{"id":109568,"date":"2026-03-12T16:51:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agentur-seifert.de\/?p=109568"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:51:06","slug":"frithjof-saga-premiere-aalto-musiktheater-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agentur-seifert.de\/en\/frithjof-saga-premiere-aalto-musiktheater-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"FRITHJOF-SAGA (PREMIERE) &#8211; AALTO MUSIKTHEATER (REVIEWS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--section has-background-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide ext-is-logical-start is-content-justification-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1916714e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ext-animate--on\">World premiere<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center ext-animate--on\">The Fritjof Saga<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Opera in three acts by Elfrida Andr\u00e9e<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Libretto by Selma Lagerl\u00f6f based on the verse epic by Esaias Tegn\u00e9r<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-bd0aba32 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top ext-animate--on is-layout-flow 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wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.die-deutsche-buehne.de\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.die-deutsche-buehne.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Die deutsche B\u00fchne<\/a> by Andreas Falent<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Wikinger-Drama aus Frauensicht<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>&#8230;Andreas Hermann ist ein zu Herzen gehender K\u00f6nig Ring mit tiefem Heldentenor und ausdrucksstarkem Spiel&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ext-preset--button--natural-1--button-1 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color 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class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omm.de\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Musik Magazin <\/a>by Stefan Schm\u00f6e<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Auf Friedenssuche zwischen Wikingerschilden und Flammenwerfern<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">.<em>..Anr\u00fchrend gezeigt wird Ingeborgs Trauer um den sterbenden Zwangs-Gemahl Ringe (Andreas Hermann wurde in der hier besprochenen Auff\u00fchrung wegen Krankheit als indisponiert angek\u00fcndigt, schlug sich mit beweglichem Tenor aber mehr als achtbar)&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ext-preset--button--natural-1--button-1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.omm.de\/veranstaltungen\/musiktheater20252026\/E-die-fritjof-saga.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top ext-animate--on is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-ext-preset--group--natural-1--item-card-1--align-start\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theaterpur.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">theater:pur<\/a> by Thomas Hilgemeier<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Wenn Frauen lieben<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>&#8230;Andreas Hermann ist stimmsicher der alte K\u00f6nig Ring und kann die \u00dcberdr\u00fcssigkeit, die das Ende des Lebens herbeisehnt, hervorragend zum Ausdruck bringen..<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ext-preset--button--natural-1--button-1 is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/theaterpur.net\/theater\/musiktheater\/2026\/02\/essen-die-fritjof-saga.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Frank Philipp Schl\u00f6\u00dfmann<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\">Costumes<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Bente Rolandsdotter<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\">Choirmaster<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Bernhard Schneider<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\">Dramaturgy<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Patricia Knebel<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\"><em>Ingeborg<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\"><em>Fritjof<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Mirko Roschkowski<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;\"><em>K\u00f6nig Helge<\/em><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 22px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;\"><strong>Friedemann R\u00f6hlig<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%; height: 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