Organization

Conductor

Stephan Zilias

Stage director

Nikolaus Habjan

Set designer

Jakob Brossmann

Costume designer

Denise Heschl

Lighting designer

Franz Tscheck

Dramaturge

Christian Schröder

Puppet show

Manuela Linshalm

Marlene Lübke-Ahrens

Nicola Gördes

Singer

Soprano

Jasmin Delfs

Mezzo-soprano

Katrin Wundsam

Mama

Baritone

Zoltán Nagy

Wild Thing with Horns

Bass-baritone

Matthias Hoffmann

Rooster Wild Thing

Bass

Martin Summer

Bull Wild Thing

Tenor

Peter Kirk

Wild Thing with Beard

Tzippy

Puppeteer

Angelo Konzett

Anderson Pinheiro da Silva

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Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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Where the Wild Things Are

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Halle E im MuseumsQuartier

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WO DIE WILDEN KERLE WOHNEN
Oliver Knussen

FANTASY OPERA IN NINE SCENES
Libretto by Maurice Sendak
Austrian premiere 

Who has never dreamed of having thrilling adventures in a faraway fantasy world? Our second opera for families at Christmas allows you to do just that. In Oliver Knussen’s Wo die wilden Kerle wohnen we have a work on the programme this year that has been enthralling young & all ever since it was first performed back in 1980. It is based on the bestseller by Maurice Sendak – a picture book that tells a story with virtually no text at all. The young boy Max has quarrelled with his mother. But instead of staying in his room as he has been told, he sets off on a voyage to a distant island... To turn his story into an opera libretto, Sendak let his imagination run riot, inventing, for instance, a new language for the Wild Things that Max meets on the island. This inspired Oliver Knussen to what is probably his most adventurous music: It whistles, squeaks, sparkles, shines, entices and dances with a lightness that delights. Knussen took the music that had influenced him in his youth as a guide. To stage this explosion of ideas, we have invited director and puppet virtuoso Nikolaus Habjan.
 
In German with German surtitles
Introduction to the work 30 minutes before curtain-up on 16, 17 and 27 December

Family opera for young & all from 6 years

Cast
Conductor: Stephan Zilias
Director: Nikolaus Habjan
Stage: Jakob Brossmann
Costume: Denise Heschl
Light: Franz Tscheck
Dramaturgy: Christian Schröder
Puppet show coach: Manuela Linshalm
Stage: Marlene Lübke-Ahrens
Costume: Nicola Gördes

Max: Jasmin Delfs
Mama / Tzippie: Katrin Wundsam
Bart- und Ziegenkerl: Peter Kirk
Hornkerl: Zoltan Nagy
Hahnkerl: Matthias Hoffmann
Bullenkerl: Martin Summer
Puppenspieler: Angelo Konzett, Anderson Pinheiro da Silva

Wiener Symphoniker

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Where the Wild Things Are by Knussen, From (2023/2023), Directed by Nikolaus Habjan,, Conductor Stephan Zilias, Halle E im MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria

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