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  Schuld an Bühne

BARD COLLEGE NEW YORK
​​2019

oper von korngold
​

DAS WUNDER
​​DER HELIANE 
​​​

von
Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Bard College New York
Premiere: 26. Juli 2019


Set in an unnamed totalitarian state, The Miracle of Heliane (Das Wunder der Heliane) features an intricate, erotic triangle between a ruthless despot, The Ruler; his beautiful and neglected wife, Heliane; and a young, messianic Stranger. An allegorical tale, about the destruction of a dictatorship by a woman, Heliane premiered to great acclaim in Hamburg in 1927, and remains extraordinarily relevant today.

​This new production is directed by Christian Räth, with sets and costumes by Esther Bialas, both making their SummerScape debuts. The consistently excellent cast includes the stunning Lithuanian soprano Ausrine Stundyte in an all-too-rare U.S. appearance alongside rising star tenor Daniel Brenna, and the heralded bass-baritone Alfred Walker.


Photos: Stephanie Berger © 2019

Besetzung

mit



Regie
Musikalische Leitung

Bühne und Kostüme

Mitarbeit Bühne

Ausrine Stundyte
Daniel Brenna
Alfred Walker


Christian Räth
Leon Botstein
Esther Bialas

Daniel Unger

Photos: Stephanie Berger © 2019

Pressestimmen

"Bard SummerScape is offering the belated American premiere of “Das Wunder der Heliane” as part of a deep dive into Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s work. [...] At Bard, Christian Räth’s production is more literal, with a clearer broadcasting of the libretto’s dated obsessions, like sexual purity and the eternal feminine. But, for an opera not seen in this country until now, the staging is valuably crisp, the singing solid. Even though Korngold’s most enduring legacy may be in film, his take on 1920s Viennese opera is well worth a trip to take in. 'What you learn from ‘Heliane’ is that his particular, very distinctive melodic and harmonic language was there already before he went to Hollywood,' Mr. Botstein said. 'There is something naïvely optimistic about his music, subconsciously beautiful. And winningly so.'"
The New York Times

"In choosing an opera to stage in conjunction with this year’s Bard Music Festival, which is dedicated to the life and times of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Bard SummerScape bypassed the composer’s most famous work, 'Die Tote Stadt,' in favor of 'Das Wunder der Heliane' ('The Miracle of Heliane'). A grand opera colored in rich harmonies and steeped in religious symbolism, “Heliane” stars Ausrine Stundyte as a queen who defies her despotic husband (Alfred Walker) and embraces a mysterious stranger (Daniel Brenna). Leon Botstein conducts the American Symphony Orchestra in the work’s U.S. stage première, at the Fisher Center, in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York; Christian Räth directs."
The New Yorker


"Better late than never: 'Das Wunder der Heliane' makes long-awaited US debut. Erich Wolfgang Korngold considered 'Das Wunder der Heliane' his masterpiece, but history hasn’t kept up with that opinion. Unheard for decades before a recent renewal of interest, the opera makes a much-belated US debut as part of the Bard SummerScape festival, some 92 years after its premiere in Hamburg. As seen at the second of five performances, the production – directed by Christian Räth and conducted by Leon Botstein – offers a clue as to why the conductor valued it so highly, and why it has become a repertory rarity. Bard’s assumption [...] stands as an important and commendable achievement, for bringing a neglected and worthwhile work back into the spotlight."
Bachtrack

Photos: Stephanie Berger © 2019

Video 

Trailer zur Aufführung am Bard College New York
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Video: Fisher Center © 2019

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