Medea (Reimann)
Medea is a German-language opera by Aribert Reimann after the play by Franz Grillparzer. It was premiered at the Vienna State Opera in February 2010. The German premiere was at the Frankfurt Opera in August 2010.[1][2]
Recordings
- CD: de:Claudia Barainsky, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Michael Nagy, Michael Baba, Paula Murrihy, Tim Severloh, Frankfurter Opern- und Museumsorchester, Erik Nielsen. Oehms, 2CDs 2010
- DVD: Marlis Petersen, Michaela Selinger, Elisabeth Kulman, Michael Roider, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera, de:Michael Boder, 2010
References
- ^ Guardian Reimann: Medea – review Barainsky/Baumgartner/Nagy/Baba/Frankfurt Opera/Nielsen (Oehms, two CDs)
- ^ Filippo Carlà, Irene Berti Ancient Magic and the Supernatural in the Modern Visual and Performing Arts 1350007943 2016 -"..., Reimann's work, following Franz Grillparzer's Medea (1820), the primary source for the libretto, can safely be ascribed to the second type.3 Reimann's social and political interpretation of Medea's magical abilities allows him to reflect on the violence of the power that fears and distrusts – but at the same time needs – the unknown, the foreigner."