Die Rauber

Author: Schiller, Friedrich von

Set Designer: Gartmayer, Stefan

Maertens, Peter

Bantzer, Christoph

Alexander, Simon

Matz, Katharina

Hoevels, Daniel

Eggert, Maren

Hochmair, Philipp

Knopp, Felix

Television Director: Rossacher, Hannes

Stage Director: Stemann, Nicolas

Costume Designer: Bialas, Esther

Composer: Kurstner, Thomas

Composer: Vogel, Sebastian

Lighting Designer: Vogt, Paulus

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Catalogue Number: THE10113

UPC: 4280000101136

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Karl and Franz are brothers. Franz, the younger one, hates Karl. He desires the inheritance of the firstborn, the love of the Father, who forgives everything. Two brothers, a problem. Nicolas Stemann, who stages Schiller's Rauber as a men's pack and sends a four-part Bruderhydra to the piste, celebrating the text as an orchestral linguistic work, shows that Karl and Franz are really two sides of the same coin. This works so elegantly that from Schiller's brother couple a single Franzkarl and the Robbers becomes a speech artwork.

The drama has lost nothing of its explosiveness and topicality, even after more than 200 years. The conflict between law and freedom and the question of right and wrong are timeless motives, which Schiller exemplifies in his Robbers. But especially the negotiation of morality in the field of tension between envy and resentment has remained an eternal theme.

The brothers Franz and Karl Moor become one person in the staging of Nicolas Stemann - divided into four actors: The roles are blurred. Thus, Stemann's 'Men's Choir' succeeds in creating an impressive and wordy language game. The 'Moor Boygroup' is loud, unpredictable, violent, archaic and they 'storm and crowd' in a very 'robber manner'. In addition to these impressive, explosive and rhythmic scenes Stemann also agrees quiet tones: Amalia and the old moor break the wild goings-on and remain committed as an individual character of the tradition. Thus, the staging keeps the balance between empathy and distance and revives a classic with new facets and an innovative aesthetic.