Große komische Oper – these words make for unfamiliar reading where Wagnerian genre descriptions are concerned. Aside from 1868's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, the great German composer wrote only one other comic opera: Das Liebesverbot, an early work from the start of his career. Based on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, Wagner substantially revised the plot, but its theme nevertheless remains intact: repressed desire and a criticism of false prudery, all presented as a comedy. This collaboration with the Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) Hungarian Opera is directed by Máté Szabó.
Cast and Creative team for Das Liebesverbot (The Ban on Love) at Hungarian State Opera, Erkel Theatre
Conductor
Conductor György Selmeczi
Creators
Librettist Richard Wagner Director Máté Szabó Set Designer Balázs Cziegler Costume Designer Ildikó Tihanyi Translator Lajos Csákovics