O MENSCH!
Australian Premiere
In association with Sydney Festival
Music by Pascal Dusapin
Text by Friedrich Nietzsche
Restoring the voice to one of the mightiest minds in history, O Mensch! transforms 21 poems by Friedrich Nietzsche into a series of shattering musical declarations in French composer Pascal Dusapin’s intimate and inspired recent opera, and successor to Passion.
In a virtuoso performance by baritone and piano, audiences are plunged into the agonies and the ecstasies of this era-defining genius as fierce ideology collides with high emotion. A stark production directed by Sarah Giles and lit by lighting installation artist Katie Sfetkidis, O Mensch! features the indomitable baritone Mitchell Riley, who appeared in Sydney Chamber Opera’s …pas à pas – nulle parte… – for the 2014 Sydney Festival.
Director
Sarah Giles
Lighting & Set Design
Katie Sfetkidis
Costume Design
Charles Davis
Dramaturg
Dominic Mercer
Assistant Director
Danielle Maas
With
Mitchell Riley
Jack Symonds
Supported by
Goethe-Institut Australia
Piano sponsored by Kawai Pianos Australia
Gallery
VENUE
Carriageworks
Track 8, 245 Wilson St Eveleigh
duration
60 minutes