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![THOMALLA, H.: Dark Fall [Opera] (E. Kruger, Eikötter, Chrisp, Berau, Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra, A. Pierson)](https://cdn.naxos.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/OC2000.jpg "THOMALLA, H.: Dark Fall [Opera] (E. Kruger, Eikötter, Chrisp, Berau, Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra, A. Pierson)")
Composer(s): Thomalla, Hans
Lyricist(s): Clover, Joshua; Spahr, Juliana; Thomalla, Hans
Conductor(s): Pierson, Alan
Orchestra(s): Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra
Artist(s): Berau, Thomas; Chrisp, Lila; Eikötter, Uwe; Kruger, Estelle
Label: Oehms Classics
Genre: Opera
Catalogue No: OC2000
Barcode: 4260034869790
Release Date: 03/2026
THOMALLA, H.: Dark Fall [Opera] (E. Kruger, Eikötter, Chrisp, Berau, Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra, A. Pierson)
Tracklist
Disc 1
Thomalla, Hans
Thomalla, Hans - Lyricist
Spahr, Juliana - Lyricist
Clover, Joshua - Lyricist
Thomalla, Hans - Lyricist
Spahr, Juliana - Lyricist
Clover, Joshua - Lyricist
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
|  | 1 | Act I: One, two, three, four (Ellen, Curtis, Ilse) | 02:31 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act I: Aria: Why Don't You Listen? (Curtis) | 01:37 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act I: When you've reached my age (Ellen, Ilse, Curtis) | 01:59 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act I: Aria: Why Should I Listen? (Ellen) | 02:45 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 5 | Act I: Duet: How Will I Survive… Wednesday We Smash the Patriarchy!… (Ellen, Ilse) | 02:30 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 6 | Act I: Aria: What Is Going On With You, Ellen? (Ellen) | 05:36 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 7 | Act I: You must be Owen (Ilse, Owen) | 02:15 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 8 | Act I: Learn This, Do That! (Owen, Ilse, Ellen, Curtis) | 02:43 |
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 9 | Act I: Welcome! (Curtis, Owen, Ilse, Ellen) | 00:38 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 10 | Act I: Quartet: Wednesday We Smash the Patriarchy! (Ellen, Ilse, Owen, Curtis) | 01:53 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 11 | Act I: Interlude 1 | 02:12 |
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 12 | Act II: Look, these journals (Ilse, Ellen) | 05:05 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 13 | Act II: Aria: Sometimes I Feel (Ilse) | 04:33 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 14 | Act II: It looks like the attempt to put order in all your things (Owen, Ellen) | 01:38 |
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 15 | Act II: Duet: Nothing Seems As It Used To Be (Ellen, Owen) | 03:35 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 16 | Act II: Look! It's Curtis, you, and me! (Ellen, Owen) | 00:30 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 17 | Act II: Ellen, what happened here? (Curtis, Ellen) | 00:24 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 18 | Act II: Aria: I Do This! (Curtis) | 01:29 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 19 | Act II: I will clean up now (Ellen, Curtis, Owen, Ilse) | 04:19 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 20 | Act II: Quartet: Elective Affinity! (Ellen, Ilse, Owen, Curtis) | 06:06 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Disc 2
| | 1 | Act II: Duet: I Feel That I've Begun To Disappear (Ellen, Owen) | 12:39 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 2 | Act II: Aria: I Am Become Cerberus With Three Heads (Curtis) | 02:47 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 3 | Act II: The past months must have been difficult (Ilse, Curtis) | 01:12 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 4 | Act II: Duet: You're Kind, But No One Can Help You Worry (Curtis, Ilse) | 05:34 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 5 | Act II: Interlude 2 | 01:45 |
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 6 | Act III: Terzet: One, Two, Three, Four (Ellen, Owen, Ilse) | 03:09 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 7 | Act III: It's such a nice holiday in this hotel here (Ellen, Ilse, Owen) | 02:07 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 8 | Act III: Aria: Don't You Remember? (Ilse) | 02:10 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 9 | Act III: Do I remember? (Ellen, Ilse, Owen) | 01:09 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 10 | Act III: Aria: I Fall (Ellen) | 07:19 |
Kruger, Estelle (soprano)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 11 | Act III: Owen, this day shows that we all have to rethink our actions (Ilse, Owen) | 01:40 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 12 | Act III: Aria: Each Time You Walk Out The Door (Owen) | 04:20 |
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 13 | Act III: Curtis! Ilse! (Ilse, Owen, Curtis) | 04:08 |
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
| | 14 | Act III: Terzet: Ellen, Tell Us Where You Have Gone (Curtis, Owen, Ilse) | 07:14 |
Eikötter, Uwe (tenor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Berau, Thomas (baritone)
Chrisp, Lila (contralto)
Mannheim National Theatre Orchestra (Orchestra)
Pierson, Alan (Conductor)
Total Playing Time: 01:51:31