Organization

Dirigent

Sebastian Weigle

Regissör

Christof Loy

Scenograf

Johannes Leiacker

Kostym designer

Ursula Renzenbrink

Ljus designer

Olaf Winter

Körledare

Tilman Michael

Video designer

Myriam Hoyer

Sångare

Mezzo-soprano

Bianca Andrew

Tsarina

Bass

Alexey Tikhomirov

Chub

Soprano

Julia Muzychenko

Oxana

Enkelejda Shkoza

Solokha

Woman with a violet nose

Tenor

Georgy Vasiliev

Vakula the blacksmith

Bass-baritone

Anthony Robin Schneider

Panas

Peter Marsh

Deacon

Baritone

Sebastian Geyer

Head of the Village

Thomas Faulkner

Patsyuk

Andrei Popov

Devil

Barbara Zechmeister

Woman with an ordinary nose

Oper Frankfurt

Orchestra

Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester

Others

Choir of the Frankfurt Opera

ryska

The Night before Christmass

Frankfurt am Main

Tyskland

Rimsky-Korsakov’s Christmas Eve is a satirical-realistic depiction of Ukrainian village life combined with fantastic and mythological elements. It is a feast of villagers' Christmas songs, lyrical arias, buffo scenes and dance numbers set to orchestral interludes. The relationship between man and nature, between the individual and the cosmos is at the centre of the opera. Rimsky-Korsakov himself wrote the libretto based on Gogol's story of the same name. As an avowed pantheist, the composer saw nature as an image of the divine - and thus as something absolutely worth preserving. He added mythological elements of pagan folk belief; he has stars dancing in the sky and the apparition of human-looking sun gods. The composer shows the meaningfulness and beauty of a cosmos in whose biological and seasonal rhythms human beings are suspended - in this production quite literally. Directed by Christof Loy and conducted by Sebastian Weigle, this rendition of Christmas Eve won OpernWelt’s Production of the Year 2021/22.

The Night before Christmass: Christmas Eve

Public

Private

Julnatten

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 Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Broadcasting

Chorus Director

Dansare

Dramaturg

Exekutiv producent

Extra

Hårstylist

Illustrator

Kompositör

Koreograf

Kör

Librettist

Ljud designer

Orchestra Operations

Orkester

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetitör

Skådespelare

Sminkartist

Stage Manager

Teacher

Tolk

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Contralto

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Inszenierung Christof LoyMusikalische Leitung Sebastian WeiglePremiere 5. Dezember 2021Video © Thiemo HehlRedaktion Holger Engelhardt, Franziska Schmidt

English

The Night before Christmass by Rimsky-Korsakov, Från (2022/2022), Regisserad av Christof Loy,, Dirigent Sebastian Weigle

Föreställningskrediter (Medverkande & produktionsteam )

Medverkande

Besättning

Ensemble

Program, Om & Synopsis

Videoklipp

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