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Organization

Singer

Tenor

Stefan Margita

Frederick William

Contralto

Helene Schneiderman

The electress

Soprano

Vera-Lotte Boecker

Princess Natalie of Orange

Baritone

Robin Adams

Prince Frederick Arthur of Hombourg

Moritz Kallenberg

Count Hohenzollern

Michael Ebbecke

Field Marshal Dörfling

Bass

Friedemann Röhlig

Colonel of Kollwitz

Johannes Kammler

Constable

Mingjie Lei

First officer

Paweł Konik

Second officer

Michael Nagl

Third officer

Catriona Smith

First lady-in-waiting

Mezzo-soprano

Anna Werle

Second lady-in-waiting

Stine Marie Fischer

Third lady-in-waiting

Conductor

Cornelius Meister

Thomas Guggeis

Stage director

Stephan Kimmig

Set designer

Katja Haß

Costume designer

Anja Rabes

Video designer

Rebecca Riedel

Lighting designer

Reinhard Traub

Dramaturge

Miron Hakenbeck

Orchestra

Staatsorchesters Stuttgart

Staatsoper Stuttgart

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Der Prinz von Homburg -  (The Prince of Homburg)

Stuttgart

Germany

Opernhaus

The opera is set in Fehrbellin in Brandenburg during the Prusso-Swedish Wars, immediately after the Swedish defeat at the battle of Fehrbellin in 1675. Prince Friedrich and Princess Natalie are in love, and she is promised to him by the Elector. Field Marshal Dörfling outlines the plan of battle, but the Prince day-dreams about the Princess. During the battle, not having listened to the orders he was given, he attacks prematurely, endangering the outcome by sending his cavalry after retreating Swedes. Nevertheless, the attack is successful. The Elector orders to arrest the disobedient officer.

The Prince is imprisoned, and the Elector is expected to ratify the sentence of death. The Prince appeals through Princess Natalie, but she is told that the Prince must agree with the legitimacy of the sentence. Natalie uses her Dragoons to free the Prince. Meanwhile, the Elector, knowing that he has taught the Prince his lesson, decides to pardon him. Blindfolded, the Prince is led towards his execution, but when the blindfold is removed, the Elector gives him the hand of the Princess.

Der Prinz von Homburg by H. W. Henze, from Staatsoper Stuttgart, 2019. Directed by Stephan Kimmig, conductor Cornelius Meister, starring Helene Schneiderman, Vera-Lotte Böcker, Robin Adams, Moritz Kallenberg, Michael Ebbecke, Stefan Margita. Performed in German and subtitled in English, German, Japanese and Korean.

Der Prinz von Homburg

The Prince of Homburg

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