Opera with a difference - LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi

well-founded and entertaining, sophisticated and amusing...

At Oper mal anders, guests experience the masterpieces of opera literature virtually "naked" - without singers, orchestra and stage design. You laugh, you cry and, above all, you understand not only the sometimes hair-raising plots, but also the hidden musical connections. Richard Vardigans presents all this with profound knowledge, pianistic virtuosity and his unmistakable English humor - a one-man show in a class of its own.

Born in England, he studied piano, violin and flute in London and Birmingham. He then studied conducting as a DAAD scholarship holder at the Berlin University of the Arts and at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, where he was a master student of Franco Ferrara. He has been active as a pianist, conductor and lecturer for over 35 years - most recently as General Music Director of the Erzgebirgische Theater und Orchester GmbH.

In addition to CD and studio recordings (including for the BBC and Dutch Radio), he has been giving concert and opera introductions in various languages for many years, focusing on proximity to the audience. With his series "Opera with a difference", he is now a much sought-after guest throughout Germany.