Tapani Plathan / Reviews

Opera as a family show is a difficult genre. In the eagerness to turn to both children of all ages and adults, there is a risk that it will not be very engaging for anyone. Norrlandsoperan strikes with a gossipy Scandinavian premiere of the Czech composer Miloš Vacek’s opera “The Emperor’s New Clothes” based on H C Andersen’s saga. The opera was composed in 1962, but the intended premiere in the home country was stopped by censorship, the world premiere took place in Berlin in 2013.

Ein echtes Highlight waren die beiden Arien des Don Ottavio, die Pavel Petrov ungemein nuancenreich und spannend mit weich dahinströmender Stimme gestaltete.