Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder (2019)
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.
Director: Pierre Audi
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Burkhard Fritz as Waldemar |
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Emily Magee as Tove |
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Anna Larsson as Waldtaube |
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Markus Marquardt as Bauer |
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Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke as Klaus Narr |
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Sunnyi Melles as Narrator |
| Sound | Marc Albrecht | Conductor |
| Directing | Pierre Audi | Director |
| Lighting | Jean Kalman | Lighting Design |
| Art | Christof Hetzer | Set Designer |
