Overview
- Opening night in Dresden drew sustained ovations and positive reviews for the cohesive cast.
- Marjukka Tepponen as Blanche and Evelyn Herlitzius as the prioress earned standout notices for vocal power and dramatic depth.
- Marie Jacquot led the Staatskapelle in her first Semperoper premiere, with orchestra and chorus widely praised.
- Jetske Mijnssen’s period-grounded production favors spare design and character psychology, foregrounding fear, faith, death and moral resolve.
- The abbess of Kloster St. Marienthal attended and connected the work’s focus on confronting fear to present-day searches for consolation, with further performances set for Feb. 8, 12, 15, 20 and 23.