Oberon
Intro
Oberon
Carl Maria Von Weber
13/10/1998 in Ghent - 24/10/1998 in Antwerp
- Musical direction: Marc Minkowski
- Oberon: Steven Cole
- Puck: Marie-José Trullu
- Sir Huon of Bordeaux: Glenn Winslade
- Sherasmin: Michael Kraus
- Reiza: Patricia Schuman
The magical world of Oberon is situated halfway between "Die
Entführung" by Mozart and "Ein Sommernachtstraum" by Mendelssohn. In
this opera, which was originally produced for Covent Garden, Oberon,
king of the fairies, who is taken from the well-known Shakespeare play
"A Midsummer Night's Dream", helps the knight Huon to make advances to
Reiza, daughter of the Caliph of Bagdad. Like the lovers in Mozart,
they are forced to endure all sorts of ordeals as a test of their
enduring loyalty to each other.
Bearing in mind the English origins of the work, Marc Minkowski reverts to the original London version.
Practical
Surtitles: Dutch.
Team
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Musical direction
Marc Minkowski
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Chorus master
Peter Burian
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Oberon
Steven Cole
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Puck
Marie-José Trullu
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Sir Huon of Bordeaux
Glenn Winslade
- Sherasmin
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Reiza
Patricia Schuman
- Fatima
- Sea Nymph
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