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Stravinsky’s 'L’histoire du soldat' Performed by Marionettes Is a Brilliant Idea
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The Salzburger Marionettentheater presents Igor Stravinsky’s 'L’histoire du soldat' using marionettes, featuring narration by actor-singer Dominique Horwitz and direction by Matthias Bundschuh. The production, with sets by Georg Baselitz and music conducted by Isabelle Faust, was reviewed at Berlin's Haus der Berliner Festspiele on September 20, 2026, and is scheduled for performance at Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ on September 29, 2026. The review highlights the effective use of puppets to portray the helpless nature of characters in this tale of good and evil, set against Stravinsky's complex ensemble score.
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