Das Paradies und die Peri

Overview

Robert Schumann’s secular oratorio Das Paradies und die Peri, created and first performed in 1843. The libretto derives from a German translation of a verse epic by the Irish writer Thomas More entitled Lalla Rookh, which in turn makes use of Persian mythology.

Directed by Tobias Kratzer

Top cast

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Vera-Lotte Boecker

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Eliza Boom

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Kady Evanyshyn

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Annika Schlicht

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Kai Kluge

Christoph Pohl

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Ivan Borodulin

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Lunga Eric Hallam

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