The Fall Of A Queen, Or The Taste Of Fruit To Come

1991 20 min

Overview

This video opera incorporates improvised singing and some unusual instruments. The narrative centres around a Queen who, fearing revolution, seeks to find out what goes on outside her castle walls. Her personal joys and emotions and those of her people are woven into a collage of sound and imagery climaxing in the attempted murder of the young crown Prince and the siege of the castle.

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Music

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Cast

Hermione Zittlau

Queen

Gunter Puttrich-Reignard

Counsellor

Marc Brandenburg

Dancer

Julia Eckey

Working Girl

Johnny Langer

Crown Prince

Charlotte Greig

Announcer

Crew

Akiko Hada

Director

Wolfgang Müller

Writer

Akiko Hada

Producer

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