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30. June 2013

Hanjo

Opera in one act (six scenes) by Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa on composing HANJO

»I wrote Hanjo as if it were a dream. The protagonist, Hanako, lives in a world of insanity which lies outside our everyday reality. For a long time she has been waiting for the man she loves. When he finally returns ...

Toshio Hosokawa on composing HANJO

»I wrote Hanjo as if it were a dream. The protagonist, Hanako, lives in a world of insanity which lies outside our everyday reality. For a long time she has been waiting for the man she loves. When he finally returns, she does not recognize him. The picture of this man in her mind has become more real to her than the man standing in front of her.«



    Sung in English with German surtitles
    1:20 h | no interval
    VORWORT
    Pre-performance lecture, 45 minutes prior to each performance (in German)
    A co-operation with the Ruhrtriennale and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden
    Commissioned by the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence