Name: Eliogabalo
Start: 2022-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Opernhaus

Organization

Conductor

Dmitry Sinkovsky

Stage director

Calixto Bieito

Set designer

Anna-Sofia Kirsch

Costume designer

Ingo Krügler

Lighting designer

Franck Evin

Dramaturge

Beate Breidenbach

Singer

Countertenor

Yuriy Mynenko

Eliogabalo

Soprano

Siobhan Stagg

Eritea

Nadezhda Karyazina

Giuliano

Mezzo-soprano

David Hansen

Alessandro

Sophie Junker

Atilia

James Way

Zotico

Tenor

Mark Milhofer

Lenia

Bass-baritone

Daniel Giulianini

Nerbulone

Benjamin Molonfalean

Tiferne

Aksel Daveyan

Un console

Opernhaus Zürich

Orchestra

La Scintilla

italiană

Eliogabalo -  (Heliogabalus)

Zurich

Switzerland

Opernhaus

Public

Heliogabalus

germană

engleză

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Bass

Baritone

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

He has gone down in history as a symbol of the decadence of ancient Rome: Elagabalus, as he was then known, ascended the Roman throne in 218 AD at the age of 14 and was brutally murdered just four years later because of his excesses and bizarre sexual preferences . Although so short, the life of the young emperor was made for an opera that tells of political megalomania and an emotionally unstable politician who unscrupulously abuses his power to satisfy his lust. He actually wants to own all women, and in order to achieve this goal, Eliogabalo resorts to quite imaginative means - so he founds a senate made up only of women, which at first glance seems progressive, but ultimately should only serve to gain his own pleasure. When the plan does not lead to the goal, he wants to make Gemmira, whom he particularly covets, docile with sleeping pills. Ultimately, Eliogabalo does not shy away from murder either – he is planning a brutal attack on Alessandro, Gemmiras' fiancé, who is also more popular with the people than he is and could challenge him for his power...
Francesco Cavalli was a colleague and student of Monteverdi. His Eliogabalo was written in 1668 for the carnival season in Venice, but was withdrawn shortly before the premiere and was long considered lost; It was not until 1999 that the opera by the most successful opera composer of the time was rediscovered. The fact that Eliogabalo was not premiered at the time was probably due to the changing tastes of the Venetian public, which demanded catchy melodies. Today we appreciate Cavalli precisely because of his powerfully dramatic, extremely modern-looking recitatives.
The director Calixto Bieito, who most recently worked with Monteverdi's PoppeaEnthusiastic audiences and critics accepted this unquestionably topical story about the egocentric power politician Eliogabalo and pursued the question of what masculinity means today. Dmitry Sinkovsky is one of the most versatile musicians of his generation; together with the Orchestra La Scintilla he will colorfully bring Cavalli's music to life. Yuriy Mynenko, who is currently one of the most sought-after countertenors internationally, makes his debut in the title role at the Zurich Opera House.

English

In die Geschichtsbücher ist er eingegangen als Symbol für die Dekadenz des alten Roms: Elagabalus, wie er damals genannt wurde, gelangte 218 nach Christus als 14-jähriger auf den römischen Kaiserthron und wurde nur vier Jahre später wegen seiner Exzesse und bizarren sexuellen Vorlieben brutal ermordet. Obwohl nur so kurz, war das Leben des jungen Kaisers wie geschaffen als Vorlage für eine Oper, die von politischem Grössenwahn erzählt und von einem emotional labilen Politiker, der gewissenlos seine Macht missbraucht, um seine Lust zu befriedigen. Besitzen will er eigentlich alle Frauen, und um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, greift Eliogabalo zu durchaus fantasievollen Mitteln – so gründet er einen Senat nur aus Frauen, der auf den ersten Blick fortschrittlich scheint, letztlich aber auch wieder nur dem eigenen Lustgewinn dienen soll. Als der Plan nicht zum Ziel führt, will er die von ihm besonders begehrte Gemmira mit Schlafmitteln gefügig machen. Schliesslich schreckt Elio- gabalo auch vor Mord nicht zurück – er plant einen brutalen Anschlag auf Alessandro, den Verlobten Gemmiras, der zugleich beim Volk beliebter ist als er selbst und ihm seine Macht streitig machen könnte...
Francesco Cavalli war Kollege und Schüler Monteverdis. Sein Eliogabalo entstand 1668 für die Karnevalssaison in Venedig, wurde aber kurz vor der Uraufführung zurückgezogen und galt lange Zeit als verschollen; erst 1999 wurde die Oper des seinerzeit erfolgreichsten Opernkomponisten wiederentdeckt. Dass Eliogabalo damals nicht uraufgeführt wurde, hing vermutlich mit dem sich verändernden Geschmack des venezianischen Publikums zusammen, das einprägsame Melodien forderte. Heute schätzen wir Cavalli gerade wegen seiner kraftvoll-dramatischen, äusserst modern wirkenden Rezitative.
Am Opernhaus Zürich wird sich der Regisseur Calixto Bieito, der zuletzt mit Monteverdis Poppea Publikum und Kritik begeisterte, dieser fraglos aktuellen Geschichte um den egozentrischen Machtpolitiker Eliogabalo annehmen und der Frage nachgehen, was Männlichkeit heute bedeutet. Dmitry Sinkovsky ist einer der vielseitigsten Musiker seiner Generation; zusammen mit dem Orchestra La Scintilla wird er Cavallis Musik farbenreich zum Leben erwecken. In der Titelpartie debütiert Yuriy Mynenko am Opernhaus Zürich, der zurzeit international zu den gefragtesten Countertenören gehört.

Deutsch

Heliogabalus by Caletti-Bruni, Dum 11 Dec. 2022, De la (2022/2023), Regizat de către Calixto Bieito,, Dirijor Dmitry Sinkovsky, Opernhaus, Zurich, Switzerland

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