DIE SCHNEEKÖNIGIN, 2018
Johannes Schmid did the stage directing. What should I write about? It's unpossible to do it better! Opera cannot be more exiting, full of tension and full of humor. It was a pleasure to watch! Just like in the movies!
– Opernmagazin,de
LA JUIVE, 2018
The Constance version of LA JUIVE is extraordinary great music plus extraordinary great theatre - it is really GRAND OPÉRA with all it needs, extremly exciting and well done from the first to the last minute. Three and a half houres of high quality musical theatre, how you will not be able to see in this city for a quite long time.
– seemoz.de
Halevy‘s Grand Opera becomes under the hands of stage director Johannes Schmid to a very intense and nightmarish chamber drama. Up-to-the-minute!
– Sankt Galler Tagblatt/Luzerner Zeitung
An overwhelming synthesis of the arts!
– Vorarlberger Nachrichten
DER VAMPYR, 2018
This is exactly the way to do an almost 200 years old old-fashioned opera and make it to an experiance which is totally fresh and enjoyable.
– Sveriges Radio P 1
The Läckö-team knows how to amuse and to frighten with a faked victim from the audiance already in the ouverture, shadows like in a horror movie, screams and bloodstains. They are charming us totally with a rediscovery which makes us taste blood.
– Dagens Nyheter
A horror opera? How thrilling can this be? The answer is, quite a lot! (...) Humor and romance are collocated all the time. With small tools the artistic team is using the location with maximal effectful results. A real holistic experience.
– Göteborgs Posten
Finally The Vampire rised from the dead, full av musical vitality. The German stage director Johannes Schmid works with an artificial theatrestyle, which sometimes reminds of the esthetics of a silent movie and he is mixing thrill with humor, with the same attitude as in Polanski‘s "Dance of the Vampires“.
– Svenska Dagbladet
The stage director skilfully succeeds to hold the difficult balance between beeing ironic and beeing bloody serious. A scenic hit.
– Aftonbladet
Opera entertainment in top class
– Skånska Dagbladet on Der Vampyr
A thrilling night with the Vampire!
– Seen and Heard International
An absolutely amazing opera experience!
– operalogg.com
RONJA, THE ROBBER’S DAUGHTER
This “Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter” shows just what a family opera can be!
– Deutschlandfunk Radio
Director Johannes Schmid and Designer Tatjana Ivschina show neither flat illusions nor do they attempt to match the fantasy world of the cinema: instead they use a fascinating array of essential theatre techniques. The reaction of the children was resounding.
– WDR3
DIE ENTFÜHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL
Intelligent and inextricably linked to the music!
– Neue Zürcher Zeitung
THE COLD HEART
An atmospheric and vibrating piece of family theatre which will send a tingle down your spine!
– Thurgauer Zeitung
THE GIRL WHO DID NOT WANT TO SLEEP
Johannes Schmid delivers a masterpiece: in one and a half hours everything is here which is needed to kindle the special magic which is great opera!
– Opernnetz
90 Minutes of surprising twists and a turmoil of emotion complete with imagination, tempo, comedy and romance.
– Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
THE FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
A picture perfect production of “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Dortmund Opera House. Johannes Schmid commands powerful emotions in front of an impressive historical backdrop. The repartee, the music and the performers convince.
– Westfälischer Anzeiger
NOTHING
A real psycho thriller! The cast of six under the direction of Johannes Schmid lose nothing in the comparison to genre classics like “The Wave”
– Münsterische Zeitung
BEATRICE CENCI
Spot-on direction with strong dramatic elements. A notable operatic evening.
– Das Opernglas
THE FAIRY QUEEN
A dream-like production, the memory of which will last much longer than a midsummer night.
– Südkurier
A frivolous magical masterwork of direction and design. The choreography and lighting design burn like a baroque firework.
– St. Galler Tagblatt
JAKOB VON GUNTEN
A convincing interpretation for the stage. Images and characters leave a lasting impression. Not the music but the direction in its precision and creativity make this “Jakob von Guten” a production of significance.
– Südkurier
A challenging, virtuoso production in which everything fits.
– Orpheus
THE TRIAL
Dense theatre, which like a liturgy, incorporates emotional tumult into its strict form without prophesying redemption. A mass which lays claim to its own relevance.
– Thurgauer Zeitung
STILL LIFE IN A DITCH
Expressive, fast-paced physical theatre!
– TZ Munich
A production which gets under your skin!
– Donaukurier
AN ODYSSEY
This production dances on waves of emotion, never boring and never losing touch with the heartbeat of its characters and plot. It captivates us here with abstract shadow play, there with video sequences. Electrifying, brilliant!
– Münchner Merkur on An Odyssey
THE CHANGELING
Enthralling, eye-opening lesson on altruism and humanity.
– Süddeutsche Zeitung
Johannes Schmid’s production, with its pictures reminiscent of old fairy tale books, delivers a sequences of fabulous ideas.
– Süddeutsche Zeitung
