“Medea reflected” – “Medea gespiegelt”
Staging of “Medea 1778” and “Medeamaterial 1991″ by Nimrod Opera Zurich
Both the Medea Operas by Georg Benda (1722 – 95) & Pascal Dusapin (born 1955)
Melodrama for actors and orchestra
Dusapin’s Opera is composed (1992) on the stage work by Heiner Müller for soprano, vocal quartet, choir and orchestra
at the → Teatro Comunale di Bologna
on the 11th & 12th of October 2017
Setting of Benda’s Medea
| Medea | Salome Kammer |
| Jason | Paul Suter |
| Hofmeisterin | N.N. |
| Medea’s sons | N.N. & N.N. (Voci bianche TCBO) |
Setting of Dusapin’s Medea
| Medea | Piia Komsi |
| Jason | Paul Suter |
| Amme |
(Hofmeisterin from Benda) |
|
Vocal quartet
|
Soprano 1 – Gabriella Costa Soprano 2 – Sabina Martin Mezzosoprano – Harriet Williams Counter tenor – Daichi Fujiki |
general setting
| Chorus & Orchestra | Teatro Comunale di Bologna |
| Conductor | Marco Angius |
| Concept & staging | Pamela Hunter |
| Visualisation & camera | Dalibor Pyš – Vox MultiMedia |
| Sound system | Francesco Gomi – Tempo Reale |
| Production | Nimrod Opera Zurich |
(last update: 12th of March 2017)