"The Silent Woman" by Richard Strauss @ Berlin State Opera

Jul 24, 2025

2h 53m

★ 0.0

Staatsoper Berlin

Overview

Ageing misfit Sir Morosus lives alone in an old-style apartment in Charlottenburg in Berlin. He is wealthy, but also lonely and a bit grumpy. Then his nephew Henry moves in with him and his life takes a turn for the better. Director Jan Philipp Gloger homes in on two of the most pressing problems of the day: loneliness and the housing shortage. The Staatskapelle Berlin is conducted by Christian Thielemann.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Production Companies

Unitel GmbH und Co.KG

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Cast

Sir Morosus

Peter Rose

La gouvernante

Iris Vermillon

Barbier Schneidebart

Samuel Hasselhorn

Henry Morosus

Siyabonga Maqungo

L'épouse de Sir Morosus

Brenda Rae

Isotta

Serafina Starke

Carlotta

Rebecca Wallroth

Morbio

Dionysios Avgerinos

Vanuzzi

Manuel Winckhler

Farfallo

Friedrich Hamel

Christian Thielemann

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