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  • Rudi Stephan / Karl Holl, Die ersten Menschen
    • Act I: Was schaffst du, Chawa?
    • Act I: Wo warst, Kajin
    • Act I: Doch dann kam die Zeit
    • Act I: Chabel, mein Sohn, was brings un...
    • Act I: Was ist's, das Chabel sah?
    • Act II: Allmächtiger!
    • Act II: Wie groß bist du, Gott!
    • Act II: Finden will ich das wilde wilde...
    • Act II: Chabel! Geliebter!

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opera Rudi Stephan's Die ersten Menschen Calixto Bieito (stage director), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) – With Kyle Ketelsen (Adahm), Leigh Melrose (Kajin), Annette Dasch (Chawa)...

Calixto Bieito (stage director), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) – With Kyle Ketelsen (Adahm), Leigh Melrose (Kajin), Annette Dasch (Chawa)...

Rudi Stephan's Die ersten Menschen Calixto Bieito (stage director), François-Xavier Roth (conductor) – With Kyle Ketelsen (Adahm), Leigh Melrose (Kajin), Annette Dasch (Chawa)...

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Rediscover a forgotten work from the early 20th century: Rudi Stephan’s Die ersten Menschen (The First Humans) is performed for the first time at the Dutch National Opera. And while François-Xavier Roth conducts the score in the pit, Calixto Bieito crafts a production of a biblical proportions on stage!

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Cast

  • Calixto Bieito | Stage director
  • Rebecca Ringst | Set designer
  • Ingo Krügler | Costumes
  • Michael Bauer | Lighting
  • Kyle Ketelsen | Adahm
  • Leigh Melrose | Kajin
  • Annette Dasch | Chawa
  • John Osborn | Chabel

Program

  • Rudi Stephan / Karl Holl, Die ersten Menschen
    • Act I: Was schaffst du, Chawa?
    • Act I: Wo warst, Kajin
    • Act I: Doch dann kam die Zeit
    • Act I: Chabel, mein Sohn, was brings un...
    • Act I: Was ist's, das Chabel sah?
    • Act II: Allmächtiger!
    • Act II: Wie groß bist du, Gott!
    • Act II: Finden will ich das wilde wilde...
    • Act II: Chabel! Geliebter!

Details

  • Directed by:
    • Sarah Derendinger
  • Venue: Dutch National Opera & Ballet (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
  • Production date: 2021
  • Duration: 1 h 43 min
  • Production: © Nationale Opera & Ballet / ARTE G.E.I.E.
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