Der Vampyr MARSCHNER

Gathered in the Scottish Highlands the spirits grant the vampire Lord Ruthwen another year of life on the condition he sacrifices three young women within 24 hours Although a young man Aubry knows Ruthwen is a vampire he is sworn to secrecy When the young mans own lover Malwina is about to become the vampires next victim Aubry has to choose between saving his bride or remaining true to his oath Der Vampyr is by a formative figure in Hanovers musical life the composer Heinrich Marschner led the theatre that preceded the Staatsoper as Royal Hanoverian Kapellmeister and Intendant for almost three decades from 1831 Marschner adapted John Polidoris novella The Vampyre which was modelled on British dandy and writer Lord Byron Our fascination with the bloodsucking outsider is still as strong two centuries later Brilliant German director Ersan Mondtag and his team explore social outsiderness and the curse of immortality