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Die Geisterinsel
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Shakespeare’s »Tempest« as Magic Opera
When Wilhelm Gotter adapted Shakespeare’s »Tempest« for the German stage he was looking for something along the lines of Mozart’s »Magic Flute«: he wanted Mozart as composer. Mozart’s spirit is very much alive in Johann Friedrich Reichardt’s score, first performed in Berlin in 1798. However, the Prussian royal court conductor also found his own, distinctive tone. A rewarding rediscovery of a musical rarity.
Johann Friedrich Reichardt
Die Geisterinsel (1798)
Singspiel/Opera in 3 acts Based on a libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter & Friedrich Hildebrand von Einsiedel
Marie Heeschen, Miranda
Veronika Winter, Ariel
Marie Luise Werneburg, Fabio
Martin Platz, Fernando
Ekkehard Abele, Prospero
Tom Sol, Caliban
Jörg Hempel, Oronzio
Matthias Vieweg, Stefano
Michael Tietz, Ruperto & narrator
RHEINISCHE KANTOREI
Alexandra Lachmann, Agnes Dasch, Friederike Büttner, Karola Hausburg, Jennifer Gleinig, Uta Runne, Martin Fehr, Martin Netter, Volker Nitzke, Manuel Nickert, Enrico Wenzel, Tobias Hagge
DAS KLEINE KONZERT
Ulla Bundies, Anne Röhrig, Claudia Sack, Hendrike Steinebach, Almut Schlicker, Christine Trinks, Malina Mantcheva, Chiharu Abe, violin | Aino Hildebrandt, Ingrid Rohrmoser, viola | Christoph Harer, Mirjam Münzel, cello | Jörg Lühring, Kontrabass | Leonhard Schelb, Amanda Markwick, flute | Hans-Peter Westermann, Anette Spehr, oboe | Gili Rinot, Philippe Castejon, clarinet | Adrian Rovatkay, Moni Fischalek, bassoon | Stehpan Katte, Claudia Pallaver, horn | Gabor Hegyi, Daniel Ackermann, trumpet | Christoph Nünchert, timpani | Johannes Liedbergius, fortepiano
Tobias Winter, scenic advice
Hermann Max, musical director
Prospero, formerly Duke of Milan, has been living with his daughter Miranda on an island for nine years. His magical powers served him well when he conquered the residents of the island, but he knows: those evil spirits from the past have not been banned and tonight his and his daughter’s fate will be decided! Yet as it happens a storm brings four shipwrecked people to the island and many unforeseen events take place… Reichardt’s magic fairy tale is sometimes lyrically tender, sometimes stormy and dramatic, with ethereal ghost choirs and comedic ensembles – atmospherically told by a top ensemble led by Hermann Max.
Concertante performance in German Length: about 2,5 hours including one intermission
Eine Produktion der Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci
The RHEINISCHE KANTOREI and DAS KLEINE KONZERT are supported in the course of the »Stärkungsinitiative Kulture« of the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia.