Vanishings
Music theatre featuring works by Leoš Janáček and Thomas Adès
Zápisník zmizelého (The Diary of One Who Disappeared)
Song cycle by Leoš Janáček, text by Josef Kalda
Növények (Roots)
Seven Hungarian songs by Thomas Adès, texts by Attila József, Miklós Radnóti, Sándor Weöres, and Ottó Orbán
Darknesse Visible for piano by Thomas Adès
A co-production with Opéra de Massy and Teatro Comunale Modena
In Czech and Hungarian with surtitles
Premiere 31.10.2026
Location Schauspielhaus
Dates 2026/2027
Schauspielhaus-Abo
Information
Two composers in dialogue across generations, united by a shared musical understanding, an extraordinary tonal language, and an uncompromising willingness to explore the darkest depths of the human psyche: in Vanishings, the interweaving of works by Leoš Janáček and British composer Thomas Adès - one of the most versatile contemporary composers - creates an evening of music theatre that unfolds the intensity of great emotion within an intimate setting.
Where does the boundary lie between love, dissolution, and surrender? What happens when love turns the world upside down? What remains after such fervor? In this intensely atmospheric music theatre, not only styles, stories, and sonic worlds are interwoven, but also facets of love and renunciation.