Münchner Opernfestspiele, through 31 July 2010
The Munich Opera Festival, one of the world's oldest celebrations of the musical theatre, was founded 130 years ago; this year's programme comprises thirty opera productions - a showcase of the best works staged at the Munich Opera during the recent theatre seasons (featuring casts reinforced by some of the world's greatest musical talents) as well as a number of premieres, the new productions being staged especially for the Munich Festival.
The festival takes great pride in the new productions which include a new version of Giacomo Puccini's Tosca starring Karita Mattila and Jonas Kaufmann, as well as Fabio Luisi on the conductor's podium. The fabulous German tenor Jonas Kaufmann is also going to appear in a song recital.
Hans Neuenfels, one of the most intellectually inclined German opera directors, joins forces with the brilliant German set designer Anna Viebrock, presenting a production of a rarely staged opera - their version of Medea in Corinto by the 19th-century Italian composer Giovanni Simone Mayr, conducted by Ivor Bolton.
This year's festival introduces a new venue - Pavillon 21 MINI Opera Space, located behind the National Theatre building. This space is handed over to international artists representing a diversity of styles and means of expression. The venue is inaugurated with a broadcast from the African opera village created by Christoph Schlingensief in Burkina Faso. Christoph Schlingensief, one of the most radical European artists, a nonconformist and instigator to boot, believes that art should only deal with fundamental matters, without wasting time (both the artist's and his/her contemporaries') with vacant banter and dispensable conversations. Remdoogo, Intoleranza II, his exploratory work broadcast to Munich, is loosely based on the Intolleranza 1960 "scenic action opera" by Luigi Nono and hinges on the central question of why we constantly insist on helping Africa when we have long since ceased to be able to help ourselves.
You would be well advised to make some inquiries regarding the tickets well in advance: quite a few exciting events were sold out long before the opening date.
Programme: www.muenchner-opern-festspiele.de
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