Aleš Briscein
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Janáček: From the House of the Dead
2018-05-01
Janáček: From the House of the Dead
Overview: Stage director Frank Castorf “might have been born to direct From the House of the Dead” (Opera Today). His gritty, visually striking adaptation brings bold modern and postmodern touches to Janáček’s masterwork without ever overshadowing the intense forward momentum of the music, conducted to dramatic perfection by Simone Young and sung by an all-star cast in Munich. Janáček adapted Dostoevsky for this powerfully compelling opera set in a Siberian prison camp, full of starkly contrasting moods and motifs, unusual in its episodic structure. The last opera Janáček ever composed, its third act was on his desk when he died in 1928; attempts by his students to “complete” his orchestration have largely fallen away over the decades in favor of the original version. Despite the grimness of the setting and the brutality of several characters, the composer’s compassion shines through in tender moments, movingly illustrating his motto for the work: “in every creature, a spark of God.”
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-01
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The Makropulos Affair
2011-08-30
The Makropulos Affair
Overview: The Christoph Marthaler production of Leoš Janáček's "Věc Makropulos", recorded live at the Salzburger Festspiele on 8 & 30 August 2011. Angela Denoke stars as Emilia Marty, with Raymond Very as Albert Gregor, Peter Hoare as Vitek, Jurgita Adamonyté as Krista, and Johan Reuter as Jaroslav Prus. Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Wiener Philharmoniker.
Genres: Music
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 2011-08-30
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The Jacobin - National Theatre Brno
2023-10-08
The Jacobin - National Theatre Brno
Overview: ‘We are from Bohemia and you ask if we can sing?’ An unknown couple arrives in a small Czech village from abroad and most of the locals watch them with suspicion. Only the old teacher Benda, a lover of music, opens his door to them, only to find that the strangers are closer to them than one might think.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-08
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Komische Oper Berlin)
2016-02-15
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Komische Oper Berlin)
Overview: Live performance from the Komische Oper Berlin, February 15 2016.
Genres: Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2016-02-15
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Die tote Stadt
2018-09-30
Die tote Stadt
Overview: Die tote Stadt (German for The Dead City) is an opera in three acts by Erich Wolfgang Korngold to a libretto by Paul Schott, a collective pseudonym for the composer and his father, Julius Korngold; it is based on the 1892 novel Bruges-la-Morte by Georges Rodenbach.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-30
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