Name: Der Zwerg
Start: 2019-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Organization

Soprano

Elena Tsallagova

Donna Clara

Emily Magee

Ghita

Tenor

David Butt Philip

Der Zwerg

Bass

Philipp Jekal

Don Estoban

Flurina Stucki

1. Zofe

Amber Fasquelle

2. Zofe

Maiju Vaahtoluoto

3. Zofe

Sångare

Carolina Dawabe-Valle

Zwei Gespielinnen

So Young Park

Kristina Häger

Margarita Greiner

Dirigent

Donald Runnicles

Regissör

Tobias Kratzer

Scenograf

Rainer Sellmaier

Körledare

Jeremy Bines

Dramaturg

Sebastian Hanusa

Ljus designer

Stefan Woinke

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Orchestra

Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin

tyska

Berlin

Tyskland

Die Tischlerei

Der Zwerg Zemlinsky

Public

engelska

Approved

Premiere on 24 March 2019 at Deutsche Oper BerlinConductor: Donald Runnicles; Director: Tobias Kratzer; Stage design, Costume design: Rainer Sellmaier; Choru...

Take a seat at the prestigious Deutsche Oper Berlin for a moving presentation of Alexander von Zemlinsky's Der Zwerg(The Dwarf)! Adapted from a fairy tale by Oscar Wilde, "The Birthday of the Infanta," the composer's rendition takes on autobiographical undertones, alluding metaphorically to Zemlinsky's love affair with the young Alma Schindler—later Alma Mahler, the wife of composer Gustav. As a prelude to the one-act opera, Adelle Eslinger-Runnicles and Evgeny Nikiforov take on the roles of Alexander and Alma, set to Schoenberg's Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (Accompanying Music to a Film Scene).

Music director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin since 2007 (with a recent contract extension through 2027), Donald Runnicles breathes life into the legend with a wave of his baton. The amorous plight of the title character leads to despair when he sees, for the first time, his reflection in a mirror. The merriment of the festivities and the grandeur of the setting offer a cruel contrast with the internal conflict of the Dwarf, brilliantly performed by Mick Morris Mehnert and sung by tenor David Butt Philip. The dazzling Elena Tsallagova more than holds her own as the infanta (Spanish royal daughter), joined by Emily Magee and Philipp Jekal in Tobias Kratzer's superb staging.

English

Föreställningskrediter (Medverkande & produktionsteam )

Medverkande

Besättning

Ensemble