(photo credit: NICOLE DE CASTRO)
Borkman (Shalom Shmuelov), donning a noose-like cravat tie, is a tragic mythical giant. A fraudulent banker, he walked away from his true love Ella Rentheim (Dalia Shimko) because a man he sought for patronage desired her. He wed her sister, Gunhild (Hadar Galron), and sired a son, Erhart (Daniel Hale). While climbing the social ladder, he strove to reach the top. He never made it.