Music Theater “Through the Valley”

14-16 Jan 2011, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House

From Goethe Institut:
Under the title “Through the Valley”, artists from Europe and Vietnam are currently rehearsing a interdisciplinary music-theater piece in Hanoi. The large-scale, production – a cooperation between the Goethe-Institut, the Vietnam National Opera & Ballet Theatre (VNOB) and the Vietnam National Academy of Music – marks the splendid conclusion of the “Germany in Vietnam 2010” program of festivities.

“Through the Valley” tells the story of the young knight Parzival, who breaks free of his mother’s arms and passes “through the valley” to discover the world. A complex set including imaginative projections, colorful and elaborate costumes and a sophisticated light design, together tell a many-faceted story, but one which will easily communicate with Vietnamese audiences due to its universal appeal and its human depth.

The international production team is realizing its artistic vision together with Vietnamese musicians, actors and dancers. The composition for soloists, chorus and full orchestra was created by the German composer, conductor and musician Pierre Oser, the playwright Tankred Dorst wrote the libretto. Austrian-American director Beverly Blankenship is supported by the German choreographer Hans Henning Paar, the Austrian set, costume and lighting designer Andreas Lungenschmid and Christoph Maier-Gehring, head of dramaturgy at the Munich State Theatre am Gärtnerplatz. The German mezzo-soprano Silvia Mödden is responsible for phonetics and singer expression. On the Vietnamese side, famous theater, film and TV actors are involved, including Bui Nhu Lai, Nguyen Trung Hieu and internationally renowned singers and dancers from the VNOB. The famous designer La Hang is on hand to convert the costume designs into reality.

The Goethe-Institut is accompanying the rehearsal process of this exceptional production and publishes insights into the rehearsals regularly:www.goethe.de/parzival

Tickets:
Free tickets are available for collection from Fri 07 Jan 2011 at 2 pm at Goethe Insitut.