Performance

Venue	Sadler's Wells Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	26th June 2004
To	26th June 2004
When	19:00
Sadler's Wells Theatre (V224)
Current/Future Listings
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The Dwarf (Der Zwerg)

Work:: The Dwarf (Der Zwerg) (S21886075)

The dwarf of the title is a birthday present for the Infanta of Spain - a toy for her to play with. He falls in love with her, but she, with all a child's ingenuous cruelty, can only break his heart. Alma Mahler, with whom Zemlinsky was infatuated, described him as a 'horrid little dwarf'. Little wonder, then, that he was moved to write a piece - based on a story by Oscar Wilde - about the 'tragedy of the ugly man', who has, nonetheless, a great capacity for love. There is, in the words of Alban Berg, 'a wonderful flow of glorious melody' running throughout the score, and The Dwarf is, altogether, a highly charged, deeply affecting music drama.

Music

Alexander Zemlinsky

Production:: (T1008368544)

Sung in English. Running time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Company	Opera North
Conductor	David Parry
Director	David Pountney
Design	Johan Engels
Costume	Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting	Adam Silverman
Translation	David Pountney
Performer	Stefanie Krahnenfeld (Donna Clara - The Infanta)
Performer	Majella Cullagh (Ghita)
Performer	Paul Nilon (Dwarf)
Performer	Graeme Broadbent (Don Estoban)

Listing:: L1330183330

Production details

Sung in English. Running time approx. 1 hour 30 minutes

Reviews

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