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  • Michaela Kaune
    Michaela Kaune
  • Mihoko Fujimura
    Mihoko Fujimura
  • Peter Ruzicka
    Peter Ruzicka
  • Shen Yang, © Photo: Marco Guerra
    Shen Yang, © Photo: Marco Guerra
  • Estonian male choir, © Photo: Jaan Krivel
    Estonian male choir, © Photo: Jaan Krivel

Arnold Schoenberg's Gurre‐Lieder

About the Event

Hear the Chinese premiere of Arnold Shoenberg's greatest success performed by famous choirs and soloists in the Shanghai Symphony Hall.

The story told in the Gurre‐Lieder goes back to the legend of the Danish king Valdemar who fell in love with the beautiful Tove. Valdemar's queen, however, murdered Tove out of jealousy from which moment on the king wandered around his castle restlessly.

Cast / Production

Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Choir Master: Rolf Beck

Tove: Michaela Kaune
Waldtaube: Mihoko Fujimura
Waldemar: Nikolai Schukoff
Klaus Narr: Peter Galliard
Bauer/Sprecher: Shenyang

The Estonian National Male Choir
International Choral Academy Lübeck
Shanghai Opera House Chorus Female Choir
Shanghai Orchestra Academy

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