(The Silent Woman - Fisher Center at Bard)

Content: The plot is almost identical to Donizetti’s Don Pasquale except that the “old man” is not a fool here and his relationship with his nephew, Henry, is loving. It is more human and tender but still has bite. All the old man, Sir Morosus, wants is silence. Richard Strauss' Die schweigsame Frau was first presented in 1935; Hitler and Goebbels refused to attend because Stefan Zweig, the librettist, was a Jew and Strauss refused to remove his name from the program after the Nazis had insisted it be excised. It was a great success but was withdrawn for just that political reason after only three performances. Presented here is the complete, with some minor tweeks, uncensored version.

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Genres:

Music

Runtime:

208 minutes

Year:

2022

Directors:

Christian Räth

Actors:

Sir Morosus

Aminta

Henry Morosus

Schneidebart, the barber

Widow Zimmerlein

Crews:

Music

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