
La Perichole (Vienna)
January 16 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm CET

OPÉRA-BOUFFE IN DREI AKTEN UND VIER BILDERN
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy
The viceroy of Peru has his corrupt ministers bring him lovers from the female population. This time his head of government has noticed the destitute street singer Périchole who, promised the prospect of eating her fill at long last, leaves the man she loves, Piquillo. But to qualify as a proper mistress she must be married. To this end, the court lackeys drag in none other than Piquillo, who has been persuaded to play along by alcohol and the requisite cash. But can money along bring happiness? In La Périchole, a masterpiece by Jacques Offenbach and, at long last, an operetta, again featured on the programme of the former operetta venue Theater an der Wien. Nikolaus Habjan, who has long been an audience favourite as a director and puppeteer and is also a sharp observer of political developments, breathes new life into this opéra-bouffe with opera singers who act, actors who sing and puppets that dance.
In German with surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before the performance
Cast
Conductor
Jordan de Souza
Director
Nikolaus Habjan
Stage
Julius Theodor Semmelmann
Costume
Cedric Mpaka
Light
Franz Tscheck
Dramaturgy
Boris Kehrmann
Périchole
Anna Lucia Richter
Piquillo
David Fischer
Don Andrés de Ribeira
Alexander Strömer
Graf Panatellas
Boris Eder
Don Pedro
Gerhard Ernst
Erster Notar
Paul Graf
Zweiter Notar
Florian Stanek
Erste Cousine
Tania Golden
Zweite Cousine
Alexandra Maria Timmel
Dritte Cousine
Bettina Soriat
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Leitung: Erwin Ortner)