Ben Frost
The Murder of Halit Yozgat
The Murder of Halit Yozgat
The Murder of Halit Yozgat
The Murder of Halit Yozgat
The Murder of Halit Yozgat
Ben Frost

The Murder of Halit Yozgat

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Venue
Streamed event
Entry
PLN 14,9
Director
Ben Frost
Cast

Sabrina Ceesay, Mathias Max Herrmann, Nicolas Matthews, Tahnee Niboro, Gudrun Pelker, Yannick Spanier, Hubert Zapiór, członkowie i członkinie Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover muzyka: Ben Frost, Petter Ekmann

The creators of Unsound present the last event of this year's Ephemera Festival – a new interdisciplinary festival on the map of Warsaw.

Ben Frost's opera tells the story of a real event that took place in Germany in 2006. The artist was also inspired by the work of Forensic Architecture research agency entitled "77sqm_9:26min", which presents the results of the investigation into the murder of Halit Yozgat, who was murdered in an internet café in Kassel. It was one of a series of murders committed by members of the neo-Nazi organization of the National Socialist Underground on immigrants living in Germany. Ben Frost decided to translate the results of the Forensic Architecture investigation into opera. However, work on the performance was interrupted by the pandemic. Seeing that the live premiere would not take place, Frost decided to invite his colleagues Richard Mosse and Trevor Tweeten to document the opera and the process of its creation. The unique material was sung on the stage of Hannover's opera in a minimalist set design that is a reconstruction of the crime scene.

production: Staatsoper Hannover in cooperation with Schauspiel Hannover and Holland Festival. cast: Sabrina Ceesay, Mathias Max Herrmann, Nicolas Matthews, Tahnee Niboro, Gudrun Pelker, Yannick Spanier, Hubert Dam, members and members of Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester Hannover music: Ben Frost, Petter Ekmann libretto: Daniela Danz musical direction: Florian Groß direction: Ben Frost set design: Lisa Däßler, Mirella Weingarten costumes: Kerstin Krüger light: Carlos Boix choreography: Sasha Milavic Davies dramaturgy: Yvonne Gebauer, Friederike Schubert

The opera is performed in German and English with Polish and English subtitles. Suggested viewer age is 16 and over.

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