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Orlando

VenueTheater an der Wien
CalendarWed 03 Mar 2027
Synopsis/Details

“Never in my whole life have I heard better music,” commented one audience member following the first performance of George Frideric Handel’s Orlando. The story of the knight whose love for Princess Angelica causes him to lose his mind has its origins in the epic poem Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariost. But it is Handel’s music that turns the medieval tale into a drama of human passions that examines the question of the relationship between rationality, feelings and passion in a person. Far removed from the conventions of Baroque opera, Orlando, Princess Angelica and her lover Medoro go through a drama of self-discovery that reaches its climax in the scene depicting Orlando’s madness, which is also remarkable for its music. Singer and conductor Raffaele Pe brings a concert version of this drama to the MusikTheater an der Wien with his ensemble La Lira di Orfeo and sings the title role himself.

Dramma Per Musica In Three Acts

Libretto After Carlo Sigismondo Capece

Concert performance in Italian with German surtitles

Introduction to the work 30 minutes before curtain-up

Cast

concert master:

Elisa Citterio

Orlando:

Raffaele Pe

Angelica:

Roberta Mameli

Medoro:

Dennis Orellana

Dorinda:

Sarah Hayashi

Zoroastro:

Giacomo Nanni

 

La Lira di Orfeo

Venue
Theater an der Wien

About the Theater an der Wien
 

The New Opera House is not just any theatre, but the one that Emanuel Schikaneder, the all-round genius, actor, impresario with a flair for organization but above all librettist of The Magic Flute, had built in 1801 in Vienna in keeping with the spirit of Mozart.

To coincide with the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth the Theater an der Wien presents itself as a new opera house from January 2006. As a “season” opera house with productions all the year round the Theater an der Wien carves a new and independent niche in the realm of high-quality culture in Vienna. For twelve months of the year, with one premiere every month, opera will be performed under the “stagione”, or season, system: that means the cast remains unchanged from the first performance to the last one, which guarantees that the very highest international standards are maintained.

The theatre’s modern, accessible approach to music theatre as demonstrated by the works performed, the overall artistic concept Bespielung and the artistes is further underlined by the building itself, its architecture and the vibrancy of its location. The surroundings and materials, the intimate atmosphere and perfect acoustics in the historical theatre prepare the senses to experience beauty. The Theater an der Wien deliberately enters into a symbiotic relationship with its lively surroundings on the Naschmarkt street market and the young cultural scene centred in the Schleifmühl quarter.
 

How to get there


With public transport:
 

We can be reached by public transport: 

U1, U2 und U4 Station Karlsplatz, Exit Secession
Bus 59A Station Bärenmühldurchgang
Bus 57A Station Laimgrubengasse, pedestrians via Laimgrubengasse to Linke Wienzeile

KAMMEROPER:
Fleischmarkt 24, 1010 Wien


We can be reached by public transport:
U1, U4: Station Schwedenplatz
Tram Linie D (bei Ablenukung über Kai), 1, 2: Station Schwedenplatz
Bus 3A (on workdays)

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