The Catalan composer Hèctor Parra is known for his musically rich adaptations of literary works into opera form. 

The creations of Milo Rau, essayist, director, and producer, are based on socio-historical and documentary research. He has created his own theatrical format between the narrative theatre genre and the courtroom. 

Alongside the US tenor Peter Tantsits, who had already sung the role of Max Aue in Die Wohngesinnten by the same Parra, are singers specially cast for this creation, from the legendary Willard White to the young Congolese countertenor – he comes from Kolwezi – Serge Kakudji, known, among other things, for his show with Alain Platel Coup Fatal. Conductor Titus Engel from Zurich, a great specialist in contemporary music, who skillfully drove our Einstein on the Beach machine in 2019, will undoubtedly make this new score sparkle, perhaps also adding a few touches of Congolese rumba…