Vom Kopfkino zum Bühnenwerk – Robert Schumanns „Manfred“

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Lecture by Dr. Isabell Tentler

Byron's work and Schumann's setting of "Manfred" is a work about remorse, guilt and inner conflict. Count Manfred is tormented by remorse for his incestuous relationship with his sister Astarte, who was driven to her death as a result. Manfred wants to forget and conjures up spirits, but they cannot help him. He wants to die, but is unable to do so. Only after he seeks forgiveness from Astarte does he die free and unburdened, but without the blessing of the church.

While the Manfred material was extremely popular in Schumann's time, it is virtually unknown today. Schumann's "Manfred" also increasingly established itself in concert halls until the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, performances have become very rare; there are only a few complete recordings. Moreover, in all recordings and almost every performance, the text was either shortened, added to or even changed.

Isabell Tentler uses manuscripts to show the creative process. It becomes clear that a close examination of the sources is indispensable for an appropriate examination of the work.

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