Name: Il Polifemo
Start: 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Halle E im MuseumsQuartier

Organization

Conductor

George Petrou

Singer

Countertenor

Franco Fagioli

Max Emanuel Cencic

Ulisse

Bass-baritone

Sreten Manojlovic

Polifemo

Soprano

Rinnat Moriah

Nerea

Julia Lezhneva

Galatea

Mezzo-soprano

Sonja Runje

Calipso

MusikTheater an der Wien

Lighting designer

Karl Wiedemann

Orchestra

Armonia Atenea

Italian

Il Polifemo

Vienna

Austria

Halle E im MuseumsQuartier

Polifemo Porpora

Public

Polyphemus

German

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

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Contralto

Baritone

Bass

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Il Polifemo: Polifemo Porpora

Nicola Porpora war nicht nur Komponist, sondern auch Gesangslehrer, aus dessen Schule etwa der große Kastrat Farinelli hervorging. In seinen Opern setzte er deshalb alles auf die stimmliche Virtuosität seiner Bühnenstars und hinterließ spektakuläre Partien für die heutigen Weltstars des Countertenor-Fachs wie Max Emanuel Cencic (der mit dieser Produktion sein 40-jähriges Bühnenjubiläum feiert) und Franco Fagioli. Mit Il Polifemo forderte Porpora 1735 in London seinen Konkurrenten Händel heraus, und auch inhaltlich handelt es sich bei dieser Oper um einen echten Kampf der Titanen: Im Mittelpunkt steht die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Odysseus und dem Zyklopen Polyphem sowie dessen tragische Liebe zur Nymphe Galatea.

Deutsch

Nicola Porpora was not only a composer but also a singing teacher. Among those who trained at his school was the great castrato Farinelli. In his operas he consequently highlighted the virtuosity of his singers, leaving behind spectacular scores for today’s star countertenors such as Emanuel Cencic (who celebrates his 40th anniversary as a stage performer with this production) and Franco Fagioli. With Il Polifemo in 1735, Porpora threw down the gauntlet to his London rival Handel and, appropriately, the opera tells the story of a veritable clash of the titans: It centres on the battle between Odysseus and the Cyclops Polyphemus and on the latter’s tragic love of the nymph Galatea.

English

Il Polifemo by Porpora, Thu 04 May 2023, From (2023/2023), Conductor George Petrou, Halle E im MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

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