Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot
Aug 23, 2024 · 3h 17m
Director
Krzysztof WarlikowskiOverview
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla continues her high-profile championship of the works of the composer Mieczysław Weinberg with this new Salzburg Festival production of his final opera, The Idiot, with a libretto based on Dostoevsky’s great novel of innocence destroyed by corrupt society. Featuring music of great power and intensity, the opera, completed in 1985, showcases Weinberg’s remarkable skill as a musical dramatist, while this new production by Krzysztof Warlikowski promises to mark a watershed in its brief performance history.
Cast of Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot
Bogdan VolkovPrince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin
Aušrinė StundytėNastasya Filippovna Barashkova- Vladislav SulimskyParfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin
- Iurii SamoilovLukyan Timofeyevich Lebedev
- Clive BayleyIvan Fyodorovich Yepanchin
- Margarita NekrasovaYelizaveta Prokofyevna Yepanchina
- Xenia Puskarz ThomasAglaya Ivanovna Yepanchina
- Jessica NilesAlexandra Ivanovna Yepanchina
Pavol BreslikGavrila (Ganya) Ardalionovich Ivolgin- Daria StruliaVarvara (Varya) Ardalionovna Ivolgina
- Jerzy ButrynAfanassy Ivanovich Totsky
- Alexander KravetsKnife grinder
Crew of Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot
About Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot
What is Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot about?
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla continues her high-profile championship of the works of the composer Mieczysław Weinberg with this new Salzburg Festival production of his final opera, The Idiot, with a libretto based on Dostoevsky’s great novel of innocence destroyed by corrupt society. Featuring music of great power and intensity, the opera, completed in 1985, showcases Weinberg’s remarkable skill as a…
When was Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot released?
Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot was released on August 23, 2024.
How long is Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot runs 3 hours 17 minutes (197 minutes).
Who directed Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot was directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski.
Who is in the cast of Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
The cast of Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot includes Bogdan Volkov (Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin), Aušrinė Stundytė (Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova), Vladislav Sulimsky (Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin), Iurii Samoilov (Lukyan Timofeyevich Lebedev) and Clive Bayley (Ivan Fyodorovich Yepanchin).