None but the Lonely Heart (staged version by C. Loy)

Composer: Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich

Ensemble: Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, members

Baritone: Sulimsky, Vladislav

Baritone: Trabka, Mikolaj

Mezzo-soprano: Lauritano, Kelsey

Piano: Klubczuk, Mariusz

Piano: Petersen, Nikolai

Soprano: Golovneva, Olesya

Tenor: Care, Andrea

Set Designer: Murauer, Herbert

Costume Designer: Murauer, Herbert

Lighting Designer: Winter, Olaf

Stage Director: Loy, Christof

Television Director: Beyer, Michael

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Date of Production: 02-2021

Venue: Frankfurt Opera House

Playing Time: 01:50:46

Catalogue Number: 2.110770

UPC: 747313577057

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Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt ('None but the lonely heart'), probably the best known of Tchaikovsky's songs, lends its name to an intimate theatrical evening in which Christof Loy has combines songs or 'romances' and instrumental music to create a chamber opera of striking beauty and intensity. Tchaikovsky's songs cover a stylistic diversity and unsayable create expressive tensions and encapsulate true human emotions. Given a sumptuous period setting, these qualities create a unique drama in which suppressed love is confronted with longed for moments of passion, and sadness over broken relationships leads to withdrawal and lonelines.