Movie Description
Aribert Reimann: Lear
(2015)Overview
Aribert Reimann's "Lear" is a milestone in the tragic opera of the 20th century. Ever since it's 1978 premiere at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, it has made it's triumphal progress around the world in more than thirty productions as the most successful Shakespeare opera of our time. The remorseless logic of the action and plot and the primal force of irresistible sonic fantasies give this work the power to hold the attention of it's listeners and viewers from the first moment to the last. The great theme of self-deception is fancifully portrayed in this captivating stage production by Karoline Gruber with a retreat into the interior of a far from frail old man. It is not senility that drives Lear, brilliantly sung by Bo Skovhus, into isolation but his hyperactive ego. The first Hamburg performance of Lear is a musical achievement of the highest order.
Featured Crew
Cast
King Lear
Goneril
Regan
Cordelia
Actor (Fool)
Earl of Gloucester
Edgar
Edmund
Duke of Albany
Duke of Cornwall
Earl of Kent
King of France
Servant
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Facts
Original TitleAribert Reimann: Lear
Status Released
Release Information
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2015-03-30
Original Language
Runtime 02h 34m
Production CompaniesStaatsoper Hamburg
Genres
- Music
