Opera | 13+
Fantasio
Jacques Offenbach (1819 –1880)
Opéra-comique in three acts
Sung in German, with surtitles.
Libretto by Paul de Musset and Charles Nuitter,
based on Alfred de Musset's comedy by the same name
German translation by Carsten Golbeck, adapted by Anna Weber and Hanna Kneißler
Premiere: 1872 in Paris
Fantasio's name says it all: with a good dose of wacky, creative energy, the student navigates her way through every precarious situation. In the end, she has to save the singer Theres from a ill-fate marriage deal and expose the dirty tricks of a private investor. Director Anna Weber transforms Offenbach's operetta into an ode to theatre, set between street riots, demolition parties and a sparkling fantasy word.
Cast
Conductor Chin-Chao LinDirector Anna WeberStage Design Sina MantheyCostume Design Laura KirstChorus Master Albert HorneDramaturgy Hanna Kneißler
Fantasio Fleuranne BrockwayTheres Galina BenevichPrince Jack LeeMarinoni Sascha ZarrabiKing of the Theatre Jonathan MackerFlamel Inna FedoriiRutten Michael BirnbaumSpark James YoungFacio Joshua SandersHartmann Wooseok Shim