Andrea Chénier

The production is by Otto Schenk, who shaped the opera house on the Ring for many years and was awarded the highest honor of the Vienna State Opera, honorary membership. Sometimes criticized as "too modern" in his time, his craftsmanship was always pointed out, especially with regard to the drawing of characters. In his work, it was always important to Schenk to develop individual personalities for all roles, including the characters portrayed by choristers and extras, and to make them "human" on stage - in the best sense of the word. In the case of the Andrea Chénier premiere in 1981, the Süddeutsche Zeitung described it as follows: "His love was for the mass scenes, in which each chorister performed his own little play with great attention to detail."