Ep. 109 Die Frau Ohne Schatten by Richard Strauss
Opera For Everyone
The Shadow and the Empress
The nurse sees the moment of weakness in this woman and chooses her victim well. She says, you know, you don't have to be with this guy. I can give you lovers and even conjures up a vision or maybe even a real man on stage of this could be yours. The shadow that we cast behind us is proof of our humanity because it represents our soul as well. And there's an important moment where the Dyrus wife says, I don't have a mirror so I can't really look at myself.
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