Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman without a Shadow)

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