MADISON LYRIC STAGE, an award-winning, professional theater company serving the Connecticut Shoreline, recently presented the world premiere of We Lived Only for the Music! Max Lorenz: Hero or Hostage? a new one-man show written and performed by international Wagnerian tenor Marc Deaton. We Lived Only for the Music will have its London debut on April 23,24,25 at The Cockpit, please watch this space for ticket information as its becomes available. If you wish to book a performance of this work by Marc Deaton, please contact him at info@marcdeaton.org.
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We Lived Only for the Music! Max Lorenz: Hero or Hostage? created and performed by Wagnerian tenor Marc Deaton, is a gripping spoken play with music that chronicles the perilous double life of legendary German tenor Max Lorenz. Celebrated as the star of the Bayreuth Festival and Adolf Hitler’s favorite singer for his heroic portrayals of Siegfried, Tristan, and Parsifal, Lorenz walked a deadly razor’s edge during the Third Reich due to his Jewish wife and hidden homosexuality. Shielded only by high-level opera connections, his survival came at an immense personal cost. Through dynamic mixed media, this evocative production explores the clash between transcendent art and totalitarian terror, confronting the isolation an artist endures once their utility to power fades. Stepping into Lorenz’s shoes, Deaton weaves a powerful narrative featuring live and recorded operatic excerpts sung by Deaton himself—rather than archival recordings of Lorenz—spanning Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, Siegfried, Lohengrin, and Parsifal, alongside Verdi’s Aïda and Otello, in an unforgettable story of resilience, moral compromise, and the healing power of music.
If you are interested in presenting this exciting new work, please contact Marc Deaton at info@marcdeaton.org.