world premiere
crypt_
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.
Broadcast date on BR-Klassik: 30/06/2026, 20:03, Festspielzeit
SAT
16.05.
20:00
— 21:10
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.
Broadcast date on BR-Klassik: 30/06/2026, 20:03, Festspielzeit
Composition, text:
YURI UMEMOTOLibretto:
GARETH MATTEYMusical direction:
CHRISTIAN EGGENStage direction:
IVAR FURRE AAMScenographic consulting, light design:
JAKOB OREDSSONCostume design:
INGRID TORVUNDAnime Design, Director:
KANJI OKAIAnime Design:
AKINARI KITAYAMA, KOTA OEBISU, KEI ICHIKAWADramaturgy:
TAKUYA MAEHARASoprano:
PEYEE CHENCountertenor:
SEAN BELLTenor:
MATHIAS MONRAD MØLLERBaritone:
HALVOR FESTERVOLL MELIENOSLO SINFONIETTA
Flute:
ANNE KARINE HAUGEClarinet:
ROLF BORCHOboe:
MARIE TETZLAFFViolin:
KARIN HELLQVIST, EMILIE LIDSHEIMViola:
BENDIK FOSSCello:
INGVILD SANDNESCembalo:
SANAE YOSHIDAPercussion:
KJELL TORE INNERVIKCo-production by Münchener Biennale and Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, Oslo Sinfonietta, Black Box teater Oslo and KLANG Festival Copenhagen Experimental Music.
Composition & libretto commissioned by the City of Munich and Arts Council Norway for the Münchener Biennale.
YURI UMEMOTO
Composition, text
GARETH MATTEY
Libretto
IVAR FURRE AAM
Stage direction
KANJI OKAI
Anime design
JAKOB OREDSSON
Stage design
OSLO SINFONIETTA
SAT
16.05.19:15
SUN
17.05.18:15
MON
18.05.10:15
crypt_: Was gibt's? Festival tent
45 Minuten bevor der erste Ton erklingt, fragen wir gemeinsam „Was gibt’s?“ und geben Ihnen erste Einblicke in die Musiktheaterproduktion „crypt_“.
SUN
17.05.20:30
MON
18.05.12:30
crypt_: Absacker Festival tent
Im Anschluss an die Vorstellungen von „crypt_“ laden wir Sie noch zu einem „Absacker“ ein und schaffen Raum, um untereinander und mit den Künstler*innen ins Gespräch zu kommen.
WED
06.05.17:00
— 20:00
SAT
16.05.19:00
— 22:00