Today : world première of 'Anna Karenina' by Thomas Kürstner and Sebastian Vogel in Bremen

Today, the Theater Bremen presents the world première performance of Anna Karenina, 'three athmospheres' composed by Thomas Kürstner and Sebastian Vogel, with a libretto by Armin Petras, after Leo Tolstoy's novel.

 

The director had adapted the novel for the stage in 2008. This is not a musical version of the novel and there is no linear story. It is rather a musical theater piece, for singers, actors / actresses and orchestra with 'human problems and the search for happiness and love' as a background.


The cast includes Nadine Lehner, Patrick Zielke, Hubert Wild, Nerita Pokvytyte, Christoph Heinrich, Nathalie Mittelbach and Martin Baum. The children chorus, chorus and orchesra are conducted by Clemens Heil. Armin Petras directs.

The composers, both in their forties, have worked together for about 15 years, mostly composing stage music for theater plays in Germany and Austria.

The performance should last about two and a half hours, including an interval.