Organization

Regie

Christof Loy

Chordirektion

Andrés Máspero

Lichtgestaltung

Reinhard Traub

Sänger

Sopran

Barbara Zechmeister

Eine Kartenaufschlägerin

Bass

Martin Winkler

Graf Waldner

Dirigat

David Afkham

Jordi Francés

Bühnenbild

Herbert Murauer

Choreographie

Thomas Wilhelm

Sara Jakubiak

Arabella

Sarah Defrise

Zdenka

Mezzosopran

Anne Sofie von Otter

Gräfin Adelaide

Bariton

Josef Wagner

Mandrynka

Tenor

Matthew Newlin

Matteo

Dean Power

Graf Elemér

Roger Smeets

Graf Dominik

Elena Sancho-Péreg

Die Fiaker-Milli

Astrid Kessler

Sprechrolle

José Manuel Montero

Zimmerkellnerin

Hanno Jusek

Ein Theatergarderobier

Niall Fallon

Djura

Benjamin Werth

Welko

Kostümbild

Tyler Zimmerman

Graf Lamoral

Assistant Conductor

Assistant Stage Director

Axel Weidauer

Silvia Aurea De Stefano

Jacquelyn Wagner

Oper Frankfurt

Teatro Real de Madrid

Others

Coro Intermezzo

Orchestra

Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid

Deutsch

Madrid

Spanien

Teatro Real

Sala Principal

Don't miss an exceptional staging of Arabella—the first ever in Madrid! Jacquelyn Wagner and Sarah Defrise bring a heartfelt and genuine rapport to the stage, a sisterly bond that forms the cornerstone of an excellent stage production—from the mise en scène by Christof Loy to the direction of David Afkham, every finely wrought detail enchances the drama and enjoyment of a timeless comic opera.

It has been said that Arabella is an opera that reflects the personality of its composer, Richard Strauss—with characters who are at once extremely idealistic, direct, dramatic, and yet lighthearted. Its comedy and levity—sometimes derided by critics—may, however, belie the fraught political backdrop that gave rise to its creation: Arabella premiered in 1933, five months after Hitler’s rise to power. Misunderstandings and plot twists, mistaken identities, and a final-act double wedding may reflect a desire for a happy ending on the part of the composer, aging and worn down by the turmoils of his era.

Worried about the future of her family, Countess Adelaide (the great Anne Sofie von Otter) consults a fortune teller to find out if her daughter Arabella will enter into a prosperous marriage and restore the her family's former high standing. But the tarot cards predict some complications—perhaps at the hand of Zdenka, Arabella's younger sister, whose machinations en travesti threaten to ruin the happy nuptials…

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