Gertude Stein hat die Luft gemalt

New Opera to a Text by Friederike Mayröcker

Melodrama based on Friederike Mayröcker's (1924-2021) text "Gertrude Stein painted the air". From the libretto specially authorized by Ms. Mayröcker for this work flows a wealth of pictorial-surreal scenes that are not causally connected. The main character constantly dissolves into other characters from multiple perspectives in imaginary encounters. The text only sounds spoken (melodrama) and forms an intruiging point of friction with the music, which is sometimes strongly dominated by pulse. Over a particularly warm ensemble sound of accordion, piano, vibraphone, strings and clarinets, the text unfolds its full, surreal, dream-like pull.