(The Merchant of Venice - Bregenzer Festspiele)

Content: Set in Venice during the Renaissance, the drama centres on Bassanio, a young nobleman who would like to court the beautiful Portia but doesn‘t have the money to travel to her country estate, so he asks the merchant Antonio for help. Antonio‘s wealth is tied up in maritime trade but he offers to procure the sum Bassanio needs from the Jewish money lender Shylock. Shylock hates Antonio for being so contemptuous in his treatment of Jews, and therefore stipulates that if the debt is not repaid within three months, the penalty will be a pound of Antonio‘s own flesh...

Countries:

Austria

Genres:

Drama,

Romance

Runtime:

165 minutes

Year:

2014

Directors:

Keith Warner

Actors:

Antonio, a Merchant of Venice

Bassanio, a friend of Antonio

Salarino, a friend of Antonio and Bassanio

Lorenzo, in love with Jessica

Shylock, a rich Jew

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Director

Conductor

Set Decoration

Compositor

Writer