Theater An Der Wien - Alfredo Catalani: La Wally

Catalani�s masterpiece, first performed in 1892 at La Scala in Milan, is best known for its aria �Ebben? Ne andr� lontana�. With nuanced harmonies and colourful instrumentation, he pays great attention to the orchestra sound. He chose highly unusual material for his opera: the successful novel Die Geier-Wally by Wilhelmine von Hillern tells the story of a young woman who does not fit any of the gender clich�s of the time. Unlike many earlier operatic heroines commanded to marry against their will, Wally does not look for a solution in society, but instead runs away to the mountains. Her husband must be her equal, someone unafraid to face both a bear and her father. �Izabela Matula - A Wagnerian hell of a woman with a great soprano.� (Kronenzeitung) // �Catalani�s highly dramatic music finds an intense advocate in Andr�s Orozco-Estrada on the podium of the excellently disposed Wiener Symphoniker.� (Wiener Zeitung)