tadzio
Detail of a theater poster for Death in Venice, a coproduction of the International Theater Amsterdam, directed by Ivo ten Hove, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, directed by David Robertson, in spring last year.
"Thomas Mann is thirty-six when he meets a young man during a holiday in Venice. The event inspires him to write one of his most famous works, Death in Venice. In it, writer Gustav von Aschenbach falls in love with young Tadzio, who is spending his holiday at the Lido together with his mother. His fascination is so severe, he underestimates the danger of the cholera epidemic in the city. His intense and uncontrollable infatuation leads to his mental and physical downfall."
More on tga.nl/en/productions/dood-in-venetie
A beautiful short clip: youtu.be/RW6nEGYqRzs
tadzio
Detail of a theater poster for Death in Venice, a coproduction of the International Theater Amsterdam, directed by Ivo ten Hove, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, directed by David Robertson, in spring last year.
"Thomas Mann is thirty-six when he meets a young man during a holiday in Venice. The event inspires him to write one of his most famous works, Death in Venice. In it, writer Gustav von Aschenbach falls in love with young Tadzio, who is spending his holiday at the Lido together with his mother. His fascination is so severe, he underestimates the danger of the cholera epidemic in the city. His intense and uncontrollable infatuation leads to his mental and physical downfall."
More on tga.nl/en/productions/dood-in-venetie
A beautiful short clip: youtu.be/RW6nEGYqRzs