SALZBURG - MOZART WEEK : 24 /01/25 - ORFEO

 La  chronique d'Eléonore : 

Salzburg, 24 01 25 - Opening night of Orfeo

DEEPEST POETRY AND TIMELESS BEAUTY

After so many evenings with ROLANDO at the Haus für Mozart (recitals, Cinquantanero, Mozart/Gluck, several performances of Lucio Silla, Iphigénie, Ariodante), it was emotional to attend the premiere of his new series at the Haus with Monteverdi's Orfeo.

Just two weeks passed after my previous Orfeo experience with Rolando and Christina Pluhar in Hanover. And came this Orfeo production with the same powerful singing and acting, and the same dynamic conducting.

Rolando's voice was at the top of the tops, with all its loved characteristics, its impressive beauty, energy, dramatism, luminosity. Monteverdi composed extraordinary arias for Orfeo, with extreme refinement and extremely difficult ornamentations. Rolando's trillo was a perfect one. 

"Orfeo son io", Rolando sings, and he IS Orfeo in every moment, every feeling, emotion, movement and gesture. An absolutely ideal and unique match of singer and role.        

In "Tu se' morta', the dramatic tension was palpable, nearly unbearable, and further reinforced by Rolando's facial expression and posture. For me, apogee and crowning point. 

I love Christina Pluhar's Monteverdi and Orfeo conception, the exceptional, attractive sound of her orchestra, the forceful presence of the wind instruments, the tension she creates with her rhythms.

Since the first time I saw the staging of Nikolaus Habjan, it remains for me exceptionally rich, both exciting and grandiose. There were some changes that made the piece even more powerful. 

We had uncommon, remarkable singers in every role : Luciana Mancini (Messagiera), Céline Sheen (La Música and Proserpina), Tamara Ivanis (Euridice), Cyril Auvity (Pastore III and Apollo), wonderful, excellent singers I know from other performances, and also Johanna Rosa Falkinger (Nimfa), Eric Jurenas (Speranza), Elizabeth Kirchner (Pastore I), the marvelous Philharmonia Chor Wien 

The puppets add a touch of drama to the opera that makes it breathtaking, unforgettable in every details. The "bond" between Orfeo and the puppet is particularly touching. Rolando's moments and gestures with it bring tears to the eyes.

During the incredibly strong applause, the orchestra started to play and all the artists on stage to dance.

One evening of the greatest one !

KÖSZÖNÖM, ROLANDO!

Eléonore.  

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