Agenda
North Carolina, USA
Helena Bugallo
New Music Greensboro
Budapest, Hungary
First performance
Cond: Peter Eötvös
UMZE Ensemble
Budapest Music Center
Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchestra Köln
conductor: Francois-Xavier Roth
violin: Akiko Suwanai
Venue: Philharmonie Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchestra Köln
conductor: Francois-Xavier Roth
violin: Akiko Suwanai
Venue: Philharmonie Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Gürzenich-Orchestra Köln
conductor: Francois-Xavier Roth
violin: Akiko Suwanai
Venue: Philharmonie Cologne
Nagoya, Japan
Isao Nakamura
Geneve, Switzerland
First performance
Vienna, Austria
Premiere
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Jonathan Stockhammer
Stage director: Yuval Sharon
Scene and costume: Esther Bialas
Light and video: Jason H. Thompson
Cast:
Irina: Aida Garifullina
Mascha: Margarita Gritskova
Olga: Ilseyar Khayrullova
Natascha: Eric Jurenas
Tusenbach: Boaz Daniel
Verschinin: Clemens Unterreiner
Andrei: Gabriel Bermudez
Kulygin: Dan Paul Dumitrescu / Andreas Mitschke
Doctor: Norbert Ernst
Soljony: Viktor Shevchenko
Anfisa: Marcus Pelz
Rodé: Jason Bridges
Fedotik: Jinxu Xiahou
Wiener Staatsoper
Budapest, Hungary
National Philharmonic Orchestra
National Choir
conductor: Mátyás Antal
Venue: Academy of Music
Vienna, Austria
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Jonathan Stockhammer
Stage director: Yuval Sharon
Scene and costume: Esther Bialas
Light and video: Jason H. Thompson
Cast:
Irina: Aida Garifullina
Mascha: Margarita Gritskova
Olga: Ilseyar Khayrullova
Natascha: Eric Jurenas
Tusenbach: Boaz Daniel
Verschinin: Clemens Unterreiner
Andrei: Gabriel Bermudez
Kulygin: Dan Paul Dumitrescu / Andreas Mitschke
Doctor: Norbert Ernst
Soljony: Viktor Shevchenko
Anfisa: Marcus Pelz
Rodé: Jason Bridges
Fedotik: Jinxu Xiahou
Wiener Staatsoper
Vienna, Austria
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Jonathan Stockhammer
Stage director: Yuval Sharon
Scene and costume: Esther Bialas
Light and video: Jason H. Thompson
Cast:
Irina: Aida Garifullina
Mascha: Margarita Gritskova
Olga: Ilseyar Khayrullova
Natascha: Eric Jurenas
Tusenbach: Boaz Daniel
Verschinin: Clemens Unterreiner
Andrei: Gabriel Bermudez
Kulygin: Dan Paul Dumitrescu / Andreas Mitschke
Doctor: Norbert Ernst
Soljony: Viktor Shevchenko
Anfisa: Marcus Pelz
Rodé: Jason Bridges
Fedotik: Jinxu Xiahou
Wiener Staatsoper
Vienna, Austria
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Jonathan Stockhammer
Stage director: Yuval Sharon
Scene and costume: Esther Bialas
Light and video: Jason H. Thompson
Cast:
Irina: Aida Garifullina
Mascha: Margarita Gritskova
Olga: Ilseyar Khayrullova
Natascha: Eric Jurenas
Tusenbach: Boaz Daniel
Verschinin: Clemens Unterreiner
Andrei: Gabriel Bermudez
Kulygin: Dan Paul Dumitrescu / Andreas Mitschke
Doctor: Norbert Ernst
Soljony: Viktor Shevchenko
Anfisa: Marcus Pelz
Rodé: Jason Bridges
Fedotik: Jinxu Xiahou
Wiener Staatsoper
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
HR Sinfonieorchester
conductor: Vasily Petrenko
percussion: Martin Grubinger
Venue: Frankfurt am Main, Alte Oper
Vienna, Austria
Conductors: Peter Eötvös, Jonathan Stockhammer
Stage director: Yuval Sharon
Scene and costume: Esther Bialas
Light and video: Jason H. Thompson
Cast:
Irina: Aida Garifullina
Mascha: Margarita Gritskova
Olga: Ilseyar Khayrullova
Natascha: Eric Jurenas
Tusenbach: Boaz Daniel
Verschinin: Clemens Unterreiner
Andrei: Gabriel Bermudez
Kulygin: Dan Paul Dumitrescu / Andreas Mitschke
Doctor: Norbert Ernst
Soljony: Viktor Shevchenko
Anfisa: Marcus Pelz
Rodé: Jason Bridges
Fedotik: Jinxu Xiahou
Wiener Staatsoper
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
HR Sinfonieorchester
conductor: Vasily Petrenko
percussion: Martin Grubinger
Venue: Frankfurt am Main, Alte Oper
Budapest, Hungary
Venue: Budapest Music Center
Gothenburg, Sweden
Swedish premiere
half-staged version
Stage director: Eva-Maria Melbye
Cast:
La femme: Albane Carrère
L’homme: Russell Braun
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Gothenburg, Sweden
half-staged version
Stage director: Eva-Maria Melbye
Cast:
La femme: Albane Carrère
L’homme: Russell Braun
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Cologne Philharmonia
German premiere
1 May, 2016 Cologne Philharmonia, Germany
New York Philharmonic Orchestra,
Conductor: Alan Gilbert
Singers: Anne Sofie von Otter, Russell Braun
Prague, Chech Republic
Martin Grubinger, percussion,
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague, Chech Republic
Martin Grubinger, percussion,
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague, Chech Republic
Martin Grubinger, percussion,
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Avignon, France
French premiere
Opera Grand Avignon
Stage version
Orchestre Regional Avigon
Stage director, light: Robert Alföldi
Stage: Emmanuelle Favre
Costume: Danièle Barraud
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La femme: Albane Carrère
L’homme: Romain Bockler
Avignon, France
Opera Grand Avignon
Stage version
Orchestre Regional Avigon
Stage director, light: Robert Alföldi
Stage: Emmanuelle Favre
Costume: Danièle Barraud
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La femme: Albane Carrère
L’homme: Romain Bockler
Berlin, Germany
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin
conductor: Marko Letonja
percussion: Martin Grubinger
Bremerhaven, Germany
Conductor: Ido Arad
Stage director: Ulrich Mokrusch
Sopran: Regine Sturm
Mezzosopran: Patrizia Häusermann
Tenor I: Thomas Burger
Tenor II: Tobias Haaks
Bariton: Filippo Bettoschi
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven
Venue: Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Conductor: Ido Arad
Stage director: Ulrich Mokrusch
Sopran: Regine Sturm
Mezzosopran: Patrizia Häusermann
Tenor I: Thomas Burger
Tenor II: Tobias Haaks
Bariton: Filippo Bettoschi
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven
Venue: Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Vienna, Austria
Klangforum Wien
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Bremerhaven, Germany
Conductor: Ido Arad
Stage director: Ulrich Mokrusch
Sopran: Regine Sturm
Mezzosopran: Patrizia Häusermann
Tenor I: Thomas Burger
Tenor II: Tobias Haaks
Bariton: Filippo Bettoschi
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven
Venue: Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Conductor: Ido Arad
Stage director: Ulrich Mokrusch
Sopran: Regine Sturm
Mezzosopran: Patrizia Häusermann
Tenor I: Thomas Burger
Tenor II: Tobias Haaks
Bariton: Filippo Bettoschi
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven
Venue: Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven, Germany
Conductor: Ido Arad
Stage director: Ulrich Mokrusch
Sopran: Regine Sturm
Mezzosopran: Patrizia Häusermann
Tenor I: Thomas Burger
Tenor II: Tobias Haaks
Bariton: Filippo Bettoschi
Philharmonisches Orchester Bremerhaven
Venue: Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian premiere
Armel Festival
Venue: National Theater Budapest
Stage version
Pannon Phiharmonic Orchestra
Stage director, light: Robert Alföldi
Stage: Emmanuelle Favre
Costume: Danièle Barraud
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La femme: Albane Carrère
L’homme: Romain Bockler
Wales, UK
UK premiere
Buxton Festival
Stage director: Michael McCarthy
Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson
Designer: Simon Banham
Cast:
The young woman, The little one: Llio Evans
The woman over sixty, Old cook, Granddaughter, Ant, Hans: Lucy SchauferThe young man, Waitress, Grandfather, Cricket: Andrew Mackenzie Wicks
The man over sixty, Eva, Granddaughter's boyfriend: Daniel Norman
The man, An Asian, Inga: Johnny Herford
Venue: Music Theater Wales
Salzburg, Austria
World premiere
Iris Vermillion, mezzo soprano
Topi Lehtipuu, tenor
Peter Simonischek, narrator
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Wiener Philharmoniker
Hungarian Radio Choir
Choir director: Zoltan Pad
Salzburg, Austria
Iris Vermillion, mezzo soprano
Topi Lehtipuu, tenor
Peter Simonischek, narrator
Conductor: Daniel Harding
Wiener Philharmoniker
Hungarian Radio Choir
Choir director: Zoltan Pad
Salzburg, Austria
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Klangforum Ensemble
New York, USA
Hidejiro, Honjoh, Thomas Piercy, Elizabeth Brown, Jun Ando
"Tokyo to New York" Concerts. NYC
Siena, Italy
Accademia Musicale Chigiana
London, UK
Stage director: Michael McCarthy
Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson
Designer: Simon Banham
Cast:
The young woman, The little one: Llio Evans
The woman over sixty, Old cook, Granddaughter, Ant, Hans: Lucy SchauferThe young man, Waitress, Grandfather, Cricket: Andrew Mackenzie Wicks
The man over sixty, Eva, Granddaughter's boyfriend: Daniel Norman
The man, An Asian, Inga: Johnny Herford
Venue: Peacock Theatre, London
London, UK
Stage director: Michael McCarthy
Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson
Designer: Simon Banham
Cast:
The young woman, The little one: Llio Evans
The woman over sixty, Old cook, Granddaughter, Ant, Hans: Lucy SchauferThe young man, Waitress, Grandfather, Cricket: Andrew Mackenzie Wicks
The man over sixty, Eva, Granddaughter's boyfriend: Daniel Norman
The man, An Asian, Inga: Johnny Herford
Venue: Peacock Theatre, London
Cardiff, UK
Stage director: Michael McCarthy
Conductor: Geoffrey Paterson
Designer: Simon Banham
Cast:
The young woman, The little one: Llio Evans
The woman over sixty, Old cook, Granddaughter, Ant, Hans: Lucy SchauferThe young man, Waitress, Grandfather, Cricket: Andrew Mackenzie Wicks
The man over sixty, Eva, Granddaughter's boyfriend: Daniel Norman
The man, An Asian, Inga: Johnny Herford
Venue: Cardiff Sherman Theatre
Stuttgart, Germany
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
SWR Symphonieorchester
Liederhalle
Stuttgart, Germany
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
SWR Symphonieorchester
Liederhalle
Freiburg, Germany
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
SWR Symphonieorchester
Konzerthaus
Zürich, Switzerland
Tonhalle Orchestra
conductor: Lionel Bringuier
London, UK
World premiere
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Calder Quartet
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Wigmore Hall
Zürich, Switzerland
Audrey Luna, soprano
Calder Quartet
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Tonhalle
Madrid, Spain
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Calder Quartet
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Frankfurt, Germany
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Calder Quartet
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tonhalle Orchestra
conductor: Lionel Bringuier
Venue: Teatro Colon
Paris, France
Audrey Luna, soprano
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Calder Quartet
IRCAM
Donaueschingen, Germany
Audrey Luna, soprano
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Calder Quartet
Donaueschingen, Germany
Audrey Luna, soprano
Cond: Peter Eötvös
Calder Quartet
Budapest, Hungary
Habanera saxophone quartet
Budapest Music Center
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Tonhalle Orchestra
conductor: Lionel Bringuier
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Festival Music Forum
Conductor: Jan Talich
Filharmonie Hradec Králové
Hamburg, Germany
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Staatsoper Hamburg
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Helena Bugallo
Hamburg, Germany
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Staatsoper Hamburg
Bratislava, Slovakia
Festival of contemporary music Melos-Ethos
Melos Ethos Ensemble
Zsolt Nagy, conductor
Eniko Ginzery, cimbalom
Hamburg, Germany
Staatsoper Hamburg
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Hamburg, Germany
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Staatsoper Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Staatsoper Hamburg
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Wien, Austria
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Wiener Philharmoniker
Budapest, Hungary
Hungarian premiere
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Wiener Philharmoniker
MÜPA
Hamburg, Germany
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Staatsoper Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Staatsoper Hamburg
Stage version
Director and Set Designer: Dmitri Tcherniakov
Costume Designer: Elena Zaytseva
Lighting Designer: Gleb Filshtinsky
Dramaturgie: Johannes Blum
Video: Tieni Burkhalter
Conductor: Gregory Vajda
Cast:
La donna: Angela Denoke
L'uomo: Sergei Leiferkus
Rome, Italy
Italian premiere
concert version
Conductor Peter Eötvös
Santa Cecilia Orchestra
Cast:
La femme: Sonia Ganassi
L’homme: Russell Braun
Auditorium Roma
Rome, Italy
concert version
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Santa Cecilia Orchestra
Cast:
La femme: Sonia Ganassi
L’homme: Russell Braun
Auditorium Roma
Frankfurt, Germany
Ensemble Modern and Oper Frankfurt production
Stage director: Elisabeth Stöppler
Die junge Frau (der Kleine): Karen Vuong
Die Frau über sechzig (alte Köchin, Enkeltochter, die Ameise, Hans, chinesische Mutter): Hedwig Fassbender
Der junge Mann (junger Asiate, Kellnerin, Großvater, die Grille, chinesische Tante): Ingyu Hwang
Der Mann über sechzig (alter Asiate, Eva die dunkelbraune Stewardess, Freund der Enkeltochter): Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Der Mann (ein Asiate, Inga die blonde Stewardess, chinesischer Onkel): Holger Falk
Venue: Bockenheimer Depot
Rome, Italy
concert version
Conductor: Peter Eötvös
Santa Cecilia Orchestra
Cast:
La femme: Sonia Ganassi
L’homme: Russell Braun
Auditorium Roma
Frankfurt, Germany
Ensemble Modern and Oper Frankfurt production
Stage director: Elisabeth Stöppler
Die junge Frau (der Kleine): Karen Vuong
Die Frau über sechzig (alte Köchin, Enkeltochter, die Ameise, Hans, chinesische Mutter): Hedwig Fassbender
Der junge Mann (junger Asiate, Kellnerin, Großvater, die Grille, chinesische Tante): Ingyu Hwang
Der Mann über sechzig (alter Asiate, Eva die dunkelbraune Stewardess, Freund der Enkeltochter): Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Der Mann (ein Asiate, Inga die blonde Stewardess, chinesischer Onkel): Holger Falk
Venue: Bockenheimer Depot
Berlin, Germany
Ensemble UnitedBerlin
conductor: Andrea Pestalozza
Venue: Konzerthaus Berlin
Frankfurt, Germany
Ensemble Modern and Oper Frankfurt production
Stage director: Elisabeth Stöppler
Die junge Frau (der Kleine): Karen Vuong
Die Frau über sechzig (alte Köchin, Enkeltochter, die Ameise, Hans, chinesische Mutter): Hedwig Fassbender
Der junge Mann (junger Asiate, Kellnerin, Großvater, die Grille, chinesische Tante): Ingyu Hwang
Der Mann über sechzig (alter Asiate, Eva die dunkelbraune Stewardess, Freund der Enkeltochter): Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Der Mann (ein Asiate, Inga die blonde Stewardess, chinesischer Onkel): Holger Falk
Venue: Bockenheimer Depot
Frankfurt, Germany
Ensemble Modern and Oper Frankfurt production
Stage director: Elisabeth Stöppler
Die junge Frau (der Kleine): Karen Vuong
Die Frau über sechzig (alte Köchin, Enkeltochter, die Ameise, Hans, chinesische Mutter): Hedwig Fassbender
Der junge Mann (junger Asiate, Kellnerin, Großvater, die Grille, chinesische Tante): Ingyu Hwang
Der Mann über sechzig (alter Asiate, Eva die dunkelbraune Stewardess, Freund der Enkeltochter): Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Der Mann (ein Asiate, Inga die blonde Stewardess, chinesischer Onkel): Holger Falk
Venue: Bockenheimer Depot
Frankfurt, Germany
Ensemble Modern and Oper Frankfurt production
Stage director: Elisabeth Stöppler
Die junge Frau (der Kleine): Karen Vuong
Die Frau über sechzig (alte Köchin, Enkeltochter, die Ameise, Hans, chinesische Mutter): Hedwig Fassbender
Der junge Mann (junger Asiate, Kellnerin, Großvater, die Grille, chinesische Tante): Ingyu Hwang
Der Mann über sechzig (alter Asiate, Eva die dunkelbraune Stewardess, Freund der Enkeltochter): Hans-Jürgen Lazar
Der Mann (ein Asiate, Inga die blonde Stewardess, chinesischer Onkel): Holger Falk
Venue: Bockenheimer Depot
Salzburg, Austria
Venue: Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
conductor: Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla
Mozarteum, Salzburg