Organization

Singer

Bass

Peter Rose

Papst Pius IV

Baritone

Michael Volle

Giovanni Morone

Tenor

John Daszak

Bernardo Novagerio

Roland Bracht

Kardinal Christoph Madruscht

Bass-baritone

Falk Struckmann

Carlo Borromeo

Steven Humes

Der Kardinal von Lothringen

Kenneth Roberson

Abdisu

Christian Rieger

Anton Brus von Müglitz

Wolfgang Koch

Graf Luna

Ulrich Reß

Der Bischof von Budoja

Kevin Conners

Theophilus

Francesco Petrozzi

Dandini von Grosseto

Rüdiger Trebes

Bischof von Fiesole

Anaïk Morel

Ein junger Doktor, 3. Engelstimme

Alfred Kuhn

Avosmediano

Christopher Ventris

Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina

Soprano

Lydia Teuscher

Ighino

Gabriela Scherer

Silla

Christoph Stephinger

Bischof Ercole Severolus

Contralto

Heike Grötzinger

Lucretia

Elena Tsallagova

2. Engelstimme

Conductor

Simone Young

Stage director

Christian Stückl

Costume designer

Stefan Hageneier

Set designer

Bayerische Staatsoper

Orchestra

Bayerisches Staatsorchester

Others

Extrachor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

Kinderchor der Bayerischen Staatsoper

German

Palestrina

Munich

Germany

Nationaltheater

Experience Palestrina by Hans Pfitzner, an eminent challenge to any stage director, brilliantly interpreted by Christian Stückl! The opera, which premiered in Munich in 1917, is presented under a new "pop art" light, which gathers the chorus and orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera under the masterful guidance of maestra Simone Young. This fictional tale recounts the story of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, great composer of the Renaissance period, who fears that he might lose his creativity and thus his place within society.

A work of great complexity, its many intricate vocal and instrumental lines are conducted with sensitivity by maestra Young. Tenor Christopher Ventris excels in the title role, and so does famed baritone Michael Volle as Giovanni Morone. Finally, the costumes and stage design by Stefan Hageneier play an important role in this unique staging, that transports us in a colorful and fantastic atmosphere, worlds apart from the serious nature of this philosophical work!

Palestrina Pfitzner

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