Easter Festival Baden-Baden: Kirill Petrenko conducts "Frau ohne Schatten" with the Berlin Philharmonic

For the 10th time, the Berliner Philharmoniker will perform in Baden-Baden, this time under the baton of KIRILL PETRENKO for the Easter Festival with "Frau ohne Schatten".

When painter Gustav Klimt coated his famous paintings with gold leaf, Richard Strauss musically reveled in the opulence that was so typical of Vienna at the time. No fewer than five powerful Wagnerian voices are needed for his Die Frau ohne Schatten, not to mention the many supporting roles. Strauss’s fairy tale is thus the epitome of a festival opera. To conjure up the effects of this sound magician, his mammoth orchestra also employs five Chinese gongs and a glass harmonica. A central work of Art Nouveau, a gathering of exceptional voices, a delight for the audience, and a musical calling card for the Berliner Philharmoniker. (Source: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden)

Directed by LYDIA STEIER
Video design by MOMME HINRICHS
ELZA VAN DEN HEEVER as The Empress
MICHAELA SCHUSTER as The Nurse
WOLFGANG KOCH as Barack, the Dyer

Premiere: April 1, 2023
Performances: April 5/9, 2023