The DVD makes a powerful impression, and considering the size of the stage area, 220 feet long in NYC, the singing and acting is astonishing. The NYC venue, The Park Avenue Armory, where the wealthiest soldiers of the U.S. Civil War trained, was a perfect place to stage 'Die Soldaten'. A creepy reflection of the content of the opera.
The Ruhrtriennale production of Zimmermann's 'Die Soldaten' which was brought to New York for the Lincoln Center Festival some years back, was probably the single most exciting operatic staging that I have seen in some sixty-five years of opera going.
I didn't know it came to New York. It exists on dvd. I didn't see it myself. It was one of these rare occasions where the orchestra moved through the hall. Die Soldaten is always a a treat.
The DVD makes a powerful impression, and considering the size of the stage area, 220 feet long in NYC, the singing and acting is astonishing. The NYC venue, The Park Avenue Armory, where the wealthiest soldiers of the U.S. Civil War trained, was a perfect place to stage 'Die Soldaten'. A creepy reflection of the content of the opera.
The Ruhrtriennale production of Zimmermann's 'Die Soldaten' which was brought to New York for the Lincoln Center Festival some years back, was probably the single most exciting operatic staging that I have seen in some sixty-five years of opera going.
I didn't know it came to New York. It exists on dvd. I didn't see it myself. It was one of these rare occasions where the orchestra moved through the hall. Die Soldaten is always a a treat.