The Silver Lake - A Winter's Tale

English Touring Opera turns to Kurt Weill’s poetic and uplifting The Silver Lake – A Winter’s Tale (Der Silbersee). Considered by many to be his masterpiece, The Silver Lake features some of Weill’s finest arias, complemented by some of the most unusual and moving choruses written by any composer in the twentieth century.

An emotional story with a sharp satirical edge; at its heart are three rich characters: the thief, the policeman and a girl called Fennimore. Around them is a bizarre gallery of opportunists, thugs and aristocrats. Somehow the three lovable characters survive a “winter’s tale” that could not be more apposite to modern Britain – and Fennimore’s song leads the two new friends to a new life, across a frozen lake