Chamber Opera
O Mensch! at Sydney Festival 2016
Sydney Chamber Opera performs work based on Friedrich Nietzsche poems
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.
In a virtuoso performance for 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 also appeared at the 2014 Sydney Festival.
Performers: Mitchell Riley & Jack Symonds
Director: Sarah Giles
Lighting Design: Katie Sfetkidis
Photography: Samuel Hodge
Dates:
Fri 22 Jan 2016 at 8.00pm
Sat 23 Jan 2016 at 8:30pm
Sun 24 Jan 2016 at 8:30pm
Tickets:
$35 via this link: https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2016/o-mensch