Heinz Wallberg

Frulingssturme Heinz Wallberg

Czech-born composer Jaromír Weinberger, best known for his opera Schwanda the Bagpiper, was forced to flee to America in order to escape Nazi terror. Frühlingsstürme, staged in 1933 but soon closed down by the Nazi government, was the last operetta of the Weimar Republic. It is filled with cultural complexity, combining serious operatic style with light comedy, and presents a thrilling story involving a doomed love affair set against war between Japan and Russia. This lavish production is staged by the award-winning Australian director Barrie Kosky.

Libretto by Gustav Beer

Reconstructed and arranged by Norbert Biermann

Alma Sadé and Vera-Lotte Boecker, Sopranos

Tansel Akzeybek, Tenor o Dominik Köninger, Baritone

Stefan Kurt and Tino Lindenberg, Actors

Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin

Jordan de Souza, Conductor o Barrie Kosky, Stage Director