 Event |
Die Tote Stadt (The Dead City)
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| Venue |
Hamer Hall, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
21 August 2020 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Admired by Mahler and Puccini, Korngold was only 23 when he composed this mysterious and hallucinatory study of grief, memory, and obsession. Based on a novella by Belgian Symbolist poet Georges Rodenbach, Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) was one of the biggest hits of the 1920s but has rarely been staged since World War II.
Unable to deal with the death of his wife, Paul retreats from the world to live in his memories. When he meets a dancer who bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife, his emotional state rapidly unravels leading to hallucinations. |
| Description Source |
Website |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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| Secondary Genre |
Opera
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Web |
https://www.victorianopera.com.au/season/die-tote-stadt-the-dead-city |
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| Event Identifier |
148546 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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