Organization

Stage director

Matthias Faltz

Singer

Spoken

Michael Quast

The Narrator

The Soldier

the Devil

Silent

Princess

Ensemble Modern

Orchestra

Volksbühne Berlin

L'histoire du Soldat -  (The Soldier's Tale)

Frankfurt am Main

Germany

Volksbühne im Großen Hirschgraben

L'histoire du Soldat Stravinsky

Public

The Soldier's Tale

Approved

100 years ago, a flu pandemic, the "Spanish flu", claimed millions of lives. The borders were closed, parts of public life were paralyzed, most theaters were closed. In this situation, Stravinsky and Ramuz conceived a music theater with the most modest means.
As the sole actor, Michael Quast brings all the characters in the story to life with just his voice and the poorest of props. And tells the story of the soldier's pact with the devil, of the life-giving power of music and how the bitter end cannot be prevented. A camera transfers the “poor theatre” into its own visual world.

The very special chamber ensemble is ideally cast with seven musicians* from the Ensemble Modern, who are able to develop Stravinsky's broad spectrum of expressive effects with virtuosity.

English

The Soldier's Tale by Stravinsky, From (2022/2022), Directed by Matthias Faltz,, Volksbühne im Großen Hirschgraben, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Ensemble

Co-Producer

Program, About & Synopsis

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Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues