Organization

Stage director

Actor (+7)

Marina Abramović

Set designer

Set designer (+1)

Anna Schöttl

Conductor

Conductor (+2)

Yoel Gamzou

Sound designer

Conductor (+1)

Luka Kozlovacki

Costume designer

Riccardo Tisci for Burberry

Lighting designer

Lighting designer (+2)

Urs Schönebaum

Dramaturge

Benedikt Stampfli

Video

Nabil Elderkin

Revival Stage Director

Stage director (+1)

Georgine Balk

Visual Intermezzos

Video (+1)

Marco Brambilla

Revival Stage Manager

Tobias Lenfers

Actor (+1)

Willem Dafoe

Performer

Soprano (+3)

Eri Nakamura

Violetta Valéry

Soprano

Karah Son

Cio-Cio-San

Soprano (+2)

Sophie Bevan

Norma

Mezzo-soprano (+2)

Aigul Akhmetshina

Carmen

Performance

Orchestra

English National Opera Orchestra

London Coliseum

Soprano (+1)

Elbenita Kajtazi

Floria Tosca

Sarah Tynan

Lucia Ashton

Nadine Benjamin

Desdemona

Bavarian State Opera

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Opéra National de Paris

Greek National Opera

San Carlo Theater

English National Opera

Maria Callas embodies ‘Vissi d’arte’: a life for art.

As the prima donna of the 20th century, Callas lived the sentiment captured by Tosca in her aria ‘Vissi d’arte’. Tosca has defeated her adversary, but the future is a dark, gathering storm and she reflects on her life. Callas’ expression of the confluence of art and life has long fascinated internationally renowned performance artist, Marina Abramović. Now, Abramović’s celebratory opera project, 7 Deaths of Maria Callas, receives its UK premiere.

The deaths of ‘the Tigress’, as Callas was called, are recreated featuring some of the arias* that were most important to the singer. In the production of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas, Marina Abramović and co-performer Willem Dafoe will die seven times in seven films. Seven singers including Sarah Tynan, Nadine Benjamin, Eri Nakamura, Aigul Akhmetshina, Karah Son and Sophie Bevan perform well-known arias by Bellini, Bizet, Donizetti, Puccini and Verdi while Abramović herself appears on stage.

Israeli-American conductor, Yoel Gamzou, makes his ENO debut after premiering the production in Munich, Athens, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam and Naples. The opera will also include new music arranged by Serbian composer Marko Nikodijević.

Experience the ‘Vissi d’arte’ at the London Coliseum – book your opera tickets for Marina Abramović’s 7 Deaths of Maria Callas now.

Co-Production of the Bayerische Staatsoper with the Greek National Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Opéra national de Paris and the Teatro San Carlo di Napoli.

7 Deaths of Maria Callas, Nikodijević

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