Staatsoper at #JailSessions
Credits
directed by: Lukas Augustin
idea und concept: Lisa Böttcher, Artur Grywatzik, Konstanze Löwe
conductor: Martin Wright
creative direction: Lukas Augustin, Lisa Böttcher, Artur Grywatzik, Konstanze Löwe, Matthias Schlesinger
a co-production by #JailSessions and Staatsoper Unter den Linden and Kunstanstalt Berlin
1st AD: Grace Phan-Nguyen
cinematography: Henk Otte, Alex Zehrer, Lukas Augustin, Aaron Schmidt
sound: Fabian Koppri
sound assistant: Til Farken
edit: Alex Zehrer Caolan Flood
color: Silas Baisch
associate producer: Simon Wörpel
music: “Va Pensiero” - Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi
featuring Berliner Staatsoper
harp: Alexandra Clemenz
flute: Simone Bodoky
singers: Apollo-Chor an der Staatsoper: Jacqueline Radke, Helmut Schmeitzner, Anne-Kathrin Schmidt, Hanna Schmidt, Hideko Shimizu, Helge Witt Jugendchor der Staatsoper: Richard Beyermann, Ada-Julie Goerne, Annika Hellwich, Anton Kurth, Joshua Makowski, Amina Rieke, Lina Schmidt, Lora Vangelova Staatsopernchor: Verena Allertz, Wolfgang Biebuyck, Michelle Cusson, Felipe Martin, Andreas Neher, Olivia Saragosa, Maximiliane Schünemann, Anna Woldt Assistenz Chöre Anne-Kathrin Schmidt
social media: Franziska Dittmann catering: Marleen Hamann
location: Kunstanstalt Berlin
Three choirs of Berlin's state opera "Staatsoper Unter den Linden" perform Giuseppe Verdi's prisoner's choir VA PENSIERO from the opera Nabuco inside an abandoned jail in Berlin.
#JailSessions is a project that started during the Covid19 lock-down when artists went into one of Berlin's empty prisons that was used by the Nazi and GDR regime and transform the place of isolation and torture into a place of freedom and creativity.
A special thank you to the collaborative teams whose creative talents, and shared love of music and art, made this project possible.
Behind the Scenes:
Staatsoper at #JailSessions