Erwartung {Expectation}
A live-action, contemporary adaptation of Arnold Schoenberg's song 'Erwartung' (from Vier Lieder, Op. 2, No.1), Erwartung / EXPECTATION recontextualizes the salon-like qualities of western lieder performance to a surrealistic bistro — told through the lens of a cabaret singer's reflection on a fever-dream encounter with a ghostly muse.
Erwartung (2022) - Opera & Dance Film
dir. George Miller
dp. Michael Elias Thomas
vocalist. Timothy McDevitt
piano. Renate Rohfling
dancers: Layne Willis & Gigi Faye
choreography. Rebecca Steinberg
Shot on stages in Los Angeles, CA
Michael Thomas