Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Programm
| Strauss, Richard (1864-1949) | Die Frau ohne Schatten (excerpts) | |
| Zemlinsky, Alexander von (1871-1942) | Eine florentinische Tragödie (A Florentine Tragedy) Op.16 (opera in 1 act, performed in German with English surtitles) |
Darsteller
| London Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| Vladimir Jurowski | Musikalische Leitung | |
| Heike Wessels | Sopran | Bianca |
| Sergei Skorokhodov | Tenor | Guido Bardi, Prince of Forence |
| Albert Dohmen | Bariton | Simone |
Entranced and inspired by Oscar Wilde's dark, death-ridden play, Alexander Zemlinsky conjured up his most colourful orchestral canvas in the one-act opera A Florentine Tragedy.
Puccini claimed Zemlinsky's most overtly Straussian score was 'a rival to Salome but more human - more real.' The narrative of infidelity and rapprochement wasn't lost on Zemlinsky's former lover Alma Schindler, who was outraged when she saw the Vienna premiere.
Zemlinsky might not have found that ever-elusive fame and fortune with his opera, but he poured his all into it, revealing more about the troublesome Alma than any of her former lovers would dare.
Puccini claimed Zemlinsky's most overtly Straussian score was 'a rival to Salome but more human - more real.' The narrative of infidelity and rapprochement wasn't lost on Zemlinsky's former lover Alma Schindler, who was outraged when she saw the Vienna premiere.
Zemlinsky might not have found that ever-elusive fame and fortune with his opera, but he poured his all into it, revealing more about the troublesome Alma than any of her former lovers would dare.
