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Hailed by international critics as “a musical masterpiece” and “one of the finest operas of the 21st century,” this acclaimed work now comes to Denmark.

Written on Skin

Royal Danish Opera

Three angels look back to a period in the past when books were precious artefacts with texts written on skin. One of the angels acts out the role of an olden-day illustrator who has been commissioned by the rich and powerful Protector to create a beautifully illuminated manuscript setting out the Protector’s biography. In his patron’s home the angel encounters Agnès, the Protector’s younger wife, who is still a virgin on account of her husband’s self-imposed abstinence. Despite this, he is jealous and keeps a close eye on her – to no avail, because Agnès begins an affair with the angel in his incarnation as an artist. The Protector learns of their relationship and kills the illustrator. Then he serves his unwitting wife the heart of her lover as part of a meal.

Deutsche Oper Berlin

With Die Frau ohne Schatten , composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal created a layered fairy tale about two couples in search of meaning and new life in a cold and barren world.

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Katie Mitchell

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Sep 14 - Oct 4, 2025

Written on Skin · Royal Danish Opera

4 - 20 May, 2025

Written on Skin · Deutsche Oper Berlin

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