Crossroads #7 Music Meets Art

In the large-scale installation ‘We Make Years Out of Hours’ by the Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelytė, the Zafraan Ensemble, together with singers from the opera company, interweaves two works by the composers:

Cage’s ‘Hymns and Variations’ (1979) uses the random thinning out of religious hymns to chart the path ‘from something to nothing and back again’ ( Stockhausen’s instrumental piece ‘Stop’ (1965) creates, from suddenly aborted sound events, an intense, physical experience of presence and energy – a dynamic happening. Building on these pieces, the installation itself becomes a score.

Perception takes centre stage, the boundaries of hearing are shifted – for both composers, this is the most important exercise for the salvation of humanity.

• Concept, Musical Direction: Titus Engel
• Stage direction: Thom Luz
• Soprano: Julieth Lozano
• Zafraan Ensemble
• Flute: Liam Mallett
• Clarinet: Miguel Pérez Iñesta
• Saxophone: Martin Posegga
• Violin: Emmanuelle Bernard
• Viola: Josa Gerhard
• Cello: Martin Smith
• Drums: Daniel Eichholz
• Piano: Clemens Hund-Göschel

Running time: approximately 60 minutes

Deutsche Oper Berlin in collaboration with Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art