Opera Hamburg – Tokyo – Oslo

Stage Workers, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Outside Opera House, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Outside Opera House, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
First Time on Main Stage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
First Time on Main Stage, HamburgHamburg, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Oper, Opera, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Props, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Props, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mainstage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Main Stage, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mainstage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Main Stage, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mainstage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Main Stage, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Workers, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Workers, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, HamburgLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Main Stage, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Main Stage, TokioHelmut Brade, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Peter Konwitschny, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Tokio, Tokyo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chorus, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Chorus, TokioHelmut Brade, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Peter Konwitschny, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Tokio, Tokyo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Workers, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, TokyoLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Workers, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, TokyoLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chorus, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Chorus, TokioHelmut Brade, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Peter Konwitschny, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Tokio, Tokyo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concentration During Performance, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Concentration During Performance, TokyoLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
First Rehersal, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
First Rehersal, TokyoLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rehersal with Peter Konwitschny, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Rehersal with Peter Konwitschny, TokyoLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chorus, Backstage, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Chorus, Backstage, TokioHelmut Brade, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Peter Konwitschny, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Tokio, Tokyo, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Titus Doubles, Oslo by Nikolaus Brade.
Titus Doubles, OsloLa Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Nikkikai Tokyo, Oper, Opera, Oslo, Peter Konwitschny Helmut Brade, Reportage, Staatsoper Hamburg, Stage, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Stage Workers, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Outside Opera House, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
First Time on Main Stage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Props, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Mainstage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Mainstage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Mainstage, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, Hamburg by Nikolaus Brade.
Main Stage, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Chorus, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Stage Workers, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Chorus, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Concentration During Performance, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
First Rehersal, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Rehersal with Peter Konwitschny, Tokyo by Nikolaus Brade.
Chorus, Backstage, Tokio by Nikolaus Brade.
Titus Doubles, Oslo by Nikolaus Brade.

Opera Hamburg – Tokyo – Oslo

In 2005, Peter Konwitschny produced Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito at the Hamburg State Opera in collaboration with the Nikikai Opera Foundation Tokio and the Den Norske Opera Oslo. As part of the cultural exchange programme “Germany visits Japan” (Deutschland zu Gast in Japan), the production was shown in Tokio in spring 2006. While scenery and costumes were shipped from Hamburg to Tokio, producer, scene-painters and light designers began their work all over again. Everyone else involved was part of the local ensemble. Then, in autumn 2006, the same procedure took place in Oslo: scenery and costumes were moved, all else produced from scratch with the local ensemble. In that sense, I was one of the few constants in this chain of events and places.
I followed the journey of the production(s) to all three places, able to document similar scenes at different places and with different people. The photographs were exhibited during the International Theatre Festival in 2008; a small selection can be seen here.

 

Der Regisseur Peter Konwitschny inszenierte 2005 an der Hamburgischen Staatsoper La Clemenza di Tito von Mozart. Es handelte sich um eine Co-Produktion mit der Nikikai Opera Foundation Tokio und der Den Norske Opera Oslo. Im Rahmen des Kulturaustausches Deutschland zu Gast in Japan wurde die Inszenierung im Frühjahr 2006 in Tokio aufgeführt. Das Hamburger Bühnenbild und die Kostüme wurden in die japanische Hauptstadt verschifft und für Regisseur, Bühnenbildner und Licht-Designer begann dort die Arbeit von vorn. Alle anderen Beteiligten gehörten zum Ensemble vor Ort. Im Herbst 2006 war Oslo die dritte Station der Produktion. Wieder war es dasselbe Bühnenbild, aber alle Arbeiter und Sänger sind Angestellte der Norwegischen Oper.
Ich habe die Reise dieser Inszenierung an alle drei Aufführungsorte begleitet und die Fotografien 2008 anlässlich des Internationalen Theaterfestivals ausgestellt. Hier ist eine kleine Auswahl zu sehen.