Franz Schreker Renaissance (English)
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Austrian musician Franz Schreker was one of the most successful and most frequently performed composers in the German-speaking world. As a representative of Viennese Modernism, he incorporated inspirations from the artistic movements of literary impressionism, naturalism and symbolism into his operas. His emotionally charged, mystical and sumptuous music is characterized by a fascination with the mysterious, insatiable longings, and sizzling eroticism. Two German opera houses — the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bühnen Halle an der Saale — have presented Schreker’s operas in a fascinating way, thereby undoubtedly contributing to a renaissance of this magnificent music.