opera notebook
some operas I have seen on videoAlexander Zemlinsky, Der Zwerg (1922)
libretto by Georg C. Klaren
Opéra de Lille, 2018
- Conductor: Franck Ollu
- Director & Set Designer: Daniel Jeanneteau
- Donna Clara: Jennifer Courcier
- Der Zwerg: Mathias Vidal
To adapt Zemlinsky's opera to the size of the theater in Lille, the producers used an arrangement for chamber orchestra, with 18 musicians instead of 90.