Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow)
Richard Strauss
Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow)
Opera in three acts, in German, with Hungarian and English surtitles
The daughter of the Emperor of the Spirit Realm turned from a gazelle into a beautiful girl. Hunter and prey fell in love with each other: the fairy girl became the Empress of the Southeastern Islands. Since then, light has penetrated her body as if she were of glass: a spirit trapped in the world of humans. If she cannot obtain her shadow, the Emperor will turn into stone… Conceived at wartime, this tale is about humanity, self-sacrifice and the appreciation of happiness.
General cast
- Conductor
- Péter Halász
- The Emperor
- István Kovácsházi
- The empress
- Eszter Sümegi
- The Nurse
- Ildikó Komlósi
- The Messenger of the Spirits
- Attila Dobák
- The Guardian of the Threshold
- Ingrid Kertesi
- The Apparition of a Youth
- Péter Balczó
- The Falcon
- Erika Markovics
- A Voice from Above
- Anna Kissjudit univ. stud.
- Barak, the dyer
- Heiko Trinsinger
- Barak
- Szilvia Rálik
- The one-eyed man, Barak
- Lajos Geiger
- The one-armed man, Barak
- Ferenc Cserhalmi
- The hunchback, Barak
- István Horváth
- The voices of the town
- Lajos Geiger / Ferenc Cserhalmi / Attila Dobák
- The children's voices
- Anna Kissjudit univ. stud. / Ildikó Szakács / Zsófia Kálnay / Ingrid Kertesi / Bori Keszei / Erika Markovics
- Three servants
- Zsófia Kálnay / Bori Keszei / Ildikó Szakács
Credits
- Librettist
- Hugo von Hofmannstahl
- Director
- János Szikora
- Set designer
- Balázs Horesnyi
- Costume designer
- Kati Zoób
- Dramaturg
- János Matuz
- Hungarian surtitles
- Máté Mesterházi
- English surtitles
- Judit Kenesey
- Head of the Children's Chorus
- Nikolett Hajzer
- Chorus director
- Gábor Csiki
- Premiere
- May 25, 2014
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