About
Erwartung is at Paleis voor Schone Kunsten in Brussels on Friday 11 December 2026 at 20:00. The music includes works by Schönberg, Wagner and Mahler.
What to expect
The music includes works by Arnold Schönberg, Richard Wagner and Gustav Mahler.
- Schönberg's Erwartung: one woman alone at night.
- She finds her lover's lifeless body.
- It moves through confusion, fear, grief and anger.
- Soprano Ingela Brimberg performs the monologue.
- Wagner wrote Siegfried-Idyll for Cosima and their son.
- Mahler's Adagio is from his Tenth Symphony.
- Alpesh Chauhan conducts and adds subtle visual elements.
Questions
When does Erwartung start and end?
Erwartung runs Friday, 11 December 2026, 20:00 until 23:59.
Where is Erwartung?
Erwartung takes place at Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, Brussel.
What works are on the programme?
Erwartung by Arnold Schönberg: one woman alone at night finds her lover's lifeless body; confusion, fear, mourning and anger.
Siegfried-Idyll by Richard Wagner: an intimate love gift for Cosima and their newborn son.
Adagio from Gustav Mahler's Tenth Symphony: farewell, doubt and stillness.
What is Erwartung about?
One woman is alone at night and finds the lifeless body of her lover.
The monologue moves through confusion, fear, mourning and anger.
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Getting there
Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussel, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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