Recorded at Bard College, Fisher Center for the Performing Arts: LUMA Theater, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, United States
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Performers
| Leon Botstein | Conductor | |
| Christian Räth | Director | |
| Esther Bialas | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| American Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Aušrinė Stundytė | Soprano | Heliane |
| Alfred Walker | Bass-baritone | Herrscher (Ruler) |
| Daniel Brenna | Tenor | Fremder (Stranger) |
| Jennifer Feinstein | Mezzo-soprano | Botin (Messenger) |
| Nicholas Brownlee | Bass-baritone | Pförtner (Doorman) |
| David Cangelosi | Tenor | Blinder Schwertrichter (Blind Judge) |
Set in an unnamed totalitarian state, The Miracle of Heliane (Das Wunder der Heliane) features an intricate, erotic triangle between a ruthless despot, The Ruler; his beautiful and neglected wife, Heliane; and a young, messianic Stranger. An allegorical tale, about the destruction of a dictatorship by a woman, Heliane premiered to great acclaim in Hamburg in 1927, and remains extraordinarily relevant today