The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

Musik: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreografie, Bühnenbild, Licht und Kostüme*: John Neumeier Fotografie und Videografik: Kiran West Texte: • Auszüge aus dem Gedicht "De Profundis" von Jean Marc Bernard • Das Gedicht "Der Schatten" von Günter Kunert • Auszug aus "Imagine" von John Lennon und Yoko Ono

The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

Musik: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreografie, Bühnenbild, Licht und Kostüme*: John Neumeier Fotografie und Videografik: Kiran West Texte: • Auszüge aus dem Gedicht "De Profundis" von Jean Marc Bernard • Das Gedicht "Der Schatten" von Günter Kunert • Auszug aus "Imagine" von John Lennon und Yoko Ono

Musik: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreografie, Bühnenbild, Licht und Kostüme*: John Neumeier Fotografie und Videografik: Kiran West Texte: • Auszüge aus dem Gedicht "De Profundis" von Jean Marc Bernard • Das Gedicht "Der Schatten" von Günter Kunert • Auszug aus "Imagine" von John Lennon und Yoko Ono

Musik: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreografie, Bühnenbild, Licht und Kostüme*: John Neumeier Fotografie und Videografik: Kiran West Texte: • Auszüge aus dem Gedicht "De Profundis" von Jean Marc Bernard • Das Gedicht "Der Schatten" von Günter Kunert • Auszug aus "Imagine" von John Lennon und Yoko Ono

The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

The opera tells the true story of Jan van Leyden. In the 16th century, this actor, pub landlord and tailor became the leader of a movement proclaiming that the world would fall. A salvation state was established. This radicalised and became a dictatorship. We follow John from his initial enthusiasm, through his equally flamboyant and ruthless kingship to his final confession on death row. We thus experience from the inside how the timeless mechanisms of populism, polarisation and radicalisation do their work. Florian Sievers sings the title role of Jan van Leyden. | Music: J. S. Bach, Panos Iliopoulos | Libretto: Thomas Höft | Stage direction: Serge van Veggel | Musical direction: Hernán Schvartzman

Fokus: Carl Reinecke zum 200. Geburtstag | GewandhausChor, camerata lipsiensis | Anja Pöche Sopran, Nora Steuerwald Alt, Florian Sievers Tenor, Bernhard Hansky Bass, Gregor Meyer Leitung | Werke: Carl Reinecke — Konzertstück "Sommertagsbilder" für Chor und Orchester op. 161 - Carl Reinecke — Belsazar op. 73

Musik: Johann Sebastian Bach Choreografie, Bühnenbild, Licht und Kostüme*: John Neumeier Fotografie und Videografik: Kiran West Texte: • Auszüge aus dem Gedicht "De Profundis" von Jean Marc Bernard • Das Gedicht "Der Schatten" von Günter Kunert • Auszug aus "Imagine" von John Lennon und Yoko Ono