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The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard

The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard

2022

N/R

Categories:

  • Music

Overview:

The plot is almost identical to Donizetti’s Don Pasquale except that the “old man” is not a fool here and his relationship with his nephew, Henry, is loving. It is more human and tender but still has bite. All the old man, Sir Morosus, wants is silence. Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau was first presented in 1935; Hitler and Goebbels refused to attend because Stefan Zweig, the librettist, was a Jew and Strauss refused to remove his name from the program after the Nazis had insisted it be excised. It was a great success but was withdrawn for just that political reason after only three performances. Presented here is the complete, with some minor tweeks, uncensored version.

Christian Räth

Director

Cast:

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  • Harold Wilson

    Harold Wilson

    Sir Morosus
  • Jana McIntyre

    Jana McIntyre

    Aminta
  • David Portillo

    David Portillo

    Henry Morosus
  • Edward Nelson

    Edward Nelson

    Schneidebart, the barb...
  • Ariana Lucas

    Ariana Lucas

    Widow Zimmerlein
  • Matthew Anchel

    Matthew Anchel

    Vanuzzi