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Gottfried von Einem based the title of his opera Der Prozess on the novel of the same name by Franz Kafka, which premiered in 1953. Confronted with a diffuse accusation by an absurd court, the protagonist Josef K. stumbles hopelessly through a world which has now become inscrutable to him. Von Einem's music conveys the horror inherent in the text with pounding rhythms and repetitive structures, while at the same time making use of elements of jazz and twelve-tone music. Under the direction of Walter Kobéra and Stefan Herheim, students of the Klangforum Wien master's programme PPCM (Performance Practice in Contemporary Music) are now performing the version by Tobias Leppert as a co-production with the Neue Oper Wien for the MusikTheater an der Wien.

Der Prozess

Vienna Chamber Opera

THE ARTIST tells the story of a visual artist whose creative crisis quickly escalates into an identity crisis. Plagued by self-doubt and perceived societal expectations, the painter is thwarted by a world full of pompous curators and exclusive champagne receptions. His own fear of failure accompanies him at every step. As his imposed artistic identity begins to crumble, his failure takes on increasingly grotesque dimensions.

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Fabian Tobias Huster

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5 - 22 Dec, 2025

Der Prozess · Klangforum Wien

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5 - 22 Dec, 2025

Der Prozess · Klangforum Wien

5 - 8 Mar, 2025

Anna Haifisch: The Artist · University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

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