Das Liebesverbot
"Based on Shakespeare's "Measure for measure""
Overview
This Wagner opera is rarely performed because of the scandals that engulfed the Magdeburg Theatre when it was performed in 1836 under the title The Novice of Palermo, and became known as a cursed opera from which the composer had to distance himself. Wagner's adaptation of the story reflects the rebellious mood of a Revolutionary Germany, vindicating sensual love and attack the fanatical repression of sexuality by a puritanical and hypocritical authority. As the prose says, "Shame to him whose cruel striking/Kills for faults of his own liking!". One of the most extraordinary musicals based on a text by Shakespeare, especially worthy of a new performance as it is four hundred years since the death of the Bard.
About Das Liebesverbot (2016)
Released in 2016, Das Liebesverbot is a music film from Opus Arte (Spain). It was directed by János Darvas and written by Richard Wagner. The cast is led by Christopher Maltman, Peter Lodahl, Ilker Arcayürek, David Alegret and David Jerusalem. With a runtime of 2h 40m, the film is available in full HD.
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