Orendt gained international attention when he won an opera competition in Barcelona last winter. He was contracted by the Volksoper in Vienna, then sang the role of Fiorillo in a production of The Barber of Seville. But his chance to shine came with the role of Papageno.
Orendt said he relied on what he had learnt from Balázs Kovalik at the Music Academy in Budapest to develop the character.
The production, at the Schiller Theatre, which the Staatsoper is using until its home undergoes a renovation, is a revival of August Everding?s staging from 1994, which in turn was inspired by Karl Friedrich Schinkel?s production at the royal opera in 1816.
Alexey Vinogradov sings the role of Sarastro, Anna Siminska is the Queen of the Night, Maite Aberola is Pamina and Narine Yegyihan is Papagena in the production.
Orendt will next sing in Dvorak?s Rusalka in London for two months.
In July, he will sing in Emilio de Cavalieri?s Rappresentatione di Anima et di Corpo, conducted by René Jacobs and directed by Achim Freyer. He has also been invited to sing in a contemporary opera for children as well as in Stravinsky?s The Rake?s Progress.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
