Drama and Melodrama—The Schumanns
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center 14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe ever-fascinating and intimate triangle – Robert and Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms – will be brought to new light with seldom-heard works that highlight the musical cross-references and spiritual bond that united them. Predating accompaniment to silent film by decades, Robert’s melodrama, Schön Hedwig is a forerunner to soap-opera sentimentality with a happy ending. […]
