Der Schatzgraber

Composer: Schreker, Franz

Librettist/Text Author: Schreker, Franz

Conductor: Albrecht, Marc

Orchestra: Berlin Deutsche Opera Orchestra

Chorus: Berlin Deutsche Opera Chorus

Chorus Master: Bines, Jeremy

Der Konig (The King): Pursio, Tuomas

Der Narr (The Fool): Laurenz, Michael

Der Vogt (The Bailiff): Mayer, Thomas Johannes

Die Konigin (The Queen): Pauwels, Doke

Elis: Johansson, Daniel

Els: Strid, Elisabet

Set Designer: Leiacker, Johannes

Costume Designer: Drosihn, Barbara

Lighting Designer: Winter, Olaf

Stage Director: Loy, Christof

Television Director: Filenius, Gotz

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Date of Production: 05-2022

Venue: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Playing Time: 02:54:14

Catalogue Number: 2.110761

UPC: 747313576159

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Franz Schreker's career was cut short by the events of 1933 in Germany but he achieved real fame with his operas, and the huge success of Der Schatzgraber (The Treasure Hunter) in the 1920s was the high point of his career. In a complex and ultimately tragic tale of destructive greed, desire and toxic social hierarchy, the innkeeper's daughter Els is forced to confront the consequences of her murderous intent in what conductor Marc Albrecht considers 'a work of exceptional quality, concentration and significance.' Following the huge success of Korngold's Das Wunder der Heliane, director Christof Loy continues his exploration of strong female characters and neglected 20th-century masterpieces with this highly acclaimed Deutsche Oper Berlin production.