The Fiery Angel

Synopsis

Prokofiev’s Fiery Angel is one of the outstanding operas of the 20th century. Director Andrea Breth transfers the story of Renata, who is plagued by visions, to a clinic. The atmosphere is characterised by agonising hopelessness, but at the same time heightened by the emotional excesses of the inmates. This monochrome approach, which dispenses with any historical embellishment, is legitimised by the careful elaboration of the characters. Aušrinė Stundytė, one of the outstanding singing actors of our time, and the congenial Bo Skovhus play out the consequences of traumatisation with merciless precision in Breth’s interpretation. “Musically gripping, scenically intense.” (Wiener Zeitung) / “A scenic sensation.” (Kurier) / “Aušrinė Stundytė succeeds in her singing balancing act between eruptive power and vulnerability.” (Die Presse)

Additional Info

• No: A04050158
• Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
• Conductor: Constantin Trinks
• Orchestra: ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
• Artists: Bo Skovhus, Ausrine Stundyte, Natascha Petrinsky, Elena Zaremba, Nikolai Schukoff, Arnold Schoenberg Chor
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 02:03:00
• Director: Stage Director: Andrea Breth
• Producers: Unitel, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Theater an der Wien, Agrana
• Format: 4K