Die Ermittlung
Oratorium in elf Gesängen
About this book
The Investigation is Weiss' ruthless documentary drama of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, which he attended. These proceedings, held in 1963-5, are not to be confused with the Nürnberg trials held right after the war. In Frankfurt it was the German government itself that held the war-crimes trial, focussing on the crimes perpetrated at Auschwitz.
Using the actual testimony of survivors from Auschwitz, testifying as witnesses against those who exploited them and others, Weiss creates a riveting drama. The drama is based on the trial, but Weiss insists that it should not be staged as a courtroom-docudrama.
Subjects
- auschwitz (concentration camp)
- auschwitz trial, frankfurt am main, germany, 1963-1965
- die ermittlung (weiss)
- drama
- fiction
- german drama
- holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)
- librettos
- oratorios