Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro (Vienna State Opera 2023, Directed by: Kosky)

Barrie Kosky, one of the most innovative opera directors of our time, creates a new interpretation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" at the Vienna State Opera with a very young ensemble: Andrè Schuen and Hanna-Elisabeth Müller in the roles of Count and Countess Almaviva, Peter Kellner as Figaro, Patricia Nolz as Cherubino. The role of Susanna is interpreted by both Ying Fang (acting) and Maria Nazarova (singing), as Ying Fang was unable to sing due to a vocal cord illness. Philippe Jordan conducts the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and together they were praised by the Wiener Zeitung for an ideal mixture of elegant lyricism and concentrated expression. The up-and-coming baritone Andrè Schuen from South Tyrol is a sought-after singer and has performed at major houses, such as the Bavarian State Opera and the Vienna State Opera, the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and the Teatro Real Madrid. He has already sung at the Salzburg Easter Festival twice, but lieder are also part of his repertoire. Soprano Hanna-Elisabeth Müller also sings opera, lieder and oratorios and performs at world-leading opera houses and concert halls, such as the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Dresden Semperoper, the Teatro alla Scala and the Zurich Opera House.