Fin de partie

Opera in one act (2018)

Music from

György Kurtág

Text from

Samuel Beckett

Endgame, game over. With four characters. Hamm and his servants Clov. Hamm’s parents Nagg and Nell. A play with rules, rituals, memories, and words. Words that are sung, which has only been rarely done with Samuel Beckett’s texts. György Kurtág’s opera Fin de partie is the only full-length setting of one of his plays.

The Hungarian composer was fascinated by Beckett’s Endgame, which premiered in Paris in 1957, for more than half a century. In 2010, at the age of 85, Kurtág began composing his very first opera, which premiered at Milan’s Scala in 2018. In his musical language, he relies closely on Beckett’s original French text, which he opens to a fascinating space of sound with his delicate instrumentation. Here, Beckett’s predilections for the circus, amusement parks, and clownery resonate, as Johannes Erath foregrounds in his production.

Su 12 January 2025 6.00 PM

Premiere

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Tickets

Language: In French language with German and English surtitles

Recommended age: 16 years and older

Insight before the premiere on 7th january 2025

Cast

Musical Director
- Alexander Soddy
Director
- Johannes Erath
Set Design
- Kaspar Glarner
Costumes
- Birgit Wentsch
Video
- Bibi Abel
Light
- Olaf Freese
Dramaturgy
- Olaf A. Schmitt

- STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN

We 15 January 2025 7.30 PM

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Tickets

Language: In French language with German and English surtitles

Recommended age: 16 years and older

Insight before the premiere on 7th january 2025

Cast

Musical Director
- Alexander Soddy
Director
- Johannes Erath
Set Design
- Kaspar Glarner
Costumes
- Birgit Wentsch
Video
- Bibi Abel
Light
- Olaf Freese
Dramaturgy
- Olaf A. Schmitt

- STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN

Tu 21 January 2025 7.30 PM

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Tickets

Language: In French language with German and English surtitles

Recommended age: 16 years and older

Insight before the premiere on 7th january 2025

Cast

Musical Director
- Alexander Soddy
Director
- Johannes Erath
Set Design
- Kaspar Glarner
Costumes
- Birgit Wentsch
Video
- Bibi Abel
Light
- Olaf Freese
Dramaturgy
- Olaf A. Schmitt

- STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN

Fr 24 January 2025 7.30 PM

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Tickets

Language: In French language with German and English surtitles

Recommended age: 16 years and older

Insight before the premiere on 7th january 2025

Cast

Musical Director
- Alexander Soddy
Director
- Johannes Erath
Set Design
- Kaspar Glarner
Costumes
- Birgit Wentsch
Video
- Bibi Abel
Light
- Olaf Freese
Dramaturgy
- Olaf A. Schmitt

- STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN

Fr 31 January 2025 7.30 PM

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Tickets

Language: In French language with German and English surtitles

Recommended age: 16 years and older

Insight before the premiere on 7th january 2025

Cast

Musical Director
- Alexander Soddy
Director
- Johannes Erath
Set Design
- Kaspar Glarner
Costumes
- Birgit Wentsch
Video
- Bibi Abel
Light
- Olaf Freese
Dramaturgy
- Olaf A. Schmitt

- STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN

Su 2 February 2025 6.00 PM

For the last time this season

Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Tickets

Language: In French language with German and English surtitles

Recommended age: 16 years and older

Insight before the premiere on 7th january 2025

Cast

Musical Director
- Alexander Soddy
Director
- Johannes Erath
Set Design
- Kaspar Glarner
Costumes
- Birgit Wentsch
Video
- Bibi Abel
Light
- Olaf Freese
Dramaturgy
- Olaf A. Schmitt

- STAATSKAPELLE BERLIN