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Credits:

Wolfram / Kluser / Spurny

Description:

A classic of modern opera, Henze's "The Prince of Homburg" in three acts, based on a play by Heinrich von Kleist, deals with a theme that is still relevant today: the contradiction between individual freedom and the laws of the state. Henze said, "I was looking for words that could create something new when combined with my music, words that my music was looking for, and I came across my friend Kleist's "The Prince of Homburg. Who else could have written such a libretto? [The friction between individual life and raison d'etat, the disregard of the law and the question of order, the courage of men to resist fearfully before the power of their rulers-all this could happen today, and could have happened a thousand or two thousand years ago. [omitted] My many efforts in the last few years have reached a new horizon through this drama, a new polyphony of freely chosen rigor in combination."The simple, quirky stage by Stefan Kimmich is set with a cast of talented singers who specialize in contemporary works, and the sharp performances led by the clear-cut baton of Cornelius Meister, who has been music director of the Stuttgart State Opera since 2018, are outstanding. Naxos Japan