7 Deaths of Maria Callas: Opera National de Paris
About the Event
Marina Abramović brings an astonishing tribute to one of the greatest dramatic soprano of all time with a creation at the crossroad of opera, performance art and video creation.
Relive 7 arias from some of the Greek American soprano’s greatest roles, recalling the countless women sacrificed at the hands of 19th century composers.
With scenes excerpts from operas by Vincenzo Bellini, Georges Bizet, Gaetano Donizetti, Giacomo Puccini et Giuseppe Verdi.
Cast / Production
Music : Marko Nikodijević
Libretto : Petter Skavlan, Marina Abramović
Conductor : Yoel Gamzou
Opera project : Marina Abramović
Script : Marina Abramović, Petter Skavlan
Co‐stage director : Lynsey Peisinger
Set design : Marina Abramović
Set design collaboration : Anna Schöttl
Film director : Nabil Elderkin
Intermezzos video : Marco Brambilla
Costume design : Riccardo Tisci
Lighting design : Urs Schönebaum
Dramaturgy : Benedikt Stampfli
Chef de choeur : Alessandro Di Stefano
CAST
Film Actor and Performance : Marina Abramović
Film Actor : Willem Dafoe
Carmen : Nadezhda Karyazina
Floria Tosca : Selene Zanetti
Desdemona : Leah Hawkins
Lucia Ashton : Adela Zaharia
Norma : Lauren Fagan
Cio‐Cio‐San : Gabriella Reyes
Violetta Valéry : Hera Hyesang Park
