Amandante taps the dynamics of love and trembling that are hiding in plain sight between the lines of Plato’s Symposion, inspired by Shelley’s romantic translation. This chamber opera starts from the proposition that whenever and wherever some are in, evidently others must be out — or under way. Rushing from […]
SCENE BUFFER – quasi-declarative opera concept, musical setting: Andrii Merkhel electronics: Tetiana Khoroshun video: Kateryna Berlova, Alina Yakubenko vj: Ihor Nikolenko cast: Kateryna Kisten, Andrii Koshman, Oleksandr Goncharenko (Chechulin), Olga Kebas lira: Ihor Martynenko piano: Igor Riabov On the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Theater Institute […]
Introduction Opera Out of Opera 2 (OOO2) is a cooperation project co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Commission. This second edition builds upon the results from Opera Out of Opera (2018-2020), arosing from the common need of partners to re-launch and make new, younger generations rediscover opera. Aims and objectives Creating […]
Direction: Elli Papakonstantinou (based on Plato) Libretto: Louisa Arkoumanea, Elli Papakonstantinou Music Composition: Katerina Fotinaki, Serhii Vilka Set Designer Constantinos Chaldaios Live visuals: Giannis Papoutsis, Fanis Sakellariou VJ: Ihor Nikolenko Light designer: Dmytro Demydov Assistant to the Director: Katerina Kataki, Vivi Petsi, Fanis Sakellariou Cast and Musicians: Katerina Fotinaki – […]
Opera-dystopia “GAZ” (work in progress, Inspired by Les Kurbas’s production of Georg Kaiser’s play) Composers Roman Grygoriv, Illia Razumeiko Stage director Virlana Tkacz Set Designer Waldemart Klyuyko Choreographer Simon Mayer Media artist Georgiy Potopalskiy Artists: NOVA OPERA Producer Anastasia Gaishenetc GAZ an antiutopian (dystopian) opera – is a laboratory-attempt to create […]
Futuristic show, futuristic opera in three acts. Concept/music/composition/staging: Roman Grygoriv, Illia Razumeiko Directed by Rostyslav Derzhypilsky Human / Machine Sound / Light Voice / Noise Opera AEROPHONIA was the opening show of Porto Franko Festival 2018. The main musical instrument of this neo-futuristic performance.– a legendary biplane AN-2 – is also […]
Captured live at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg on Saturday, 8 March 2025, Opera Out of Opera 2 (OOO2) brought its European tour to a powerful close with a moving performance of the final act of La bohème. This concluding production united young opera talents from across Europe, showcasing the […]
Filmed live at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts (KHiO) on Monday, 19 February 2025, Opera Out of Opera 2(OOO2) introduced a daring reinterpretation of the first act of La bohème, signaling a bold new phase in the project following its trilogy of Mozart productions. With this shift from […]
Opera Out of Opera 2 concluded its remarkable journey in Salzburg on Friday, 8 March 2025, with a final staging of Puccini’s La bohème at the Mozarteum University. This culminating event was the result of two intensive weeks of collaboration and rehearsal, bringing together emerging singers and students from the […]
Opera Out of Opera 2 made a compelling stop in Oslo on Monday, 19 February 2025, with a bold reimagining of Puccini’s La bohème, staged at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, The Academy of Opera (KHiO). Infused with contemporary relevance, the production explored the opera’s emotional landscape through […]
Captured live at the Teatro Helena Sá e Costa in Porto on Saturday, 26 October 2024, Opera Out of Opera 2 (OOO2) offered Portuguese audiences a bold and reimagined take on Mozart’s Così fan tutte. Part of the Creative Europe cooperation project, this unique production was designed to connect with […]
Opera Out of Opera 2 brought its innovative spirit to Porto, making a vibrant stop at the Escola Superior de Música e Artes do Espectáculo (ESMAE). On Saturday, 26 October, audiences gathered at the Teatro Helena Sá e Costa for a bold reinterpretation of Mozart’s Così fan tutte, reimagined through […]