Oliver Knussen Archives

Premiere: Wo die Wilden Kerle Wohnen

June 16, 2019 By Ian Sidden

English

Today is the premiere of Where the Wild Things Are, which is the opera adaptation by composer Oliver Knussen of the well-known children’s book of the same title by Maurice Sendak. I’m playing the Rooster Wild Thing. I’ve enjoyed working on this piece with my fellow cast mates and the creative team, and I always enjoy doing the children’s shows, so I’m really looking forward to getting this in front of people.

Auf Deutsch

Heute findet die Premiere „Wo die wilden Kerle Wohnen” statt. Die ist die von Oliver Knussen komponierte Opernfassung des bekannten gleichnamigen Kinderbuchs von Maurice Sendak. Ich singe die Hahnkerl Partie. Der kreative Prozess und die Mitarbeit der Kollegen haben mir sehr gut gefallen, und ich geniesse immer die Kinderoper, die wir hier im Theater Dortmund vorstellen. Ich freue mich sehr auf die Vorstellung.

Link:

https://www.theaterdo.de/detail/event/wo-die-wilden-kerle-wohnen/

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