 et 31 10 puis le 3 11 26 .