Písně z Gurre
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A brilliant performance of Schönberg's monumental work at the Prague State Opera. Arnold Schönberg composed Gurre-Lieder to a text by J. P. Jacobsen about the tragic love of the Danish king Waldemar and his mistress Tove Lille, who was murdered out of jealousy by Queen Helviga. He orchestrated the composition for a monumental orchestral and vocal ensemble: five vocal solos, a narrator, a male and mixed choir, and a huge orchestra comprising 25 woodwind instruments, 25 brass instruments, four harps, a celesta, 16 different percussion instruments (including iron chains), and an exceptionally large string section. Every performance of this masterpiece, composed down to the last detail, is truly an overwhelming experience. SOČR chief conductor Petr Popelka seized this unique opportunity, as at the time of the performance of Songs he was also chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and in this unique project he brought together the two ensembles entrusted to him.
Michael Weinius
Waldemar
Susanne Bernhard
Tove
Štěpánka Pučálková
Wood Dove
Yngve Søberg
Peasant
Kevin Conners
Klaus the Jester
Petr Popelka
Self – Conductor
Vlastimil Kobrle
Self – Concertmaster
Jon Gjesme
Self – Concertmaster
Petr Fiala
Self – Choirmaster
Josef Chabroň
Self – Choirmaster
Tomáš Šimerda
Director
Markéta Režová
Dramaturgy
Milan Jílek
Sound
Dušan Lajda
Editor
Jindřich Juna
Editor
Martin Kubala
Director of Photography
Robert Franz Arnold
Lyricist
Jiří Gemrot
Music Director
Hana Bečková
Sound Assistant
Eva Vihanová
Sound Assistant
Jan Peška
Sound Assistant
Lukáš Boček
Gaffer
Michal Novák
Lighting Technician
Jan Červenka
Camera Operator
Radek Faltejsek
Camera Operator
Libor Hlavatý
Camera Operator
Miroslav Hurt
Camera Operator
Jan Kvasnička
Camera Operator
Aleš Malý
Camera Operator
Jiří Myslík
Camera Operator
Robert Novák
Camera Operator
Jiří Pešout
Camera Operator
Daniel Souček
Camera Operator
Vladimír Bezděk ml.
Editor
Aneta Myslivečková
Production Assistant
Kateřina Křížová
Assistant Director
Štěpánka Holubová
Production Manager
Kateřina Kovářová
Executive Producer
Jiří Hubač
Creative Producer