Animator Waren Criswell created this hauntingly beautiful animation “Die Krähe” with a surprise ending.
His description:
Unlucky in love, a man wanders in a winter landscape, followed by a hungry crow. Faithful to the grave. But this one has an ending more Sopranos than Schubert….
Animation by Warren, music by Franz Schubert: The Crow, from Winterreise, Tenor Mat Tatus, piano Bob Boury
Youtube has, what appears to be, a promotional video for a production of Winterreise performed with projected images and puppets. According the singer-director’s page on the project the performance seems consists of a traditionally sung Winterreise with original animated illustrations, puppets and a 19th Century Guitar added for musical flavor. If the video is an accurate representation of the performance, it looks like an intriguing take on Schubert’s cycle which has been performed in various theaters since it’s creation in 2004.