PANDORA – based on the harpsichord music of Joseph Nicolas Pancrace Royer and a libretto by Voltaire. with additional texts by Diderot, Rosseau and Charles-Henry Sanson, the royal executioner of 18th century France . About french revolution, enlightenment, harpsichords and guillotines.

line-up: soprano, counter tenor, baritone // ensemble: flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, e-guitar, keyboard, percussion, violin, viola, violoncello, contrabass, electronics
duration: 80 minutes
date of premiere: 29.9.2023, Odeon Theater, Musiktheatertage Wien

composition / concept: Matthias Kranebitter
scenography: Christopher Sturmer
visuals: Patrik Lechner
staging: Michael Höppner (Kooperationsbeitrag DNT Weimar)
production: MTTW Musiktheatertage Wien, Black Page Orchestra and DNT Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar

Pandora (Soprano): Heike Porstein
Prometheus (Counter Tenor): Georg Bochow
Jupiter (Bariton): Andreas Jankowitsch
Narrator / Voice over: Astrid Schwarz

BLACK PAGE ORCHESTRA, conductor Vinicius Kattah // Iva Kovac (flute), Magdalena Lucia Puschnig (oboe), Florian Fennes (clarinets), Spiros Laskaridis (trumpet), Juan Pablo Marin Reyes (trombone), Samuel Toro-Perez (e-guitar), Alfredo Ovalles (keyboard), Igor Gross (percussion), Fani Vovoni (violin), Eirini Krikoni (viola), Irene Frank (Violoncello), Juan Pablo Trad Hasbun (contrabass), Matthias Kranebitter (electronic), Christina Bauer (sound design)