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The Miracle of Heliane (Das Wunder der Heliane)

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

July 26 – August 4, 2019
Bard SummerScape

Performance Photography by Stephanie Berger

First performed in the U.S. almost 100 years after its world premiere in Hamburg, this lushly orchestrated allegorical tale was staged by Christian Räth in 2019. Performed by a remarkable cast and the 80-member American Symphony Orchestra, this staging was a stellar example of Maestro Botstein’s commitment to reintroduce rarely seen operatic treasures to a contemporary audience.

Credits

Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Libretto Hans Müller-Einigen

Premiere, Hamburg State Opera, October 7, 1927

Stage Director Christian Räth

American Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Leon Botstein, Music Director

Bard Festival Chorale
Chorus Master James Bagwell

Set and Costume Design Esther Bialas
Lighting Design Thomas C. Hase
Projection Design Elaine J. McCarthy
Movement Direction Catherine Galasso
Wig, Hair, and Makeup Design J. Jared Janas

Sung in German, with English supertitles

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Trailer

Photography

[Back to Front; L–R] Derek Taylor, Richard Troxell, Nathan Berg, Michael Hawk, Scott Conner, Kevin Thompson (Judges); [Platform] Jennifer Feinstein (Messenger); Members of Bard Festival Chorale; [Foreground] Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane), Alfred Walker (Ruler). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[L–R] David Cangelosi (Blind Chief Justice); Ezra Quinn Lombino Steinman (Child); Alfred Walker (Ruler); Daniel Brenna (Stranger); [Background] Kevin Thompson, Richard Troxell, Michael Hawk (Judges). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Ensemble of Dancers. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[L–R] Daniel Brenna (Stranger); Alfred Walker (Ruler). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane) and Dancers. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane) and Dancers. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[L–R] Alfred Walker (Ruler); Daniel Brenna (Stranger). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Nicholas Brownlee (Porter); [Foreground L–R]: Nathan Berg, Derek Taylor, Scott Connor (Judges); David Cangelosi (Blind Chief Justice); Ezra Quinn Lombino Steinman (Child); Alfred Walker (Ruler); Daniel Brenna (Stranger); Kevin Thompson, Richard Troxell, Michael Hawk (Judges); Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane) and Members of the Bard Festival Chorale. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[L–R] Nicholas Brownlee (Porter); Daniel Brenna (Stranger). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Daniel Brenna (Stranger). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Daniel Brenna (Stranger). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[L–R] Ausrine Stundyte (Heliane); Daniel Brenna (Stranger). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[Background L–R] Scott Connor, Nathan Berg, Derek Taylor, Richard Troxell, Michael Hawk, Kevin Thompson (Judges); [Foreground] Alfred Walker (Ruler); Ezra Quinn Lombino Steinman (Child). Photo by Stephanie Berger.

[L–R] Vladimir Vazquez (Child); Nicholas Brownlee (Porter); [Background] Members of the Bard Festival Chorale. Photo by Stephanie Berger.

Pre-Show Talk with Maestro Botstein

Making-Of

VIDEOS WITH MAESTRO Leon Botstein

BEHIND-THE-SCENES

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