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Title: Der Zwerg (The Dwarf) with Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34
Format: DVD
Condition: New
Number Of Discs: 1
Release Date: 22/05/2020
Actors: Various
Director: Gotz Filenius
Audio Language: German, English, French, Italian
Runtime: 1 hour and 35 minutes
Region Code: DVD: 1 (US, Canada...)
Studio: Naxos DVD
Subtitle Language: English, German, French, Japanese
Description: 2021 GRAMMY Award Nominee for Best Opera Recording, Based on Oscar Wildes story The Birthday of the Infanta, Zemlinskys single-act opera Der Zwerg is the tragic tale of a dwarf who is presented at court, falls in love with the beautiful Donna Clara, but is ultimately forced to see himself as others see him and to die of a broken heart. Preceded by Schoenbergs Accompaniment to a Cinematographic Scene, Op. 34 (1930), Zemlinskys Romantic score is full of psychological intrigue. Is Der Zwerg a critique of societys superficiality? Is it the composers self-portrait in his doomed affair with Alma Schindler? Director Tobias Kratzers stunning, transparent production creates a space in which each character is thrown into sharp relief in this fine, noble and melancholy work.

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