Scenic Baroque Opera in the open air
Premiere September 26, 2021 Stadthalle Bremerhaven (DE)
Not the Trojan hero, but Dido and Death engage in battle in this Dido & Aeneas by Purcell. Dido is under pressure. As queen she serves her people, but that same mass also makes her a loner. There is gossip behind her back and she is exposed to venom. Moreover, Dido herself struggles with dark thoughts, which seem to tear her apart. Belinda sees her chance in the arrival of Aeneas and hopes to provide the much-needed distraction. But Death cannot be misled and thus as spectators we witness the fate that irrevocably awaits Dido.
How does fate affacts us? To what extent are we as human beings actually capable of directing our own lives? This question is central to this performance of Purcell's opera, in which youngsters from Bremerhaven also participate. They have created short film scenes that comment on the original opera, like a choir in the tragedy of ancient Greecem and in which they give their musical-theatrical vision of Dido themes such as of jealousy, depression and the power of the masses. Performances that hold up a mirror to Dido as well and do not leave her untouched. Death knew already all along...
Photo © Josephine Sacabo
Credits Cast & Crew
Dido Sibylle Fischer
Death/Sorcerer/Spirit Kaspar Kröner
Aeneas Knut Schoch
Belinda/1st Witch Tanya Aspelmeier
2nd Woman/2nd Witch Anna Terterjan
Chorus Bremerhavener Kammerchor
Youngster of the Oberschule GeestemündeAya, Yzurdjan, Nesrin, Manal, Zeynap, Yorgos, Maria, Israa, Igor, Bashar, Calar, Tyris
Main-Barockorchester Frankfurt Martin Joppe, Jörn-Sebastian Kuhlmann, Adam Lord, Marie Verweyen, Konstanze Winkelmann (Violin), Frederike Kremers (Viola), Katie Stephens (Cello), Christian Zincke (Double base), Henrike Seitz (Cembalo)
Conductor Eva Schad
Stage direction Annechien Koerselman
Projectleader Students Oberschule Geestemünde Jens Carstensen
Camera & Edit Max Duda
Concept Set & Costumes Annechien Koerselman
Lightdesign Annechien Koerselman
Organisation Kreiskantorat Bremerhaven i.c.w. Stadthalle & Oberschule Geestemünde Bremerhaven (DE)
CALENDER
Bremerhaven(DE) Open Air (in front of the cityhall) September 26, 2021 17.00h
Bremerhaven(DE) Open Air (in front of the cityhall) September 27, 2021 11.45h school performance
More information:Kreiskantorat-Bremerhaven& Oberschule-Geestemünde
Funded by die Klosterkammer Hannover, Bremerhaven Kultur erleben!, Landschaftsverband, Landeskirche Hannovers, Oberschule-Geestemünde, Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Seestadt Bremerhaven, Amt für Jugend Familie und Frauen.