“The story of Anna, a personality split in two, who has to earn money in American cities at the bidding of her family who want a house in Louisiana. Sin and virtue, false and real, forsakenness and foresight cannot be differentiated between where the market is in control. And love? Does it even exist? There is only oppression. And above everything there is desire.
On a slant in danger of collapsing and a set designed by Sarah Haas, Rainer demonstrates the bitter reality in a perfect scenic tone which is equally achieved in both performances by the excellent chamber orchestra Modus 21 under the precise and confident direction of Erich Polz. Mona Somm, a mix between Brünnhilde, Elektra and Lady Macbeth, amazes with an authentic timbre à la Weill and a Brecht-like atmosphere; Korinna Krauss is her best alter ego. The vocal quartet CantoSonor is well-tuned and exquisite in the malicious hypocrisy of the family, the ensemble is professional.”