Le Balcon

Le Balcon is staging the first two acts of Donnerstag aus Licht at the Philharmonie de Paris. Donnerstag, the first of the seven operas in Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Licht cycle, tells the story of the angel Michael, as a stylised version of the composer’s autobiography.

Musical direction Maxime Pascal
Stage direction Benjamin Lazar
Sound design Florent Derex
Computer music production Augustin Muller
Vocal coach Alain Muller
Chorus master Richard Wilberforce
Set and costume design Adeline Caron
Lighting Christophe Naillet, Sébastien Böhm
Video Yann Chapotel
Choreography Emmanuelle Grach
Artistic collaboration Alphonse Cemin
Picture © Meng Phu