Organization

Mise en scène

Christof Loy

Direction de choeur

Andrés Máspero

Lumières

Reinhard Traub

Chanteur

Soprano

Barbara Zechmeister

La Cartomancienne

Basse

Martin Winkler

Comte Waldner

Direction d'orchestre

David Afkham

Jordi Francés

Décors

Herbert Murauer

Chorégraphie

Thomas Wilhelm

Sara Jakubiak

Arabella

Sarah Defrise

Zdenka

Mezzo-soprano

Anne Sofie von Otter

Adélaïde

Baryton

Josef Wagner

Mandryka

Ténor

Matthew Newlin

Matteo

Dean Power

Comte Elemer

Roger Smeets

Comte Dominik

Elena Sancho-Péreg

Fiakermilli

Astrid Kessler

Rôle parlant

José Manuel Montero

Une femme de chambre

Hanno Jusek

Jankel

Niall Fallon

Djura

Benjamin Werth

Welko

Costumes

Tyler Zimmerman

Comte 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

allemand

Madrid

Espagne

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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