Organization

Singer

Mezzo-soprano

Hyona Kim

Frédégonde

Soprano

Anna Sohn

Brunhilda

Baritone

Mandla Mndebele

Hilpérick

Tenor

Sungho Kim

Fortunatus

Bass

Denis Velev

L'Evêque Prétextat

Stage director

Marie-Eve Signeyrole

Chorus master

Fabio Mancini

Dramaturge

Merle Fahrholz

Sergey Romanovsky

Mérowig

Demian Matushevskyi

Landéric

Ian Sidden

Un Serviteur

Video designer

Laurent La Rosa

Choreographer

Martin Grandperret

Emine Güner

assistant set

Lighting designer

Florian Franzen

Head of studies

Thomas Hannig

Production Manager

Fabian Schäfer

Assistant Director

David Bolger

Cameraman

Jonas Schmieta

Stage Manager

Alexander Becker

Soufflage & choreographic assistant

Adriana Naldoni

Conductor

Motonori Kobayashi

Costume designer

Fabien Teigné

Set designer

Yashi

Language coaching

Aymeric Catalano

Theater Dortmund

Orchestra

Dortmunder Philharmoniker

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Opernchor Theater Dortmund

French

Dortmund

Germany

Opernhaus Dortmund

Frédégonde Guiraud

German

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FrédégondeDrame lyrique in fünf Akten von Ernest Guiraud und Camille Saint-Saëns in Zusammenarbeit mit Paul Dukas • Libretto von Louis Gallet • In französisc...

Frédégonde (Teaser #2) – Dortmund Opera

It is a family feud - it turns into a civil war. Brunhilda takes on Hilpéric, her brother-in-law. The target of their attack, however, is the woman at his side, Frédégonde. After Hilpéric overwhelms his sister-in-law with a surprise attack, his son Mérowig is supposed to banish her to a secluded monastery. But Mérowig is so enchanted by her that he
contravenes his father's orders ... When Ernest Guiraud's death in 1892 only the first three acts of Frédégonde were available, the rest was composed by Guiraud's companion and friend Camille Saint-Saëns. Frédégonde's personal style, based on romantic harmonies and classical forms, makes it a unique testimony to the musical diversity of the late 19th century.

In the implementation for the Dortmund Opera, the audience accompanies the two queens as they look back on their eventful life. A fascinating mixture of live experience on stage and silent film brings the Merovingian era back to life.

The young tenor Sergey Romanovsky is one of the most interesting singers today. The Theater- und Konzertfreunde Dortmund e. V. make a significant contribution to his commitment.

The Dortmund Opera would like to thank the zu Knyphausen family for their kind permission to film in and around Bodelschwingh Castle.

English

Frédégonde by Guiraud, E., From (2021/2021), Directed by Marie-Eve Signeyrole,, Conductor Motonori Kobayashi, Opernhaus Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

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