Palestrina - Schedule, Program & Tickets

Content:
The central theme in Pfitzner's Palestrina is the mystery of artistic inspiration.
Pfitzner sees the prerequisite for this as the anchoring of the creative person in his own inner world, which stands in sharp contrast to the hustle and bustle of external reality. Against the backdrop of the Council of Trent, the legend of the Renaissance composer Palestrina is told, who, in a creative ecstasy, creates the masterpiece in one night with which he saves an entire musical tradition from extinction.

1st act approx. 100 min
Interval approx. 30 min
2nd act approx. 70 min
Interval approx. 25 min
3rd act approx. 30 min


Cast:

Pope Pius IV.
Günther Groissböck

Giovanni Morone
Michael Nagy

Bernardo Novagerio
Michael Laurenz

Cardinal Christoph Madruscht
Wolfgang Bankl

Carlo Borromeo, Roman cardinal
Wolfgang Koch

Abdisu, Patriarch of Assyria
Hiroshi Amako

Count Luna, Orator of the King of Spain
Adrian Eröd

Bishop of Budoja
Norbert Ernst

Theophilus, Bishop of Imola
Michael Gniffke

Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina, Kapellmeister at the Church of St. Mary Major in Rome
Michael Spyres

Ighino, his son
Florina Ilie

Silla, his student
Patricia Nolz

Conductor
Christian Thielemann

Production
Herbert Wernicke

Set design, costumes and lighting
Herbert Wernicke


SUBJECT TO CHANGES.