Passion and power games: Alma's fatal love drama in Vienna!

Passion and power games: Alma's fatal love drama in Vienna!

On Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 11:05 p.m., the ORF 2 premiere of "Alma & Oskar" is broadcast, a dramatic work that addresses the passionate and turbulent relationship between Alma Mahler and the artist Oskar Kokoschka. In this highly expected production, supported by the ORF as part of the film/television agreement, Emily Cox and Valentin Postlmayr embody the famous couple of artists. Alma, the composer's widow of the composer Gustav Mahler, experiences a revival of her artistic ambitions after the loss of her husband, while she plunges into the controversy games of the "Enfant Terrible" of the Viennese art scene, Oskar Kokoschka, who excavated a lot with his extreme art, like Volksoper reported.

a game of passion and makes

Social life in Vienna from 1912 surrounds the story in which Alma Mahler comes from the wealthy layer and is surrounded by numerous admirers. But conventional life cannot breastfeed their longing for freedom. Her relationship with Kokoschka is shaped by jealousy and greed for possessions, while Alma wants to pursue her own artistic dreams at the same time. This dynamic leads to a dangerous game for power and dependency, which brings both to the edge of their existence. According to OTS , the conflict between Alma and Oskar is recorded in one tension, which both their creative connection of their souls shows.

In addition, the drama takes a look at the challenges with which Alma is confronted when she tries to claim her role as an artist and woman in a world dominated by men. While Alma is in an increasingly tricky situation with Kokoschka, the work also reflects on its relationships with other important men in their lives. The spectators can look forward to a gripping piece of passion, loss and pursuit of artistic identity that makes them immerse themselves in the emotional world of an extraordinary woman.