ERSAN MONDTAG
Der Silbersee, 2022
The new production of the anti-fascist folk opera by Kurt Weill and Georg Kaiser, which premiered in only three cities after the Nazis seized power in 1933, becomes a contemporary piece about the threat to art in Ersan Mondtag’s adaptation. The coproduction by Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and Nancy Opera transfers the story about class conflicts and possible friendship between enemies to the year 2033.
With this theater within the theater, “Der Silbersee” takes on a new political explosiveness, developed in elaborate stage designs with many art quotations as a caustic satire on any abuse of power.
With this theater within the theater, “Der Silbersee” takes on a new political explosiveness, developed in elaborate stage designs with many art quotations as a caustic satire on any abuse of power.
Written by Kurt Weill and Georg Kaiser.
Directed by Ersan Mondtag.
Installation view: 'Der Silbersee' , Opera Ballet Vlaanderen / Opera national de Lorraine, 2022
Directed by Ersan Mondtag.
Installation view: 'Der Silbersee' , Opera Ballet Vlaanderen / Opera national de Lorraine, 2022
Courtesy of the Artist and PİLEVNELİ
Photo: Annemie Augustijns