"The Silent Woman" by Richard Strauss @ Berlin State Opera
Staatsoper Berlin
2025 · 2h 53m
Comedy, Music
Directed by
Davide Mancini
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.
Director and cast
- Davide Mancini Director
- Peter Rose as Sir Morosus
- Iris Vermillon as La gouvernante
- Samuel Hasselhorn as Barbier Schneidebart
- Siyabonga Maqungo as Henry Morosus
- Brenda Rae as L'épouse de Sir Morosus
- Serafina Starke as Isotta
- Rebecca Wallroth as Carlotta
- Dionysios Avgerinos as Morbio
- Manuel Winckhler as Vanuzzi
- Friedrich Hamel as Farfallo
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