DoppelgangerOctober 16-20, 2020





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Doppelganger is Canceled

In light of the circumstances involving COVID-19, we regret to inform you that the highly anticipated production of Doppelganger performed by Jonas Kaufmann, scheduled for October 16–20, 2020, has been canceled this year.

If you are a ticket holder to this event, please await further communication from Park Avenue Armory regarding refunds and exchanges. If you would like to contact the Box Office directly, please call (212) 933-5812 Monday–Friday, 10:00am–6:00pm, or email solutions@armoryonpark.org. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

“Mr. Kaufmann’s continues to be one of the most sought-after tenors with the stamina and heft for Wagner and the ardent warmth for Italian opera.”
The New York Times

In a rare solo performance, Jonas Kaufmann, “the world’s greatest tenor” (The Telegraph, UK), takes on the Wade Thompson Drill Hall in a theatrical staging of Franz Schubert’s Schwanengesang (Swan Song), directed by one of opera’s most adventurous directors, Claus Guth, and designed by Michael Levine. Composed in 1828 in Schubert’s final days, Schwanengesang is a heart-melting collection of songs that portray a man in despair, delusion, and at times, in ecstasy. The production folds in additional Schubert repertory as well as sound compositions by Mathis Nitschke. Named for the ultimate song “Der Doppelgänger,” this production stages songs with lyrics from poems by Ludwig Rellstab and Heinrich Heine, works that are the pinnacle of a vocalist’s repertory. The myriad emotions that the cycle runs, from the jubilant “Liebesbotschaft” to the somber depth of “Der Doppelgänger,” will display a genre-defying performance by Kaufmann.

Artist Talk: Doppelganger
Monday, October 19, 2020 at 6:00pm
Tickets: $15

This event has been canceled.

A New Commission by Park Avenue Armory

Starring Jonas Kaufmann
Helmut Deutsch, Pianist
Claus Guth, Director
Michael Levine, Scenic Design
Urs Schönebaum, Lighting Design
Rocafilm, Video Design
Mathis Nitschke, Sound Composition

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Image: Julian Hargreaves Sony Classical

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October 16–20, 2020

All performances of Doppelganger have been canceled.

Wade Thompson Drill Hall

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This performance is approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes with no intermission.

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