Set Designer

Survivors of the sea, refugees, exiles come together on an island. They create a new society from scratch without the old rules of origin or power. Is it possible to have a community built on love? The hosts for this evening are two intergalactic collaborators: Sun Ra, pioneer of Afrofuturism in response to omnipresent racism, and Karlheinz Stockhausen, who sought to flee the constriction of the art world. Both are fascinated by interplanetary vibrations, read the same spiritual book about love in the 1970s and set the cosmos free.

Sunville

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Terrible things are happening in the clinic rooms of Doctor Prentice's private psychiatric clinic. An interview with the future secretary, Geraldine, takes on questionable aspects when she is asked to undress so that her qualifications can be checked. His wife Mrs. Prentice suddenly appears out of nowhere, urgently in need of a drink after a secret rendezvous with the bellboy Nick Beckett from the station hotel. He now wants to blackmail her with explicit photos. Meanwhile, a commissioner and a state inspector appear, who have their own questions in the spreading chaos. A daring chase ensues in which neither the right item of clothing nor the right gender can lead to the answer. In the end, it all ends with Winston Churchill's penis.

What the Butler Saw

Kammerspiele

Famed for her steadfast devotion to her husband, Lucretia becomes a target in a brutal game of sex and power. Set to one of Benjamin Britten’s most searing and lyrical scores, this challenging and emotionally charged chamber opera explores issues that are at once timeless and starkly relevant today.

Set Designer

Sonja Füsti

Events

Past events

Sep 25 - Oct 2, 2026

Sunville · Deutsche Oper Berlin

Jan 16 - Mar 15, 2025

What the Butler Saw · Staatstheater Darmstadt

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