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YURI UMEMOTO
More money, more fame, more art, more life.
In search of “more” – of excess, of abundance – a Japanese composer encounters three ghostly nobles. They put his supposed longings to the test and confront him with what truly matters to him: his faith, his music, his culture, his father.
More money, more fame, more art, more life.
In search of “more” – of excess, of abundance – a Japanese composer encounters three ghostly nobles. They put his supposed longings to the test and confront him with what truly matters to him: his faith, his music, his culture, his father. Between European opera, Japanese ghost story, anime, and artificial intelligence, „crypt_“ weaves together the tale of „Hoichi the Earless“ into a music theatre piece about ambition, identity, and the act of creation.
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More money, more fame, more art, more life.
In search of “more” – of excess, of abundance – a Japanese composer encounters three ghostly nobles. They put his supposed longings to the test and confront him with what truly matters to him: his faith, his music, his culture, his father. Between European opera, Japanese ghost story, anime, and artificial intelligence, „crypt_“ weaves together the tale of „Hoichi the Earless“ into a music theatre piece about ambition, identity, and the act of creation.
Composition, text:
YURI UMEMOTOLibretto:
GARETH MATTEYStage direction:
IVAR FURRE AAMMusical direction:
CHRISTIAN EGGENScenographic consulting, light design:
JAKOB OREDSSONCostume design:
INGRID TORVUNDDramaturgy:
TAKUYA MAEHARAAnime design:
KANJI OKAIOSLO SINFONIETTA
Soprano:
PEYEE CHENCountertenor:
SEAN BELLTenor:
MATHIAS MONRAD MØLLERBaritone:
HALVOR FESTERVOLL MELIENCo-production by Münchener Biennale and Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo Sinfonietta, Black Box teater Oslo and KLANG Festival Kopenhagen.
Composition & libretto commissioned by the City of Munich for the Münchener Biennale.
GARETH MATTEY
Libretto
IVAR FURRE AAM
Stage direction
KANJI OKAI
Anime design
JAKOB OREDSSON
Stage design
