by Pascal Dusapin
for Sydney Chamber Opera, Carriageworks and Sydney Festival 2016

Music by Pascal Dusapin
Libretto by Friedrich Nietzsche

with Mitch Riley

Design and Lighting by Katie Sfetkidis
Costume by Charlie Edward Davis

Conductor
Jack Symonds

Photography by Lisa Tomasetti

On O Mensch!

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ★★★★½
REAL TIME ★★★★
BACHTRACK ★★★★

“Utterly compelling” BACHTRACK ★★★★

“Superbly integrated singing and acting” REALTIME ★★★★

“A profound work” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ★★★★½

“The text kept returning to the metaphor the performance area encapsulated: 'Is, for such ambition, this earth not too small?' In this case, the answer was a resounding "no", due to the talent and musical focus of both performers and director Sarah Giles' skilful exploration of the geometry of a lonely figure in an existential cube of light.” SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ★★★★½