Hermann Münzer / Ressenyes

The production of the late Herbert Wernicke is based on a circular platform in the center of which, in "El amor brujo", is the cantaora Esperanza Fernándezand elements of eternal Spain parade: the guitarist, the bullfighter, the Nazarenes and also the fire, through the flares emitted in the magnificent and full of haunting ritual dance, the stones that surround the circular stage. In "La vida breve" the same scenography is maintained that, intelligently, becomes the scene of Carmela and Paco's wedding party where the regista shows skill in scenic movement and good direction of actors. During the interlude prior to act II, the cantaora recites some verses that do not appear in the work and that disturb the enjoyment of Falla's magnificent orchestration. In the end, after Salud's death and the last orchestral chord, flowers rain down and the cantaora reappears to join the other victim of love,