Olga Neuwirth: Monster's Paradise

Lisa-Marie Lebitschnig, Vampi
N.N., Vampi (Schauspielerin)
Leah Bedenko, Bampi
N.N., Bampi (Schauspielerin)
Markus Butter, Der König-Präsident
Andrew Watts, Mickey, des Königs höriger Adlatus I | Todesengel II
Eric Jurenas, Tuckey, des Königs höriger Adlatus II | Todesengel I
Nikita Ivasechko, Ein Bär

Johannes Kalitzke, conductor
Tobias Kratzer, director
Matthias Piro, Co-Regie
Johanna Schulz-Bongert, stage concept
Rainer Sellmaier, set  & costume design
Michael Bauer, lighting design
Jonas Dahl / Janic Bebi, videos
Markus Noisternig, live electronics
Oliver Brunbauer / Olga Neuwirth, sounddesign & samples
Julien Aléonard, sound design
Christopher Warmuth / Katharina John, dramaturgy

Grazer Philharmoniker | Statisterie der Oper Graz

Georg Nigl, baritone
Nicholas Ofczarek, recitation
Markus Hinterhäuser, piano

For the baritone Georg Nigl, the art song must always grapple with the contradictions and danger zones of our time. Together with Nicholas Ofczarek - an actor at the Burgtheater -  and pianist Markus Hinterhäuser, he embarks on an exploration of the texts of Karl Kraus in The Last Days of Humanity?. Alongside these, he places songs by composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich, Gustav Mahler, and Hanns Eisler.

The result is an artistic event not easily forgotten: The Last Days of Humanity? is not a concert in the traditional sense, but a passionate, poetic, and deeply moving confrontation with war, hope, and dignity.

PROGRAMME
Karl Kraus // 1874–1936
Excerpts from Die letzten Tage der Menschheit // 1915–22

combined with

Hanns Eisler // 1898–1962
Ballade vom Wasserrad // 1934
Horatios Monolog // 1954
An die Hoffnung // 1942

Gustav Mahler // 1860–1911
Urlicht // 1905
Der Tamboursg’sell // 1901

Hanns Eisler
Spruch 1939 // 1939

Gustav Mahler
Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen // 1898

Hanns Eisler
Der Graben // 1959–61

Dmitri Schostakowitsch // 1906–1975
Präludium es-Moll op. 34 Nr. 14 für Klavier solo // 1933

Gustav Mahler
Revelge // 1899

Pete Seeger // 1919–2014
Sag mir, wo die Blumen sind // 1955

Hanns Eisler
Und endlich // 1953

Sabine Devieilhe, soprano
I Giardini: Pauline Buet, cello & David Violi, piano
Marco Giusti, lighting
Laurent Pelly, stage direction

Discover Sabine Devieilhe in the surprising world of musicals, French chanson, and musical comedy!
With Smile!, she delights audiences in a unique, intimate, and daring performance.

Conceived for the subdued atmosphere of a small theatre, Sabine Devieilhe reveals herself as never before, accompanied by her two accomplices Pauline Buet and David Violi. Directed with great sensitivity by Laurent Pelly, this recital — conceived as a tribute to café-concerts and variety theatre — weaves an unexpected dialogue between Francis Poulenc and Cora Vaucaire, Erik Satie and Annie Cordy, Stephen Sondheim and Joséphine Baker, as well as Édith Piaf.

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Maria Bengtsson, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone

Budapest Festival Orchestra
conducted by Iván Fischer
chorus preparation: Irene Verburg
The Pan-European Chorus

Richard Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

Andreas Schager, Tristan
Kwangchul Youn, King Marke
Miina-Liisa Värelä, Isolde
Adrian Eröd, Kurwenal
Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Brangäne

Alexander Soddy, conductor
Calixto Bieito, stage director
Rebecca Ringst, staging
Ingo Krügler, costume designer
Michael Bauer, lighting designer

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Maria Bengtsson, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone

Budapest Festival Orchestra
conducted by Iván Fischer
chorus preparation: Irene Verburg
The Pan-European Chorus

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Maria Bengtsson, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer, conductor
Irene Verburg, chorus master
The Pan-European Chorus

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Maria Bengtsson, sopran
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone

Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer, condcutor
Irene Verburg, soprano, choral conductor
The Pan-European Chorus

Galina Cheplakova, Cio-Cio-San
Ida Aldrian, Suzuki
Inés López Fernández, Kate Pinkerton
Stefano La Colla, Pinkerton
Kartal Karagedik, Sharpless
Jürgen Sacher, Goro
Colin Aikins, Prince Yamadori
Tigran Martirossian, Uncle Bonzo

Vincent Boussard, stage director
Vincent Lemaire, set design
Christian Lacroix, costumes
Guido Levi, lighting
Alice Meregaglia, chorus master

Carlo Montanaro, musical director
Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg
Chorus of the Hamburg State Opera

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Eleanor Lyons, soprano
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass

The Pan-European Chorus
Irene Verburg, chorus master
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Iván Fischer, conductor