{"id":109585,"date":"2026-03-12T17:51:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agentur-seifert.de\/?p=109585"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:52:37","slug":"frithjof-saga-premiere-aalto-musiktheater-reviews-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agentur-seifert.de\/en\/frithjof-saga-premiere-aalto-musiktheater-reviews-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FRITHJOF-SAGA (PREMIERE) &#8211; AALTO MUSIKTHEATER (REVIEWS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull 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\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide 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\">\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">World premiere<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Die Fritjof-Saga<\/h3>\r\n<p>\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Opera in three acts by Elfrida Andr\u00e9e<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide ext-is-logical-start is-content-justification-left\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1916714e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Libretto by Selma Lagerl\u00f6f based on the verse epic by Esaias Tegn\u00e9r<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" style=\"height: 25px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\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\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-tertiary-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 1.5rem; padding: var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-af10a197 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/deropernfreund.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Der Opernfreund<\/a>\u00a0by Sebastian Jacobs<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Essen: \u201eDie Fritjof-Saga\u201c, Elfrida\u00a0Andr\u00e9e<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">&#8230;<em><strong>Friedemann R\u00f6hlig <\/strong>als K\u00f6nig Helge kleidet die Rolle mit viel Kraft und dennoch klangsch\u00f6n aus.<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_482802-99\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0 \"><a class=\"kt-button kt-btn-0-action   kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" style=\"font-size: 16px; border-radius: 5px; border-width: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/deropernfreund.de\/essen-aalto-theater\/essen-ddie-fritjof-saga-elfrida-andree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-spacer is-style-custom\" style=\"color: #999999; height: 51px;\">\r\n<div class=\"spacer-inner-wrap kt_d_flex kt_flex_aligncenter kt_flex_justifycenter\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-tertiary-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius: 1.5rem; padding: var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-af10a197 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.die-deutsche-buehne.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Die deutsche B\u00fchne<\/a>\u00a0by Andreas Falent<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Wikinger-Drama aus Frauensicht<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"margin-top: 8px;\">&#8230;<em>Friedemann R\u00f6hlig steigt als K\u00f6nig Helge eindrucksvoll in die Bass-Tiefe hinab<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_7b2e91-bb\">\r\n<div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0 \"><a class=\"kt-button kt-btn-0-action   kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" style=\"font-size: 16px; 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border-radius: 5px; border-width: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/theaterpur.net\/theater\/musiktheater\/2026\/02\/essen-die-fritjof-saga.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-kioken-spacer is-style-custom\" style=\"color: #999999; height: 54px;\">\r\n<div class=\"spacer-inner-wrap kt_d_flex kt_flex_aligncenter kt_flex_justifycenter\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 526px;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 64px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 99.3528%; height: 64px;\" colspan=\"2\">\r\n<h4>Cast:<\/h4>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">Conductor<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Wolfram-Maria M\u00e4rtig<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">Staging<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Anika Rutkofsky<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">Stage design<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Frank Philipp Schl\u00f6\u00dfmann<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">Costumes<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Bente Rolandsdotter<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">Choirmaster<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Bernhard Schneider<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">Dramaturgy<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Patricia Knebel<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\">\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>Ingeborg<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>Fritjof<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Mirko Roschkowski<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>K\u00f6nig\u00a0Helge<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Friedemann R\u00f6hlig<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>Guatemi<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Deirdre Angenent<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>K\u00f6nig\u00a0Ring<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Andreas Hermann<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>Hilding<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Baurzhan Anderzhanov<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>Bj\u00f6rn<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Petro Ostapenko<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>eine alte Frau<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Almerija Delic<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; width: 48.8673%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><em>erste Frau<\/em><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"text-align: left; width: 50.4854%; vertical-align: top; height: 22px;\"><strong>Liliana de Sousa\/Rosamond Thomas<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22px;\">\r\n<td style=\"text-align: right; 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