Twin Spirits: Portraying the love of Robert & Clara Schumann with words and music.

Twin Spirits is a unique and intimate, live theatrical performance by a chamber ensemble of actors, singers and musicians, portraying the deep and ultimately tragic love between the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife Clara Wieck. In this intensely moving performance of words, song and music, the Schumanns long separation, so formative an influence on their lives, is reflected in the division of the ensemble into male and female groups. Roberts letters to Clara are read by Sting and his songs sung by Simon Keenlyside, with accompaniments and instrumental music played by Iain Burnside and Sergej Krylov. Claras letters to Robert are read by Trudie Styler and her songs sung by Rebecca Evans, with accompaniments and instrumental music played by Natalie Clein and Natasha Paremski. The narrator, Derek Jacobi, links together the letters and lyrics to complete the essential outline of the story. Conceived and directed by John Caird, Twin Spirits was first performed in June 2005 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London and has since been experienced only at private performances for charity by small audiences of all ages and interests, leaving them deeply touched and inspired.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• Opus Arte
• Twin Spirits
• ''Sting''
• Robert Schumann
• SIMON KEENLYSIDE
• SERGEJ KRYLOV
• IAIN BURNSIDE
• Clara Wieck
• TRUDIE STYLER
• REBECCA EVANS
• NATALIE CLEIN
• NATASHA PAREMSKI
• DEREK JACOBI
• JOHN CAIRD

[gretabradman]

Just beautiful. Thank you Sting for yet again shining the light on such poignant aspects of music from another time - showing it for all its musical and emotional relevance today :)

[paulinka11133]

Fantastic.