"The Silent Woman" by Richard Strauss @ Berlin State Opera

Overview

Ageing misfit Sir Morosus lives alone in an old-style apartment in Charlottenburg in Berlin. He is wealthy, but also lonely and a bit grumpy. Then his nephew Henry moves in with him and his life takes a turn for the better. Director Jan Philipp Gloger homes in on two of the most pressing problems of the day: loneliness and the housing shortage. The Staatskapelle Berlin is conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Cast

Peter Rose

Sir Morosus

Iris Vermillon

La gouvernante

Samuel Hasselhorn

Barbier Schneidebart

Siyabonga Maqungo

Henry Morosus

Brenda Rae

L'épouse de Sir Morosus

Serafina Starke

Isotta

Rebecca Wallroth

Carlotta

Dionysios Avgerinos

Morbio

Manuel Winckhler

Vanuzzi

Friedrich Hamel

Farfallo