Vermont Public Classical

Die Frau Ohne Schatten

Vermont Public | By Tim Johnson

Published February 12, 2014 at 1:59 PM EST

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A scene from Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

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Anne Schwanewilms as the Empress and Ildikó Komlósi as The Nurse in Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."";

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Johan Reuter as Barak in Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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Torsten Kerl as the Emperor and Anne Schwanewilms as the Empress in Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten" with Ildikó Komlósi as the Nurse.";

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten" with Ildikó Komlósi as the Nurse and Scott Weber as the Falcon Mime.";

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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Torsten Kerl as the Emperor in Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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A scene from Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten" with Ildikó Komlósi as the Nurse and Torsten Kerl as the Emperor";

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

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Christine Goerke as the Dyer's Wife in Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

Ken Howard/Metropolitan Opera

Saturday Matinee presents the Metropolitan Opera production of Richard Strauss's Die Frau Ohne Schatten.

A legendary Met production directed by the late Herbert Wernicke returns for the first time in ten years in this archival recording from the fall of 2013. The fantastical genius of the Strauss score and the Hofmannsthal libretto is interpreted by conductor Vladimir Jurowski and a thrilling cast.

Anne Schwanewilms and Torsten Kerl are the otherworldly Empress and Emperor, and Johan Reuter is Barak. Christine Goerke, the rising dramatic soprano star, returns to the Met as the Dyer’s Wife, whose shadow the Empress must win to free herself from a fatal decree.

Broadcast Saturday, Feb. 15 at 1:00 p.m.

"...This was a breakthrough night at the Met for the American soprano Christine Goerke, who received an ecstatic ovation for her powerfully sung and wrenching portrayal of the hard-bitten Dyer's Wife." - The New York Times