A relentless stream of imagery, text, and stage pageantry touching on everything from philosophy and physics to DNA research and refugees transforms the Enlightenment-era masterpiece into an immersive theatrical experience. A sublime musical performance by the period-instrument Insula Orchestra, vocal ensemble accentus, and a cast of intrepid soloists, led by visionary conductor Laurence Equilbey, anchors this astonishing, maximalist production that explodes all notions of who we are and where we came from.

The Program:

Haydn: Die Schöpfung (“The Creation”)

Sung in German with English supertitles

July 19–20, 2018

North American production premiere

accentus, choir (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)

Insula Orchestra (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)

Laurence Equilbey, conductor (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)

La Fura dels Baus—Carlus Padrissa, stage direction (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)

Christina Landshamer, Gabriel and Eve (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)

Thomas Tatzl, Raphael and Adam (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)

Robin Tritschler, Uriel (Mostly Mozart Festival debut)