Franck Ollu, the conductor, is recognized as an expert in contemporary music and the French repertoire, and has previously conducted Rihm's "Jakob Lenz" in Stuttgart, Brussels, and Berlin.
Performer Biography
Joachim Goltz, who sings the role of Jakob Lenz, made his debut in this role in the 2021/22 season at the Nationaltheater Mannheim.
Performer Biography
Patrick Zielke, who sings Oberlin, was awarded the FAUST Prize 2020 for best singer-actor in musical theatre for his portrayal of Ochs auf Lerchenau at Theater Bremen.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The opera explores the idea of a 'scream usually called silence,' describing a contradictory state of deafening noise and complete absence of sound, and the simultaneous perception and radical questioning of it.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in January and February 2022 at the Opernhaus of the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Germany.
Compositional Technique
The libretto for Rihm's opera combines narrative elements from Büchner's "Lenz" novella with original texts by Jakob Lenz and Georg Büchner himself.
Composition History
Wolfgang Rihm's opera "Jakob Lenz" is based on the "Lenz" novella by Georg Büchner, which in turn is inspired by the historical figure of the Sturm und Drang poet Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz.
