The Soldier's Tale - Puppet Theatre with Dominique Horwitz

The Soldier's Tale
By Igor Stravinsky
Read, performed and danced (in two parts; 1918)
Text by Charles Ferdinand Ramuz in the German adaptation by Hans Reinhart
Staged performance

Kulturaffinerie K714 presents Igor Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale" in a staged version by the Salzburg Puppet Theatre - a co-production with the Salzburg Festival that now comes to Germany following its debut there. The puppets and set design were created by Georg Baselitz and executed by sculptor Leonhard Winkler. Directed by Matthias Bundschuh.

Dominique Horwitz performs as the narrator. The musical ensemble is led by violinist Isabelle Faust.

Cast

Direction: Matthias Bundschuh
Puppets and set design: Georg Baselitz
Sculptor and puppet construction: Leonhard Winkler

Dominique Horwitz, narrator

Isabelle Faust, violin
Pascal Moraguès, clarinet
Giorgio Mandolesi, bassoon
Reinhold Friedrich, cornet
Ian Bousfield, trombone
Burak Marlali, double bass
Raymond Curfs, percussion