![]() Just prior to leaving for Venice he got news of the death of the great Austrian composer Gustav Mahler on. Mann traveled to Venice from 26 May to 2 June 1911, accompanied by his wife Katia and his brother Heinrich. Gustav von Aschenbach, a successful but lonely author. New music by American composer Nico Muhly features alongside Strauss and Schoenberg. Lecture Notes: Thomas Mann, Death in Venice. Death in Venice, tells about a ruinous quest for love and beauty amid degenerating splendor. Highlighting the inner struggle of an artist who channels his experiences into his literature, the drama also introduces the viewpoint of Mann’s wife. A classical score played live by Britten Sinfonia supports the ensuing whirl of emotions portrayed onstage as he sends his alter ego to Venice.Īdapted by former Dutch poet laureate Ramsey Nasr, who performs the role of Aschenbach, Death in Venice is based both on Mann’s intimate novella and the author’s own life. ![]() Secluded in his workshop, he creates a fictional counterpoint of himself: Von Aschenbach, the man he dares not be in real life. ![]() ![]() ![]() He is struggling with writer’s block and a forbidden attraction to a young boy. By: Barbican Centre Trust From Internationaal Theater AmsterdamĪn intense infatuation fuels the tension between social expectations and personal desire in a show that deftly combines theatre and music, directed by Ivo van Hove.Ĭelebrated author Thomas Mann is in crisis. ![]()
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