The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard

The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard (2022)

Music

The plot is almost identical to Donizetti’s Don Pasquale except that the “old man” is not a fool here and his relationship with his nephew, Henry, is loving. It is more human and tender but still has bite. All the old man, Sir Morosus, wants is silence. Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau was first presented in 1935; Hitler and Goebbels refused to attend because Stefan Zweig, the librettist, was a Jew and Strauss refused to remove his name from the program after the Nazis had insisted it be excised. It was a great success but was withdrawn for just that political reason after only three performances. Presented here is the complete, with some minor tweeks, uncensored version.

Director: Christian Räth

Casts

	Harold Wilson as Sir Morosus
	Jana McIntyre as Aminta
	David Portillo as Henry Morosus
	Edward Nelson as Schneidebart, the barber
	Ariana Lucas as Widow Zimmerlein
	Matthew Anchel as Vanuzzi
	Chrystal E Williams as Carlotta
	Anya Matanovic as Isotta
	Federico DeMichelis as Farfallo
	Jorell Williams as Morbio

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