Monday, June 1, 2009

Tote Stadt, Die


(The Dead City), Opera in 3 acts by Erich Korngold, text by composer and his father, based on 'Bruges-la-Morte', a short novel by Georges Rodenbach.
The story is a multi-layed psychological drama focusing on a man named Paul who is obsessed with the memory of his deceased wife, Marie. He encounters a woman, Marietta, who is the image of Marie.

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