«Grandhotel XY ungelöst» und „The Bear“ von William Walton (Extravaganza in one)

OPERETTA ARDEZ, best known in Arosa for “Hänsel e Grettina” or “The Magic Violin”, brings this summer "The Bear" by William Walton to the stage. It is a musically and scenically captivating masterpiece of music theater for three people, which enchants the audience from the first to the last second with wit, pace, and depth. The gem among chamber operas “The Bear” by William Walton (based on Chekhov's one-act play) is a musically and scenically compelling masterpiece of music theater for three people that captivates the audience from the first to the last second with wit, pace, and depth. “The Bear” is embedded in a framing narrative that takes place in a grand hotel with all its exciting stories, even reviving a long-forgotten case. The whole thing is presented as a crime operetta “Grandhotel XY unresolved.” It features the same three performers, but this time not in Chekhov's era, but in 2009, 20 years after the fire of the legendary spa hotel “Zum Bären.” The scenic premiere of this “crime operetta” invites you to an exciting evening filled with stories and anecdotes of real and fictional events from the Scuol Palace and other grand hotels, with music ranging from Strauss, Verdi, Donzetti to Aretha Franklin and many more. The confusions surrounding a love triangle, the illustrious guests at the hotel, and the rumors about the past and future of the hotel escalate and spread like wildfire…. Can the former hotel director save his reputation and identify the arsonist?…. What role do the singing widow and her former lover, who also appears and stirs things up, play? Allow yourself to be transported into a world filled with intrigue, surprising twists, and captivating music, and witness the investigations up close as an audience. Gianna Lunardi, Popova and widow of the hotel owner (Mezzo-soprano)Daniel Bentz, Luca and hotel director (Tenor)Chasper-Curò Mani, Smirnov and eccentric singer (Baritone) Zoi Tsokanou, Musical Direction and PianoIvo Bärtsch, Direction and Text Lia Tang, Violin and ViolaFederico Loy, BassoonKatrin Bamert, HarpMarius Fischer, Percussion Chasper-Curò Mani, Artistic Direction Briony Langmead, CostumesMayk Wendt, Research, DocumentationDuri Collenberg, Musical ArrangementsBettina Vital, TranslationsNiculin Felix, Lighting DesignLibretto by Paul Dehn and William WaltonGerman Translation by Ernst RothReduced Orchestration by Jonathan LynessProduction Management Team of OPERETTA ARDEZ in collaboration with Arosa Kultur In case of bad weather, the opera will take place in the Backstage Kursaal Arosa.