Bastien und Bastienne
21 September 2024 A Singspiel in one act Libretto by Friedrich Wilhelm Weiskern, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Müller and Johann Andreas Schachtner,
based on “Les Amours de Bastien et Bastienne” by Justine Favart and Harny de Guerville.
Directed by the young Dutch director Rennik-Jan Neggers and conducted by Christina Domnick, Bastien und Bastienne is one of Mozart’s earliest operas, written in 1768 when he was only twelve years old. It was allegedly commissioned by Viennese physician and ‘magnetist’ Dr. Franz Mesmer (who himself would later be parodied in Così fan tutte) as a satire of the ‘pastoral’ genre then prevalent. After its supposed premiere in Mesmer’s garden theater) it was not revived again until 1890. It is not clear whether this piece was performed in Mozart’s lifetime. The first known performance was on 2 October 1890 at Architektenhaus in Berlin.
Dates: Venue:
21 September 2024 @16:00
Amstelveld, Amsterdam
Christina Domnick Rennik-Jan Neggers
conductor
director & design
Thalia Cook-Hansen Henrik Enger Holm Wessel Wirken
Bastienne, a shepherdess
Bastien, her lover
Colas, a quack magician
Tickets
The closing date for applications to join the programme next year is
Friday 19. January 2025.
