neurological opera
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat
Minimalist, one-act neurological opera.
Age
12+
Duration
80 min
Premiere
2021-09-15
The real hero is music. The power of music to organize and integrate, to knit or re-knit a shattered world into sense. Thus, it turns into a neurological opera – the first such in the history of neurology or opera.
Neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks
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About the work
Composed by the world-famous pioneer of British minimalism Michael Nyman in 1986, from the case study of the same title by Oliver Sacks. Now, for the first time in Lithuania, with the possibilities of multimedia and puppet theater.
This can be described as a medical-musical research study of the main character — a patient suffering from visual agnosia (“mental blindness”). A renowned musician begins to lose awareness of the visible and deceptive world around him, forcing him to find solace in the (un)familiar, enchanting, and inspiring reality of music.
Everything said in this opera is very true today. We must find something to hold on to in life. In this case, it is music
Conductor Martynas Staškus
Team
Creative team
Composer
Michael Nyman
Libretto by
Christopher Rawlence, Michael Morris and Michael Nyman
Director
Žilvinas Vingelis
Set and Costume Designer
Paulina Simutytė
Animator
Dovilė Gecaitė
Video Projection Designer
Kornelijus Jaroševičius
Assistant Video Projection Designer
Nidas Kaniušas
Lighting Designer
Tomas Klimas
Assistant Director / Movement Coach
Gintarė Šmigelskytė
Conductor
Martynas Staškus
On stage
On stage
Gunta Gelgotė (soprano), Mindaugas Zimkus (tenor), Kšištof Bondarenko (bass), Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra (artistic director Mindaugas Bačkus), Indrė Baikštytė (piano), Gabrielė Ašmontaitė (harp)
Photos
Gallery
Awards · nominations
Recognition
Premiere
2021-09-15
Klaipėda Concert Hall
Calendar
Upcoming dates
Co-producers
“Kosmos Theatre”, Theatre “Utopia”, Klaipėda Concert Hall
Partly funded by
Lithuanian Council for Culture
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