Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion

Name: Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion
Released: 2023-01-01

2023

Trailer

Bohuslav Martinů's Greek Passion, which outlines a serious, very topical problem today, which is the position of refugees in a foreign, often hostile environment, is among the composer's most important works in terms of both ideology and art. The English libretto was based on the novel "Christ Recrucified" (1951) by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis, which takes place in the first decades of the 20th century in the harsh Greek countryside.

Release Date

2023-01-01

Status

Released

Original Title

Salzburg Festival 2023: The Greek Passion

Original Language

DE

Production Countries

Austria

Production Companies

Unitel, Česká televize

Overview

Bohuslav Martinů's Greek Passion, which outlines a serious, very topical problem today, which is the position of refugees in a foreign, often hostile environment, is among the composer's most important works in terms of both ideology and art. The English libretto was based on the novel "Christ Recrucified" (1951) by the Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis, which takes place in the first decades of the 20th century in the harsh Greek countryside.

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