Easter Festival Baden-Baden: Kirill Petrenko conducts "Woman Without a Shadow" with the Berlin Philharmonic

For the 10th time, the Berlin Philharmonic will be playing in Baden-Baden, this time under the direction of Kirill Petrenko at the Easter Festival with “Woman without a Shadow”.

When the painter Gustav Klimt covered his murals with gold leaf, Richard Strauss also reveled in a musical opulence so typical of Vienna at that time. His "Woman Without a Shadow" requires the voices of five Wagnerian heroes, not to mention numerous supporting roles. This makes Strauss's fairy tale the prototype of a festival opera. To conjure up the effects of this sonic wizardry, his giant orchestra also uses five Chinese gongs and a glass harmonica. A pivotal work of Art Nouveau, a summit of voices, a feast for the audience, and a musical calling card for the Berlin Philharmonic. (Source: Festspielhaus Baden-Baden )

Directed by LYDIA STEIER
Video 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