Jakob Lenz, Wolfgang Rihm's second chamber opera, has been described as 'the exploration of an obsession in sound'. It tells the story of nineteen days during which writer Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz stayed with a pastor, Johann Oberlin, in a pastoral mountain setting, hoping to overcome his schizophrenia. Through it Rihm explores the abuse society inflicted upon schizophrenics and explores the extremity of the condition.T0460551075Running time: 1hr 15mins.Producer English National Opera. Producer Hampstead Theatre. Conductor Alexander Ingram. Director Sam Brown. Design Annemarie Woods. Lighting Guy Hoare. Choreographer Anjali Mehra. Performer Andrew Shore (Jakob Lenz). Performer Jonathan Best (Pastor Oberlin). Performer Richard Roberts (Kaufmann). | |
| 17 Apr 12 to 27 Apr 12 | Hampstead Theatre, Inner London :: V202 listing details L01646566825 |
