Eugen d'Albert: "Die toten Augen" at Theater Altenburg-Gera

[Wheesht]

Unless I overlooked something, a new German production of "Die toten Augen" has escaped our notice here. The Theater Altenburg-Gera staged this rarity successfully back in spring, and new performances are scheduled for November and December according to their website.

[Gareth Vaughan]

This is a powerful work. I am glad to see it is getting a staged performance.

[Alan Howe]

And there's a very good recording on cpo, still available from Amazon UK, which can be heard on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOpeThfeyBA&list=RDeOpeThfeyBA&start_radio=1

Review here: https://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/aug03/toten_augen.htm

[Revilod]

Yes. I saw that. It's one of my favourite operas, sung or unsung. I got in touch with them to ask if there was a recording planned...even a video...but they said no.
The CPO recording is very good, though, as is the old one conducted, a little more tightly, by Walter Born.

[Revilod]

After the successful and award winning ( "best rediscovery" ) performances of this addictive opera in Altenburg-Gera, another production is scheduled in Ostrava for the middle of June next year. It will be at the National Moravian-Silesian theatre from June 17th to the 26th. I might be able to get there.