Das Liebesverbot (2016)

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.

Released Feb. 19, 2016 160 min None+

Genres: Music

Keywords: tmdb.opera

Watch Providers: Stingray Classica Amazon Channel

Production Companies: Opus Arte, Teatro Real de Madrid, TVE, EuroArts Entertainment

Country: Spain
Production Country: Spain
Languages: English