Name: Die Liebe der Danae
Start: 2011-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2011-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Organization

Baritone

Mark Delavan

Jupiter

Tenor

Thomas Blondelle

Merkur

Burkhard Ulrich

Pollux

Soprano

Manuela Uhl

Danae

Hulkar Sabirova

Xanthe

Matthias Klink

Midas

Singer

Paul Kaufmann

Vier Könige

Clemens Bieber

Nathan De'Shon Myers

Hyung-Wook Lee

Hila Fahima Ruschin

Semele

Martina Welschenbach

Europa

Contralto

Julia Benzinger

Alkmene

Katarina Bradić

Leda

Conductor

Andrew Litton

Stage director

Kirsten Harms

Set designer

Bernd Damovsky

Costume designer

Dorothea Katzer-Dittrich

Lighting designer

Manfred Voss

Chorus master

William Spaulding

Dramaturge

Andreas K W Meyer

Deutsche Oper Berlin

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Die Liebe der Danae -  (The Love of Danae)

Berlin

Germany

Die Tischlerei

Richard Strauss completed his second-to-last opera “Die Liebe der Danae” in 1940. Written under war clouds, the “merry mythology” based on an idea by Hugo von Hofmannsthal was given a provisional, by-invitation-only dress rehearsal premiere at the 1944 Salzburg Festival the day before all theaters in the “Reich” were closed by order of the Ministry of Propaganda. The official world premiere took place at the 1952 Salzburg Festival – now no longer in the presence of the composer, who passed away in 1949. As Europe was about to go up in flames, Strauss was pouring his entire arsenal of melodic beauty and lushness into the score of “Die Liebe der Danae”. The rarely performed opera is nothing if not a feast for Strauss lovers, with arias, ensembles and orchestral interludes blazing with sumptuous colors and rich textures. A kind of compendium of Strauss’ most inspired musical ideas, it is like the swan song of an aged composer who is taking leave from the world on the eve of the catastrophe that will engulf it. Embodying the composer, in a way, is the role of Jupiter, an aging god who realizes that he will never win the love of the beautiful Danae. This timeless production from the Deutsche Oper Berlin can also be seen as the mirror of a changing world order, with a wonderfully suggestive symbol dominating the stage during all three acts: a grand piano suspended upside-down from the rafters. This image can be seen as “an allegory for high and noble art” (Frankfurter Rundschau) or as the symbol of a world turned upside down, ready to come crashing down at any second. Starring Manuela Uhl, Mark Delavan and Matthias Klink in the lead roles, this production does full justice to this rarely performed but exceptionally moving work.

Die Liebe der Danae Strauss,R

The Love of Danae

Approved

Bass

Instrumentalist

Pianist

Violinist

Cellist

Violist

Flutist

Clarinetist

Guitarist

Organist

Percussionist

hornist

Oboist

Bassoonist

Trumpeter

Contrabassist

Trombonist

Harper

Saxophonist

Harpsichordist

Bassist

Accordionist

Tuba Player

Recorder Player

Lutenist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Mandoline Player

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Violino Piccolo Player

Viola da gamba

Musette de cour Player

Viola Pomposa Player

Archlutenist

Vibraphonist

Cornettist

Viola d’amore Player

Theorbist

Composer

Librettist

Choreographer

Dancer

Actor

Video designer

Translator

Sound designer

Repetiteur

Makeup artist

Executive producer

Hairstylist

Other

Stage Manager

Choir

Orchestra

Poet

Vocal coach

Teacher

Photographer

Broadcasting

Illustrator

Writer

Writing and performance

Chorus Director

Wig & Makeup Designer

Orchestra Operations

Extra

Bass-baritone

Countertenor

Mezzo-soprano

Spoken

Child vocalist

Silent

Alto

Continuo

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The Love of Danae by Strauss, sø. 23 jan. 2011, Fra (2011/2011), I regi av Kirsten Harms,, Dirigent Andrew Litton, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Forestillingkreditter (Ensemble & produksjonsteam )

Cast

Mannskap

Program, Informasjon & Sammendrag

Videoer

Bilder

Videre lesning

Forestillingsdatoer og spillesteder

Sted