Edward Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
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★ 8.0·2019·1h 41m
Newman's poem tells the story of a soul's journey through death, and provides a meditation on the unseen world of Roman Catholic theology. Gerontius (...
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Cast
Magdalena Kožená
The Angel
John Relyea
The priest
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Andrew Staples
Gerontius
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DIRECTOR
François-René Martin
OVERVIEW
Newman's poem tells the story of a soul's journey through death, and provides a meditation on the unseen world of Roman Catholic theology. Gerontius (a name derived from the Greek word geron, "old man") is a devout Everyman. Elgar's setting uses most of the text of the first part of the poem, which takes place on Earth, but omits many of the more meditative sections of the much longer, otherworldly second part, tightening the narrative flow.