Tag: Friedrich Schiller
Munich: “Don Karlos” in the theater “Much Ado About Nothing” – Munich
A cross and countless swords hang from the ceiling, notes are scattered on the floor and a red habit dangles from the wall. The stage setting gives the first hint…
Schiller’s “Maria Stuart” in Bamberg – Theater Review – Bavaria
One is Queen of Scotland, the other of England. Together, Mary Stuart and Elizabeth I form two sides of the same coin. This is how Philipp Arnold sees it in…
Jennifer O’Loughlin with “Luisa Miller sings Schiller” – Munich
Opera and song rarely go together in a concert. Not so at the evening with Jennifer O’Loughlin alongside Bo Price on the piano, called “Luisa Miller sings Schiller”. In May,…
"To sing!" Exhibition in Marbach: Karaoke with Orpheus
The German Literature Archive owns thousands of manuscripts – including the original “Loreley”. To be seen in an unusual exhibition. source site
Art: When Switzerland came into fashion
An exhibition in Winterthur explores what is international about Caspar David Friedrich’s landscapes. source site
Schiller Days Mannheim: Carp Diem
In Mannheim, Christian Weise moved Schiller’s “Wilhelm Tell” to a lake stage and turned it into a musical. Good idea – in theory. source site
“Maria Stuart” as a ballet in Karlsruhe – culture
Reddish shimmering hair, delicate shoulders under glistening brocade, the royal back trembles in the limelight: That’s how she stands there, England’s monarch Elisabeth, and the executioner’s ax moves like a…
"William Tell" at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus: cold-blooded killer wanted
The Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus shows an overly melodramatic “Wilhelm Tell”. source site
The smell of dead Europe – culture
It’s war in Europe. For 16 years already, it will last 14 more. When Frank Castorf began staging Schiller’s “Wallenstein” at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, the “dramatic poem” that tells of…
A lot of fog at Schiller’s “Johanna von Orleans” at the Volkstheater – Munich
As if the technology understood, a fire alarm went off after fifteen minutes. A siren blares and a voice, allowing for little disagreement, announces that everyone is to leave the…