A Chamber Opera
Libretto by Stephen Plaice
in English
Next Performances:
February 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24
at: 19.30 Uhr
TicketsConductor: Daniel Hoyem-Cavazza
Director: Nicola Raab
Set & costume design: Claudia Doderer
Lighting: Christian Weißkircher
Woman 1 / Hera: Brigitte Pekarek
Woman 2 / Hera: Jennifer Davison
Woman 3 / Io: Barbara E. Schedel
Chamber Ensemble of Wiener Kammeroper
“Io Passion” tells the story of a woman who is overcome by an unfamiliar sexual passion for a man. She tries to understand this. But the gods and demons whose curiosity has been whetted by her action do not give her any peace.
The civilized side of her life becomes ever more governed by mysteries. The woman is forced to admit that “we have aroused something that we should have left to slumber.”
British composer Harrison Birtwistle – born in 1934 – was perhaps able to realize in a most compelling way what has always been his creative aspiration: showing how myths are still pervasive in today’s world.