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This in from the excellent Opernhaus Zurich, playing from the 16th of November - April next year:
Coraline discovers a mysterious door, gathers her courage and crawls through. At first glance, the Other world in which she ends up feels very familiar: Actually, everything is like home. But Coraline's parents are suddenly terribly nice, cook delicious meals and are ready to fulfill all their wishes. However, there is one condition: to stay here forever, Coraline would have to swap her eyes for two buttons ...
Coraline’s fantastical and sinister experiences are reminiscent of literary classics such as Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland or E.T.A. Hoffmann’s The Sandman, yet tell a very modern coming-of-age story.
And cast announcements (via Operawire)
Nina Russi will lead the new production with Ann-Katrin Stöcker as conductor. The cast will include Deanna Breiwick and Sandra Hamaoui alternating the title role, while Irène Friedli, Judith Schmid will play Mother. Other cast members include Ronan Collett, Robin Adams, Iain Milne, Spencer Lang, and Sen Guo, among others.Opernhaus Zurich is one of Austria's biggest Opera companies, and has a working relationship with DVD distributors ARTE and Accentus Music.
As Coraline is one of the biggest announcements for Opernhaus Zurich's new season, a DVD is highly likely!
As always will report if there's any news on this!
