Various - Ruggero Leoncavallo: Zaz�

With Ruggero Leoncavallo�s rarity Zaz�, the Theater an der Wien scored a coup with the grandiose house debutante Svetlana Aksenova in the title role. Christof Loy delivers a striking staging of the Verismo drama and conductor Stefan Soltez spiritedly leads the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien through the highly acclaimed evening. 'It would take a whole newspaper page to praise all the performers appropriately', praises Der Standard. Of particular note is Svetlana Aksenova as Zaz� who 'suffers the whole spectrum from intimate affection to raging jealousy and mute despair', Nikolai Schukoff (Milio) 'shows himself as a daredevil and a depressed mourner', Christopher Maltman as Cascart 'leads energetically and touchingly his already lost fight for his beloved.' An evening worth seeing and hearing!