Violanta

The work, premiered at the Vienna Court Opera, combines dramatic passion with rich, colorful orchestration and catchy melodies. In Violanta, Korngold captures the unmistakable tone of fin-de-siècle Vienna – characterized by apocalyptic sentiments, Art Nouveau, and the ideas of Freud, Klimt, and Schnitzler.


Now the Deutsche Oper Berlin is bringing the powerful one-act drama back to the stage – under the musical direction of Sir Donald Runnicles and directed by David Hermann. The gripping story of the Venetian Violanta, who plots revenge on a seducer during Carnival and reveals her own longing in the process, unfolds in a thrilling, 80-minute operatic evening without an interval.

American soprano Laura Wilde shines in the title role, one of the few singers to have performed in both parts of Korngold's operatic debut – The Ring of Polycrates and Violanta.


This new production is a must-see for opera fans seeking to discover musical rarities with psychological depth and opulent sound. Violanta – a rediscovery full of intensity, sensuality, and musical refinement.

• 1 hour 20 minutes / No interval
  
• in German with German and English surtitles