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Die tote Stadt (2011)
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Video | 148 min | Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Die tote Stadt (2011)

Not Rated

Video | 148 min | Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Director Pier Luigi Pizzi drew inspiration from Georges Rodenbach's short novel, "Bruges - La Morte" which narrates the bizarre and sinister experience of a man who, having lost his wife, is mesmerized and hypnotized by the atmosphere of ...See moreDirector Pier Luigi Pizzi drew inspiration from Georges Rodenbach's short novel, "Bruges - La Morte" which narrates the bizarre and sinister experience of a man who, having lost his wife, is mesmerized and hypnotized by the atmosphere of the city of Bruges to the point that he believes to recognize his beloved one in a woman met in the streets. He is so obsessed by this incredible event to think that he can bring the past back, but despite the two women's amazing likeness, the unique sensitivity and the feelings of the wife that he had loved for ten years are gone forever. Rodenbach turns the city of Bruges in a sinister and foggy stage where mysterious events take place. The urban spaces and the dead woman are deeply linked, the city itself amplifies death as it mirrors the main character's feelings, his agony, his tireless quest for an impossible love. This quest will lead him to death, in the cold, dead Venetian waters. Erich W. Korngold was very touched by this novel and composed an opera imbued with romantic and lyrical elements, that enhance the sense of self destruction and doom of the protagonist, describing through music his sudden mood swings. The reference to water is very important as it mirrors the characters' feelings and the strict analogy with Venice. Venice is the connecting element between this production and last year's Death in Venice by Benjamin Britten. These two titles are deeply linked and form one unique path. For that opera too Pizzi had used fog and mist on stage as to evoke a sense of ghost silence and desolation. Water and fog are therefore essential ingredients, and always recurring on the stage set. See less

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Name	Known for
Stefan Vinke Paul Paul See fewer	Siegfried (2016)
Solveig Kringelborn Marie / Mariette Marie / Mariette See fewer	Don Giovanni (2000)
Stephan Genz Frank / Fritz Frank / Fritz See fewer	La veuve joyeuse (1997)
Christa Mayer Brigitta Brigitta See fewer	Rigoletto (2008)
Eleonore Marguerre Juliette Juliette See fewer	Die tote Stadt (2011)
Julia Oesch Lucienne Lucienne See fewer	Korngold: Die tote Stadt (2003)
Gino Potente Gaston Gaston See fewer	L'incoronazione di Poppea, Dramma musicale in one prologue and three acts (2012)
Shi Yijie Victorin Victorin See fewer	Death in Venice (2010)
Eliahu Inbal Self - Direttore Self - Direttore See fewer	The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

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