Fighting of the melodies: Csárdásfürstin breaks with traditions in Vienna

Fighting of the melodies: Csárdásfürstin breaks with traditions in Vienna

Währinger Gürtel 78, 1090 Wien, Österreich - A strong impression left the staging of "Die Csárdásfürstin" at the Volksoper in Vienna. Director Johannes Erath relied on a dark, profound representation that received both the loud applause and occasionally boo calls from the audience. According to the report of vienna.at , the operetta, which is often considered a farewell work, is cynically implemented, with horse cadavarians as a stage picture that is reminiscent of the first world war. This surreal scenery is underlined by a pulsating heartbeat and projections in the style of Fernand Léger. The main character, embodied by Annette Dasch, is hunted by time while the characters are winding in their isolation.

The musical direction took over Tobias Wögerer, who, however, met with technical difficulties, which affected the acoustics of the performance. Erath even dared to intervene in the score by inserting the sounds of György Ligeti and further questioning the character of the operetta. This new interpretation is in contrast to previous performances that were rather traditional. In this staging, the supposed light of the melodies that often have sexist and paternalistic traits will mercilessly expose.

Annette Dasch on the concert stage

The unique combinations of visual and musical expression show how versatile Annette Dasch is as an artist, and at the same time illustrate the continuing challenges that contemporary opera is faced with. These two events stretch an impressive picture that makes both the dark corners of the opera and the radiant power of classical music tangible.