Der Schmied von Gent

Reduced to poverty by slander a blacksmith seals a pact with the devil for seven years of work and good living When his time is up he outwits the messengers of Hell only to be turned away from the gates of heaven It is a rare treat to discover an unknown opera all the more so when opera houses are forced to remain closed In Ersan Mondtags vivid politically charged staging Schrekers magic opera enchants as a colourful cocktail of musical influences ranging from reminisces of Kurt Weill to baroque counterpoint Coproduced with Nationaltheater Mannheim