Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Burkhard Fritz

Waldemar

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Emily Magee

Tove

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anna Larsson

Waldtaube

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Markus Marquardt

Bauer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke

Klaus Narr

Age : 57 | Popularity : 5%

Sunnyi Melles

Narrator

Age : 65 | Popularity : 15%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Conductor	Marc Albrecht
Lighting	Lighting Design	Jean Kalman
Directing	Director	Pierre Audi
Art	Set Designer	Christof Hetzer
Department	Role	Name

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