Thread by @thatslife4me

Despite mixed reviews regarding André Heller‘s staging I am really excited for tonight’s Rosenkavalier at @StaatsoperBLN especially in light of this fantastic cast 😍🌹

@StaatsoperBLN Mostly positive feelings after last night. As expected @GGboeck took the cake with his vivid and engaging portrayal of Baron Ochs. This is the second time I have seen him in this role and it really seems to become the calling card for him.

His low e at the end of act 2 went on forever and he was bursting with agility and energy for the role. It does not get better than this.
#CamillaNylund delivered a beautiful Marshallin with her clear and pure voice.

Both #MichèleLosier (Octavian) and @nadinecsierra (Sophie) were flawless and completed the main quartet beautifully. Extra shoutout for @KatharinaKammerloher for a fantastic Annina.

I did not have the impression that Mehta was too slow - on the contrary, it felt to me as if the scene between Marshalling and Ochs in act one was almost a bit hasty, leaving little room to really delve into the depth of the saucy Ochs monologue.

Staging: André Heller goes for big impressions. Dark greens, reds and blues dominate the stage. It is more aesthetics than actual scene - the props are reduced and unfortunately this sometimes lends a static feeling to the whole play.

Also the settings of act 3 (Palm garden) seemed a bit random to me and not supported by the libretto. But overall it was a pleasing, unobtrusive stage and Heller certainly does not deserve the hate which some folks directed at him here on Twitter.

Curtain 📸