Sciarrino: »Lohengrin«
Hamburg International Music Festival
This »Lohengrin« has nothing to do with Richard Wagner: Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino wrote a chamber opera with the same title in the early 1980s, based on a text by the Symbolist poet Jules Laforgue from the year 1887. At the forefront is the character Elsa, who, having been abandoned by Lohengrin, reflects on the past – be it real or just a figment of her imagination. Yearning and hope are the driving forces behind Elsa’s past memories and her present: the story only takes place inside her mind. Michael Sturminger, one of Austria’s best-known opera producers and authors, puts on this reduced and intense work with the soprano Sarah Maria Sun in the main role.
Performers
Sarah Maria Sun soprano
Shan Huang tenor
Rupert Grössinger baritone
Alexander Voronov bass
Jacob Wiesmüller walk-on
œnm . österreichisches ensemble für neue musik
director Peter Tilling
staging Michael Sturminger
stage, costume Renate Martin
stage, costume Andreas Donhauser
assistant director Ruth Asralda Haas
surtitles Ursula Schmiedpeter
technical implementation / stage manager Uwe Barkhahn
stage Tanja Kogelnik
stage Frank Schmidt
stage Matthias Landt
stage Michael Schmeichel
makeup Jutta Christiansen
costume design Nadja Zeller
decoration / props Laura Gericke
decoration / props Sean Weingarten
Programme
Salvatore Sciarrino
Lohengrin / Eine unsichtbare Handlung für Stimme, Instrumente und Chor
Lo spazio inverso
Se la mia morte brami / aus: Gesualdo senza parole Nr. 3
Claudio Monteverdi
Lamento della ninfa / aus: Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi
Estimated end time
20:45