WFMT Radio Network Opera Series 2023
Fidelio
June 17COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
LIBRETTO: Joseph Sonnleithner/Stephan von Breuning, ed. Georg Friedrich TreitschkeVENUE: Vienna State Opera House, Vienna
PRESENTING COMPANY: Vienna State OperaCAST:
Florestan Brandon Jovanovich
Pizarro Jochen Schmeckenbecher
Don Fernando Martin Hässler
Leonore Anja Kampe
Rocco Christof Fischesser
Marzelline Slávka Zámečníková
Jaquino Daniel JenzENSEMBLE: Vienna State Orchestra and Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Axel KoberApprox. Length: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Salome
June 24COMPOSER: Richard Strauss
LIBRETTO: Oscar Wilde trans. Hedwig LachmannVENUE: Vienna State Opera House, Vienna
PRESENTING COMPANY: Vienna State OperaCAST:
Herodes (Herod) Gerhard Siegel
Herodias Michaela Schuster
Salome Malin Byström
Jochanaan (John the Baptist) Wolfgang Koch
Narraboth Daniel Jenz
The Page of Herodias Patricia Nolz
First Jew Thomas Ebenstein
Second Jew Andrea Giovannini
Third Jew Carlos Osuna
Fourth Jew Katleho Mokhoabane
Fifth Jew Evgeny Solodovnikov
First Nazarene Clemens Unterreiner
Second Nazarene Attila Mokus
First Soldier Ilja Kazakov
Second Soldier Stephano Park
A Cappadocian Ferdinand Pfeiffer
A Slave Daniel LökösENSEMBLE: Vienna State Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Philippe JordanApprox. Length: 1 hour, 50 minutes
Nixon in China
July 1COMPOSER: John Adams
LIBRETTO: Alice GoodmanVENUE: Opéra Bastille, Paris
PRESENTING COMPANY: Opéra de ParisCAST:
Richard Nixon Thomas Hampson
Pat Nixon Renée Fleming
Zhou Enlai Xiaomeng Zhang
Henry Kissinger Joshua Bloom
Nancy Tang, First Secretary to Mao Yajie Zhang
Mao Zedong John Matthew Myer
Chiang Ch’ing Kathleen Kim
Second Secretary to Mao Ning Liang
Third Secretary to Mao Emanuela PascuENSEMBLE: Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Ching-Lien Wu
CONDUCTOR: Gustavo DudamelApprox. Length: 3 hours, 20 minutes
Il Proscritto
July 8COMPOSER: Saverio Mercadante
LIBRETTO: Salvadore CammaranoPRESENTING COMPANY: Opera Rara
CAST:
Giorgio Argyll Ramón Vargas
Arturo Murray Iván Ayón-Rivas
Malvina Douglas Irene Roberts
Odoardo Douglas Elizabeth DeShong
Anna Ruthven Sally Matthews
Guglielmo Ruthven Goderdzi Janelidze
Clara Susana Gaspar
Osvaldo Alessandro Fisher
An Officer of Cromwell Niall AndersonENSEMBLE: Britten Sinfonia & Opera Rara Chorus
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Stephen Harris
CONDUCTOR: Carlo RizziApprox. Length: 2 hours, 25 minutes
I Lombardi alla prima crociata
July 15COMPOSER: Giuseppe Verdi
LIBRETTO: Temistocle SoleraVENUE: Prinzregententheater, Munich
PRESENTING COMPANY: Munich Radio OperaCAST:
Giselda, daughter of Arvino Nino Machaidze
Viclinda, wife of Arvino Réka Kristóf
Oronte, son of Acciano Piero Pretti
Pirro, Arvino’s squire Miklós Sebestyén
Arvino, son of Lord Folco Galeano Salas
Pagano/Hermit, son of Lord Folco Michele Pertusi
Sofia, wife of Acciano Ruth Volpert
Prior of Milan Nikolaus Pfannkuch
Acciano, ruler of Antioch Andreas BurkhartENSEMBLE: Munich Radio Orchestra and Bavarian Radio Chorus
CHORUS DIRECTOR: Stellario Fagone
CONDUCTOR: Ivan RepušićApprox. Length: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Wozzeck
July 22COMPOSER: Alban Berg
LIBRETTO: Alban BergVENUE: Royal Opera House, London
PRESENTING COMPANY: Royal OperaCAST:
Wozzeck Christian Gerhaher
Marie Anja Kampe
The Captain Peter Hoare
The Doctor Brindley Sherratt
Margret Rosie Aldridge
The Drum-Major Clay Hilley
Andres Sam FurnessENSEMBLE: Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
CONDUCTOR: Sir Antonio PappanoApprox. Length: TBA
Li zite ‘ngalera
July 29COMPOSER: Leonardo Vinci
LIBRETTO: Bernardo SaddumeneVENUE: Teatro alla Scala, Italy (Milan)
PRESENTING COMPANY: La ScalaCAST:
Carlo Celmino Francesca Aspromonte
Belluccia Mariano Chiara Amarù
Ciomma Palummo Francesca Pia Vitale
Federico Mariano Filippo Morace
Meneca Vernillo Alberto Allegrezza
Titta Castagna Filippo Mineccia
Ciccariello Raffaele Pé
Col’Agnolo Antonino Siragusa
Repisto Marco Filippo Romano
Assann Matías Moncada
Na Schiavottella Fan ZhouENSEMBLE: La Scala Orchestra and Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Andrea MarconApprox. Length: 3 hours
Turn of the Screw
August 5COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
LIBRETTO: Myfanwy PiperVENUE: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest
PRESENTING COMPANY: Budapest Festival OrchestraCAST:
Governess Miah Persson
Mrs. Grose, the Housekeeper Laura Aikin
Peter Quint, former Manservant Andrew Staples
Miss Jessel, former Governess Allison Cook
Miles Benjamin Fletcher
Flora Lucy BarlowENSEMBLE: Budapest Festival Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Iván FischerApprox. Length: 1 hour, 55 minutes