Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder

Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder

2019
2h 20m
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Overview

Rarely has a theatrical world premiere been so warmly received as Dutch National Opera’s production of Arnold Schönberg’s late-Romantic Gurre-Lieder in 2014. The production fulfilled a fervent wish of principal conductor Marc Albrecht. The music of Gurre-Lieder is timeless, and so is its subject: a passionate, yet forbidden love. The story harks back to a Scandinavian saga, situated in Gurre. King Waldemar loves the girl Tove, who is a mysterious character, connected to both the world of people and the world of birds. The queen is jealous and has Tove killed. The Wood Dove tells of this in a moving song and the king accuses God of cruelty. A nightmarish scene follows, of a fierce army killed in battle, which rampages like a horde of ghosts. The radiant dawn at the end of Gurre-Lieder shows the insignificance of human destiny compared to the power of nature.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Dutch National Opera
Production Countries
Netherlands
Spoken Languages
German

Keywords

opera

Quick Facts

Release Date June 1, 2019
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Burkhard Fritz
Burkhard Fritz

Waldemar

Emily Magee
Emily Magee

Tove

Anna Larsson
Anna Larsson

Waldtaube

Markus Marquardt
Markus Marquardt

Bauer

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke

Klaus Narr

Sunnyi Melles
Sunnyi Melles

Narrator

Key Crew

Pierre Audi
Director