Maskarade (Masquerade), FS 39 (Sung in German)

Composer: Nielsen, Carl

Librettist/Text Author: Andersen, Vilhelm

Librettist/Text Author: Berger, Martin G.

Conductor: Engel, Titus

Orchestra: Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra

Chorus: Frankfurt Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Michael, Tilman

Arv: Levine, Samuel

Henrik: Holender, Liviu

Jeronimus: Reiter, Alfred

Leander: Porter, Michael

Leonara: Buczkowska, Monika

Leonard: McCown, Michael

Magdelone: Bullock, Susan

Pernille: Zechmeister, Barbara

Set Designer: Sellmaier, Rainer

Costume Designer: Sellmaier, Rainer

Lighting Designer: Klein, Joachim

Choreographer: Chan, Kinsun

Stage Director: Kratzer, Tobias

Television Director: Hoyer, Myriam

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Date of Production: 12-2021

Venue: Frankfurt Opera House

Playing Time: 02:27:23

Catalogue Number: 2.110762

UPC: 747313576258

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Nielsen's Maskarade is regarded as Denmark's national opera. It combines folk-song character, Mozartean elegance and virtuoso surprises to create what conductor Titus Engel describes as 'musical comedy that's both witty and of the highest calibre'. Based on an 18th-century play by Ludwig Holberg, the story revolves around Leander and Leonoara who meet at a masquerade ball, swear undying love, and then have to deal with the complicated consequences of their situation, all accompanied by Nielsen's irresistibly sparkling score. This acclaimed contemporary staging from Oper Frankfurt is sung in new German translation and directed by Tobias Kratzer.