Agostino Steffani: NIOBE, REGINA DI TEBE

NIOBE, REGINA DI TEBE, by Agostino Steffani (1654 - 1728)
Festival Schwetzinger Festspiele 2008
conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock
director: Lukas Hemleb
set and light design: Raimund Bauer
costumes: Andrea Schmidt-Futterer

slideshow using photos by Monika Rittershaus

upcoming revivals in London (Covent Garden) 25/09/2010 and
Luxemburg (Grand Théâtre) 03/12/2010

Category:

Music

[lauralopcom]

That is such great news SMidgley!

I have just made my order. It was an amazing performance

[SMidgley1]

You can get an excellent CD recording of the Covent Garden production of this wonderful opera from the US-based Premiere Opera website. Go to that site and just search for Steffani or Niobe. Also, if you like Steffani's music, try the Duetti da camera - easily available on CD; and let's hope for more soon from this wonderful composer.

[GrandezzeMeraviglie]

Last 6 december I've enjoyed a good performance of the same edition in Luxembourg.

[TheGregs123]

i wondered if anyone managed to record the radio 3 broadcast on saturday. mine failed as entered the wrong channel number on my hard disc!

[lucasreynes]

I contacted the ROH recently about a dvd being released and they said as yet there are no plans but to email again in the new year. I for one would be devastated if nothing was released and perhaps in greater numbers we may with a barrage of emails be able to prompt the ROH into releasing a DVD or CD of this wonderful production!

[GrantSlatter]

This was a very special Opera and I would have seen it more times if I could have. PLEASE STAGE THIS AGAIN. The opening of the second act was unforgettable. I really hope the ROH has filmed this for release on DVD...

[ReadJaneReed]

Yes. Astounding production, singing (Laszczkowski utterly tremendous - but in any other company, how amazing Veronique Gens, Iestyn Davies, and Alastair Miles would also seem), and playing (bravi tutti to the whole band and particular credit to the conductor). Also how refreshing to see something which took a baroque work on its own terms, with elegance, brio, and total conviction. Rupert Christiansen was wrong: this is no dead corpse. The liveliest music making at the ROH for a long time.

[baroqomania]

Saw Niobe on Friday at the ROH, I hope someone, somewhere is recording (has recorded) this wonderful opera for posterity. A tremendous find, a tremendous experience. So many arias, so many beautiful pieces, one has to have the chance of hearing them again.

[eutopian25]

Superb. Laszczkowski put up a heartbreaking performance, and perhaps we witnessed one of his last appearances as a sopranist... So glad to have been there!

[TheCurzio]

One of the finest operas I have seen at Royal Opera House in the last 2 years. Thank you for this masterpiece. Can we have some more early opera, never mind if the Russians don't come,we'll be there even in the most expensive seats.