Arash Safaian

Exit Paradise

Opera & Ballet

Singspiel (2014)

Theme

Uschi and Bolle, a couple from Neukölln; a “amour fou” set to music; a kind of opera; perhaps a fairy tale. It began as a short scene from a stroll through Berlin, written in a single day and night.

Instrumentation

2 Sopranos, Bariton, Piano, Violoncello, Electronics

Duration

00:60:00 Approximately

Commissioned by

2014 Neuköllner Oper Berlin

Selected Performances

  • 05.09.14, Neuköllner Oper, Berlin, Germany

Works