2019, opera, duration approx 3.5 hrs

Akademia is an experimental opera, for which I composed the music for two out of five scenes. It was instigated and led by Aylin Leclaire, and staged outdoors at Malkasten Park, Düsseldorf, in June 2019.

Using an innovative structure, the opera questioned the limits of creative freedom in the academy, and the ways in which artistic ‘success’ is defined under capitalism. The cast and crew of Akademia numbered over 100 people, including professional and non-professional actors and singers.

akademiaoper.com