Organization

Hong Kong Arts Festival

Conductor

Kirill Petrenko

Stage director

Simon Stone

Co Director

Maria-magdalena Kwaschik

Set designer

Ralph Myers

Costume designer

Mel Page

Lighting designer

Roland Edrich

Dramaturge

Lukas Leipfinger

Singer

Tenor

Jonas Kaufmann

Paul

Baritone

Andrzej Filończyk

Frank

Soprano

Mirjam Mesak

Juliette

Silent

Manuel Günther

Gaston

Marlis Petersen

Marietta

Mezzo-soprano

Jennifer Johnston

Brigitta

Corinna Scheurle

Lucienne

Dean Power

Count Albert

Fritz

Bayerische Staatsoper

German

Die tote Stadt

Die tote Stadt: Die tote Stadt Korngold

Public

The Dead City

Chinese

English

Approved

In the forgotten city of Bruges, widower Paul is tormented with grief for his dead wife. A chance meeting in the streets of this “dead city” sends him off to a world where past and present collide, and emotions acquire a fearful power. Composed when Korngold was just 23, this sumptuous psychological drama shows why he was considered one of music’s greatest prodigies, and this striking 2019 production moves the action into the 21st century—drawing a truly devastating performance from Jonas Kaufmann as Paul. Soprano Marlis Petersen is equally compelling, and with conductor Kirill Petrenko bringing an unequalled sensitivity to Korngold’s sumptuous score, critics have called this production “exceptional”.

Die tote Stadt by Korngold, From (2022/2022), Directed by Simon Stone,, Conductor Kirill Petrenko

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