"My mother struggled with poverty and male violence her whole life." Édouard Louis tells a vivid story about his mother Monique Bellegueule, who grew up in precarious circumstances without any vocational training and was trapped in marriages with violent and alcoholic men. He talks about his wish to have had a different mother as a child and the great happiness of seeing her today as a liberated, happy woman.

The Freedom of a Woman: based on the book by Édouard Louis

Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

A premiere as a stark warning against hatred and repression: The 1972 Olympic Games in Munich were supposed to be a sporting festival in the name of peace. Instead, the catastrophe occurred, eleven Israeli athletes were killed by terrorists. The failure of the security forces and the way the Germans dealt with guilt still have an impact today. In the new opera, the lightness of the play is mixed with anxiety and chaos. The production removes the event from its distance and shows us the ghosts of history in powerful images. The sporting disciplines portrayed in the music and the wild jazz of the Steamboat Switzerland trio, which works together with the orchestra, loosen up the virtuoso time and rhythm structure. Corinna Harfouch is one of the most sought-after German actresses.

Andy Besuch

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Jan 31, 2025

The Freedom of a Woman: based on the book by Édouard Louis · Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Jan 20 - Feb 27, 2025

Echo 72 · Staatstheater Hannover

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