Letzte Vorstellungen: La Fanciulla

Nicholas Milton wird am 19. und 26.06.2011 die letzten Vorstellungen der umjubelten Neuproduktion von La Fanciulla del West am Landestheater Innsbruck dirigieren (Regie: Thaddeus Strassberger). Beginn: 19.30 Uhr.

Almost 40 years since its last performance of the work, the State Theatre of Innsbruck presents a stunning new production of Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West“. The enormously successful premiere received unanimous and rapturous acclaim - a gigantic success accompanied by extended minutes of cheering. Nicholas Milton, presenting an exquisite „visiting card“ with this extraordinary debut for the company, inspired the Tiroler Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck to a performance of the highest level. Milton perfectly understands Puccini’s richly colourful score with its wondrous echoes to the tonal languages of his contemporaries Debussy and R. Strauss - all of this revealed in the performance through an exquisite and energizing sound imagination. Most impressively - the monumental second act, with its sensual „Tristan“ colours makes a powerful impression in the powerfully sculpted love duet, and the spine-tingling poker scene was yet another magnificent orchestral highlight. And although the orchestra was of a massive size and power, it never once sounded too loud or noisy - a true testament to the sensitivity and abilities of the Tiroler Symphony Orchestra and undeniable proof of what can be achieved when the right man is standing on the podium.
Dietmar Plattner, DER NEUE MERKER: Kritiken der Wiener Staatsoper, April 2011