Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot (2024)
Salzburg Festival 2024
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.
Director: Krzysztof Warlikowski
Genre: Music
Runtime: 197 min
Release Date: August 23, 2024
Cast
- Bogdan Volkov - Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin
- Aušrinė Stundytė - Nastasya Filippovna Barashkova
- Vladislav Sulimsky - Parfyon Semyonovich Rogozhin
- Iurii Samoilov - Lukyan Timofeyevich Lebedev
- Clive Bayley - Ivan Fyodorovich Yepanchin
- Margarita Nekrasova - Yelizaveta Prokofyevna Yepanchina
- Xenia Puskarz Thomas - Aglaya Ivanovna Yepanchina
- Jessica Niles - Alexandra Ivanovna Yepanchina
- Pavol Breslik - Gavrila (Ganya) Ardalionovich Ivolgin
- Daria Strulia - Varvara (Varya) Ardalionovna Ivolgina
Music: Mieczysław Weinberg
Original Language: ru
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 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 musical dramatist, while this new production by Krzysztof Warlikowski promises to mark a watershed in its brief performance history.
- Who directed Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
- Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot was directed by Krzysztof Warlikowski.
- Who stars in Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
- Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot stars Bogdan Volkov, Aušrinė Stundytė, Vladislav Sulimsky, Iurii Samoilov, Clive Bayley, Margarita Nekrasova.
- How long is Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
- Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot has a runtime of 3h 17m (197 minutes).
- What genre is Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot?
- Mieczysław Weinberg: The Idiot is a Music film.