Chorus Of Teatro Real/Bolton - WAGNER:DAS LIEBESVERBOT

Wagner�s rarely performed early comic opera, based on Shakespeare�s Measure for Measure, enjoys its Spanish debut in a new production by director Kasper Holten. The lively score boasts clear Italian, French and Weberian influences that pre-date the composer�s mature voice, yet the music continually delights with the unmistakable emergence of Wagner�s precocious genius. His adaptation of the Bard�s play reflects the rebellious mood of a Revolutionary Germany, vindicating sensual love and attacking the fanatical repression of sexuality by a puritanical and hypocritical authority. Ivor Bolton conducts a vibrant cast featuring English baritone and Cardiff Singer of the World Lieder Prize-winner Christopher Maltman, Turkish-Viennese tenor and BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Ilker Arcay�rek and Germany�s hottest Wagnerian leading lady, Manuela Uhl.