Organization

Singer

Baritone

Fredrik Essunger

A mask vendor

Bass

Ondřej Potůček

Doorman

Sejong Chang

Night watchman

Jean-Baptiste Mouret

Master of the Masquerade

Marek Reichert

Henrik

Bass-baritone

Sebastian Pilgrim

Jeronimus

Contralto

Barbara Kozelj

Magdelone

Tenor

Patrick Vogel

Leander

Franz Xaver Schlecht

Dan Karlström

Sven Hjörleifsson

Leonard

Soprano

Magdalena Hinterdobler

Leonora

Mezzo-soprano

Sandra Janke

Pernille

A tutor

Stage director

Cusch Jung

Conductor

Stephan Zilias

Costume designer

Karin Fritz

Set designer

Chorus master

Thomas Eitler-de Lint

Andrew Dickinson

Magnus Piontek

Choreographer

Oliver Preiß

Theresa Pilsl

Gert Henning-Jensen

Gewandhaus Leipzig

Oper Leipzig

Orchestra

Gewandhausorchester

Others

Chor der Oper Leipzig

German

Maskarade -  (Masquerade)

Leipzig

Germany

Opernhaus

Public

Masquerade

Approved

Jeronimus and Leonard have decided that their children should get married, even though they don't even know each other. The old people are all the more angry when they learn that Leander and Leonora have fallen for other partners at a masked ball - at least that's what they think. The prospect of an arranged marriage therefore leads to fierce resistance from those newly in love. In order to force the children to be happy, the parents go to the scene of the action: a comedy house, where they throw themselves into the hustle and bustle. This ends after a few trials and tribulations when the master of ceremonies orders the masks to be removed, heralding the happy ending for everyone involved.

»Maskarade« is based on an eighteenth-century Danish theater comedy by Ludvig Holberg. The composer Carl Nielsen transformed this into a comic opera in 1906, which was initially viewed critically in literary circles. Nevertheless, the play became even more popular in Denmark than Holberg's play. The »Maskarade« is now often referred to as the Danish national opera. The piece has so far remained largely unknown beyond Scandinavian stages - wrongly so, because Nielsen wrote music here that initially appears simple, but underneath the cheerful surface has an amazing deep structure and thus leads far beyond the limits of shallow entertainment theatre.

English

Masquerade by Nielsen, From (2022/2022), Directed by Cusch Jung,, Conductor Stephan Zilias, Opernhaus, Leipzig, Germany

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