Benjamin, dernière nuit

John Fulljames
2016-03-15


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90 min

German-Jewish essayist, philosopher, and critic Walter Benjamin were one of the early 20th century's most influential thinkers, a light in the darkness of looming war and political oppression. In Benjamin, dernière nuit, composer Michel Tabachnik and librettist Régis Debray examine this life cruelly cut short by despair in the face of Nazism. Experience the opera here in its highly acclaimed 2016 premiere production at the Lyon Opera.

Cast

Name Character Team
Jean-Noël Briend Walter Benjamin, singer Unowned
Sava Lolov Walter Benjamin, actor Unowned
Michaela Kušteková Asja Lacis Unowned
Michaela Selinger Hannah Arendt Unowned
Charles Rice Arthur Koestler Unowned
Scott Wilde Gershom Sholem Unowned
Jeff Martin Bertolt Brecht Unowned
Gilles Ragon André Gide Unowned
Kàroly Szemerèdy Max Horkheimer Unowned
Elsa Rigmor Thiemann Mme Henny Gurland Unowned
Goele De Raedt The Cabaret Singer Unowned
Baptiste Mansot Joseph Gurland Unowned
Emmanuel Amado Innkeeper Unowned
Bruno Froment The Doctor Unowned
François Leviste Actor-archivist Unowned