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Orfeo
by Sasha Waltz/
Claudio Monteverdi

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Scandinavian
premiere

An expression of love to the power
of myth, music and dance.

GRIEGH A LLE N
GRIEG SA L E N

This exquisite performance of Orfeo is based on
Claudio Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo. The driving
force behind it is the German choreographer
and director Sasha Waltz, renowned for her
monumental crossover performances.

DAT E/ T I M E

Wednesday 10 June
at 18:00
D U RAT IO N

2:30 including
interval
L AN GUAGE

Performed in Italian.
Surtitles in
Norwegian and
English.
OT H ER

Introduction (in
Danish) by Henrik
Engelbrecht
at 17:15
T IC KET *

Full price: 250–800
Under 30: 150
*Festival card:
40 %–30 % discount

‘This performance is about the power of love – a
force that transcends death. As the narrative
grips us, we travel with Orfeo through the entire
spectrum of emotions, from the intoxication of
infatuation to the devastation of heartbreak.
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice – and possibly this performance in particular – is also a
tribute to art itself,’ says Sasha Waltz.
The performance, which Waltz describes as
a choreographed opera, is a fusion of music,
singing and dance. Members of the chorus and
instrumental ensemble, soloists and dancers
are all handpicked on the basis of their ability
to express themselves across the boundaries
of genre. They complement one another and
move as a single entity.
Sasha Waltz’s predilection for early music has led
her to collaborate with several baroque ensembles, but this is her first time with the renowned
Freiburger BarockConsort. The music is honest
and direct, sensitive and passionate; the dancing
is indescribably beautiful.

Sasha Waltz director, choreographer
Alexander Schwarz set design
Beate Borrmann costume design
Martin Hauk lighting design
Tapio Snellman video
Torsten Johann musical director, conductor
Freiburger BarockConsort
Vocalconsort Berlin
Ensemble Sasha Waltz & Guests
Anna Lucia Richter Euridice (Eurydice),
La Musica (Music)
Georg Nigl Orfeo (Orpheus)
Charlotte Hellekant La Messaggiera
(Messenger), La Speranza (Hope)
Douglas Williams Caronte (Charon)
Luciana Mancini Proserpina (Proserpine)
Konstantin Wolff Plutone (Pluto)
Cécile Kempenaers Ninfa (Nymph),
Pastore 1 (Shepherd)
Julián Millán Apollo, Eco (Echo),
Pastore 4 (Shepherd)
Kaspar Kröner Pastore 2 (Shepherd),
Spirito (Infernal Spirit)
Kevin Skelton Pastore 3 (Shepherd),
Spirito (Infernal Spirit)
Hans Wijers Pastore 5 (Shepherd),
Spirito (Infernal Spirit)
A co-production by the Bergen International
Festival, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Dutch
National Opera, the Theatres of the City of
Luxembourg and the Lille Opera.
Sponsored by DNV GL

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