“Michaël,
my Heaven Son,
my Heaven son,
Stay
always
faithful to Music”
– the Mother
Donnerstag aus Licht – Act 1, Act 2, Farewell
Composition, libretto, dances, action and gestures by Karlheinz Stockhausen
Musical direction, Maxime Pascal
Stage direction, Benjamin Lazar
Damien Bigourdan, tenor, Michaël
Pia Davila, soprano, Eva
Damien Pass, bass, Lucifer
Henri Deléger, trumpet, Michaël
Iris Zerdoud, bassethorn, Eva
Mathieu Adam, trombone, Lucifer
Emmanuelle Grach, dance, Michaël
Suzanne Meyer, dance, Eva
Jamil Attar, dance, Lucifer
Alphonse Cemin, piano, Michael’s accompanist
Alice Caubit, Ghislain Roffat, clarinettes, the couple of clown-swallows
Benoit Coutris, trombone
Maxime Morel, tuba
Electronics, Augustin Muller
Sound projection, Florent Derex
Sound assistant, Joan Cunha
Singing Coach, Alain Muller
Set design and costumes, Adeline Caron
Costumes assistant, Jeanne Lébène
Stage director’s assistant, Elizabeth Calleo
Video, Yann Chapotel
Video tech, Gaëtan Besnard
Lights, Christophe Naillet
Le Balcon – Orchestra
Students of Conservatoire National Supérieur de musique de Paris
Coproduction Le Balcon, Festival d’automne à Paris, Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
Adaptation de la production Opéra Comique/Le Balcon créée le 15 novembre 2018 à l’Opéra Comique