in collaboration with director Christof Loy. It is a chamber opera, thus giving me the opportunity to get to know my first-chair players really well, and it addresses so many issues around creativity, composing, putting on a show, improvisation, the myriad obstacles, sponsorship – all clothed in wondrous-seeming chaos. A comedy and a tragedy, together.
The youth of this piece, conveying the spirit and talent of the young Composer, is like a drug for me: the backstage goings-on are a true picture of my daily life. Christof produced a sassy and ultimately very moving production – very much in the spirit of Strauss’s opera, with opulence and simultaneous elements of pure silliness. For the Prologue he and set designer Herbert Murauer created a sumptuous setting that captured the atmosphere of an “upstairs/downstairs”.
Harry sat next to me during all the preparatory music and staging rehearsals. Can you imagine what an inspiration that was for a conductor? I had myriad questions for him as I felt almost lost at the beginning, trying to decipher his musical language, having had no previous experience with any of it.
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