Schönberg: Gurre-LiederMovie
Rarely has a theatrical world premiere been so warmly received as Dutch National Opera’s production of Arnold Schönberg’s late-Romantic Gurre-Lieder in 2014. The production fulfilled a fervent wish of principal conductor Marc Albrecht. The music of Gurre-Lieder is timeless, and so is its subject: a passionate, yet forbidden love. The story harks back to a Scandinavian saga, situated in Gurre. King Waldemar loves the girl Tove, who is a mysterious character, connected to both the world of people and the world of birds. The queen is jealous and has Tove killed. The Wood Dove tells of this in a moving song and the king accuses God of cruelty. A nightmarish scene follows, of a fierce army killed in battle, which rampages like a horde of ghosts. The radiant dawn at the end of Gurre-Lieder shows the insignificance of human destiny compared to the power of nature.
About Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder
Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder is a 2019 drama, music movie directed by Pierre Audi.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 20m, production credits from Netherlands, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Burkhard Fritz, Emily Magee, Anna Larsson, Markus Marquardt. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
