This double evening with the dance ensemble, the Tyrolean Symphony Orchestra Innsbruck, vocal soloists as well as the opera choir and the extra choir bears the signature of one of the most renowned choreographers of our time: Edward Clug created pieces for, among others, the Stuttgart Ballet, the Zurich Ballet, the Vienna State Ballet and the Nederlands Dans Theater.
Shortly after the end of Stabat Mater , Giovanni Battista Pergolesi died at the age of only 26. The tragedy surrounding his untimely death brought considerable attention to his entire work. Pergolesi's interpretation of the Stabat Mater is still considered a masterpiece of sacred music. In his choreography, Edward Clug creates a reference to traditional biblical images against the backdrop of the suffering of Saint Mary during Jesus' crucifixion. At the same time, it reflects, not without irony, our current understanding of the relationship between mother and son.
Igor Stravinsky began work on Les Noces in 1914. He used popular Russian wedding poems for the libretto, which he wrote himself. In his version, which is closely based on Stravinsky's original, Edward Clug tells of an arranged marriage for two young people in the Russian countryside in a farming environment. Before the eyes of the excited village community, they approach each other, curious and at the same time anxious in anticipation of the upcoming wedding night. In addition, a man disguised as a “false” bride makes life more difficult for the insecure groom with his devious confusion, while the mother of the bride and the father of the groom do their part to gently but firmly guide the couple into the “seriousness of life” and the world to maneuver the adults. Clug implements Stravinsky's folkloric libretto with a lot of speed, dynamism and humor.
