Organization

Singer

Baritone

Emmett O'Hanlon

Emperor Overall

Bass-baritone

Thorsten Grümbel

The Loudspeaker

Luke Stoker

The Death

Tenor

David Fischer

Harlequin

Sergej Khomov

A soldier

Soprano

Anke Krabbe

A maiden

Mezzo-soprano

Kimberley Boettger-Soller

Drummer Girl

Stage director

Ilaria Lanzino

Conductor

Christoph Stöcker

Lighting designer

Thomas Diek

Dramaturge

Anna Grundmeier

Set designer

Emine Güner

Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Orchestra

Duisburger Philharmoniker

Rosario Chávez

German

Der Kaiser von Atlantis -  (The Emperor of Atlantis)

Duisburg

Germany

Theater Duisburg

Der Kaiser von Atlantis Ullmann

Public

The Emperor of Atlantis

Approved

It was in the hell of the Theresienstadt concentration camp of all places that Viktor Ullmann found his unmistakable voice as a composer. The marching music of his childhood days as the son of a high-ranking Imperial and Royal officer, the teachings of his mentors Arnold Schönberg and Alexander von Zemlinsky, the jazz-influenced light music of his time, the love for the formal rigor of a Johann Sebastian Bach - Ullmann processed all these biographical influences in his opera "Der Kaiser von Atlantis” virtuoso and rich in allusions to an exciting mix of styles.

The parable about Death's refusal to work, who no longer wanted to be exploited as the murderous henchman of the despotic Emperor Overall, was written in 1943/44 in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Her message, to stand up against injustice and oppression, is still relevant today, as director Ilaria Lanzino, who was recently awarded the 11th EOP – International Opera Directing Prize, understands in her haunting production. General Music Director Axel Kober conducts the Duisburg Philharmonic and the top-class ensemble of soloists.

English

The Emperor of Atlantis by Ullmann, From (2022/2022), Directed by Ilaria Lanzino,, Conductor Christoph Stöcker, Theater Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany

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