Peer Gynt Tickets

Semperoper Dresden, Dresden, Germany

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Available Dates: 25 Oct - 22 Nov, 2024 (5 events)

Important Info

Type: Modern Ballet

City: Dresden, Germany

Duration: 2h 10min with 1 interval

Acts: 2

Intervals: 1

Ticket delivery: E-Tickets

E-tickets: Print at home or at the box office of the event if so specified. You will find more information in your booking confirmation email.

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Cast

Performers

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Creators

Composer: Edvard Grieg

Choreographer: Johan Inger

Poet: Henrik Hertz

Stage Director: Urtzi Aranburu

Overview

In a cross-disciplinary work combining dance, pantomime and song, Inger fuses Peer Gynt's life and experiences with various stages from his own artistic career. The result is a gripping and witty story told using a striking physical vocabulary.

The young adventurer Peer Gynt sets out to become "King of the World". He seduces and abandons those around him, always in search of himself. Along the way he meets many people, both benevolent and manipulative, finds inspiration and disappointment, and is now really accepted. Apart from his aged mother Aase, whom he buries with a heavy heart, the only person to truly love him is the girl Solveig, who waits a lifetime for him in their home country, because that's how long it takes for peer to return. Swedish choreographer Johan Inger, last seen in Dresden with "Walking Mad" and "Carmen", has turned the never-ending journey of Peer Gynt, forever in search of an identity and happiness, into a full-length ballet, which enjoyed its premiere in Basel in 2017.

History

Peer Gynt is the incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's 1867 play of the same name, written by the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg in 1875. It premiered along with the play on 24 February 1876 in Christiania (now Oslo). Grieg later created two suites from his Peer Gynt music. Some of the music from these suites has received coverage in popular culture; see Grieg's music in popular culture.

Synopsis

First part

Peer Gynt, young, wild and carefree, lives in the country with his mother Aase. He feels uncomfortable in the confines of the village community. He only finds a confidante in the girl Solveig. But before they can get closer, Peer kidnaps the young bride Ingrid at a wedding party and runs away with her. This fun quickly loses its appeal for him and he leaves the girl. Peer roams the mountains curiously and arrives at the trolls. He meets strange beings and is seduced by the 'Green Party'. The world of the Troll King fascinates the young adventurer. But even here he can not fit in and soon Peer gets scary with the trolls and he moves on. On the way he meets three milk girls and the 'crook', whom he cannot see but can hear. He seems to know Peer and talks to his conscience. So Peer decides to return to Solveig and build a hut with her. But his past catches up with him when the ›Green‹ visits him and confronts them with their child. Confused and lost, Peer seeks support from his old mother, who is dying. After her death, nothing stops him and he moves into the wide world.

Second part

Peer feels like an emperor when he meets Anitra, falls in love with her and follows her to her homeland. But Anitra leaves him and Solveig comes back to his mind. Homesick, he thinks about himself and his life. Again he feels he doesn't belong anywhere and returns to his mother's house. In desperation and restlessness, he even kills a man. Many years later, Peer has grown into a grouchy, old man who sits alone at home every night. Again and again he is haunted by the shadows of his past, the people he has hurt or left. As if in a dream, he hears Solveig's song that has been waiting for him all his life. When he finally found her, he falls into her arms and can finally rest in her lap forever.

Venue Info

Semperoper Dresden - Dresden
Theaterplatz 2

Not only one of the most beautiful opera houses in the world, the Semperoper is renowned both in Germany and abroad for the brilliant star-studded performances by Saxon State Opera as well as numerous international guest artists.

This is the home of the Staatskapelle Dresden, an orchestra which looks back on 460 years of uninterrupted music-making. The State Opera Chorus was founded by Carl Maria von Weber in 1817. Operatic history has been written here, with the Semperoper playing host to numerous important premieres, such as Richard Wagner’s "Rienzi", "Der fliegende Holländer" and "Tannhäuser". There is also an indissoluble link to Richard Strauss, nine of whose 15 operas were premiered in Dresden, including "Salome", "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Elektra". The small venue Semper Zwei provides space for diverse forms of music theatre as well as theatrical experiments, and is also the venue for performances of Semperoper Junge Szene.

The magnificent Semperoper dominates the Theaterplatz be-side the river Elbe, forming the centrepiece of the historic old city. The original building opened its doors in 1841, constructed to a design by Gottfried Semper which combined a late Classical style with Renaissance elements. Following a devastating fire in 1869, the citizens of Dresden immediately set about rebuilding their beloved opera house. This was completed in 1878, also to a design by Semper. In 1945, during the final months of World War II, the Semperoper was once again razed to the ground.

After a second reconstruction was successfully completed in 1985, the reopening of one of Europe’s most beautiful opera houses was celebrated with a performance of Carl Maria von Weber’s "Freischütz".
The dazzling interiors were painstakingly reconstructed by local craftsmen and artists according to original plans, with state-of-the art stage machinery and technical fittings in the auditorium. A modern annex was added to house the administrative offices and rehearsal rooms. Internationally renowned for its brilliant acoustics and incomparable performances, audiences from around the world continue to flock here to enjoy unforgettable experiences at the Semperoper Dresden.