Benjamin, dernière nuit

1h 30min

Music

German-Jewish essayist, philosopher, and critic Walter Benjamin were one of the early 20th century's most influential thinkers, a light in the darkness of looming war and political oppression. In Benjamin, dernière nuit, composer Michel Tabachnik and librettist Régis Debray examine this life cruelly cut short by despair in the face of Nazism. Experience the opera here in its highly acclaimed 2016 premiere production at the Lyon Opera.

Cast

Jean-Noël Briend

Jean-Noël Briend

Walter Benjamin, singer
Sava Lolov

Sava Lolov

Walter Benjamin, actor
Michaela Selinger

Michaela Selinger

Hannah Arendt
Charles Rice

Charles Rice

Arthur Koestler
Scott Wilde

Scott Wilde

Gershom Sholem
Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin

Bertolt Brecht
Gilles Ragon

Gilles Ragon

André Gide
Kàroly Szemerèdy

Kàroly Szemerèdy

Max Horkheimer
Elsa Rigmor Thiemann

Elsa Rigmor Thiemann

Mme Henny Gurland
Goele De Raedt

Goele De Raedt

The Cabaret Singer
Baptiste Mansot

Baptiste Mansot

Joseph Gurland
Bruno Froment

Bruno Froment

The Doctor
François Leviste

François Leviste

Actor-archivist

Release date

15th Mar 2016

Status

Released

Spoken languages