Details

Neither a concert performance nor a full opera production, this event theatre is a collage of choral, operatic and orchestral music, spoken text and film, punctuated by rare archival recordings. The main components of the evening include key moments from Beethoven's Fidelio, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Alban Berg's Wozzeck and Schubert's Die Schone Mullerin. The juxtaposition of these works and the unfolding of their dramaturigical connections is intended to create a seamless emotional journey for the performers and audience alike. This is a unique event in which Fritz Lang's film Siegfried rubs shoulders with Beethoven and Schumann, and the opera chorus and full orchestra give way to a single baritone and piano. New production. Sung in German and English. Running time 2 hours 30 minutes.

Creatives/Company

Author: Steven Sloane
Company: Orchestra of Opera North (plus soloist and chorus)
Conductor: Steven Sloane
Director: Tim Hopkins
Other: Meredith Oakes (writer)