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Death in Venice (1990)
Directed by Robin Lough
Music, TV Movie · 2h 18m
Death in Venice was Britten's final opera--an extraordinarily atmospheric and haunting adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella, evoking the grandeur and shabbiness of a Venice in the grip of disease. He eloquently and evocatively describes the moral and physical degeneration of Aschenbach, the writer whose obsessive pursuit of beauty in the form of a boy leads him into humiliation and death. Robert Tear takes the demanding role of Aschenbach opposite Alan Opie, who sings the various baritone parts. To portray the beauty and fascination of the Polish family and Tadzio, Britten made prominent the use of dance, by turning these characters into dancers, choreographed in this production by Martha Clarke. This new production for Glydebourne is directed by Stephen Lawless and conducted by Graeme Jenkins.
Cast
Natalie Casey
Younger Girl
Gerald Finley
English Clerk
Crew
- Director
- Robin Lough
- Writer
- Myfanwy Piper, Thomas Mann
Details
- Release date
- 1990-01-01
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Genres
- Music, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Glyndebourne Festival Opera, BBC, RM Arts