Good Vibes Only

Fr 22.1.27 We 27.1.27 Su 31.1.27 Sa 6.2.27 Fr 12.2.27
Good Vibes Only
Fr 22.1.27, 18:00
from € 28
World premiere, Premiere | Large house
Good Vibes Only
We 27.1.27, 19:30
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Large house
Good Vibes Only
Su 31.1.27, 16:00
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Large house
Good Vibes Only
Sa 6.2.27, 19:00
from € 18
Large house
Good Vibes Only
Fr 12.2.27, 19:30
from € 18
Large house

Musical theatre by Bára Gísladóttir

Opera Large house

Conductor
Director
Stage design, Light design
Florian Leduc
Costume design
Carles Urraca
Sound design
Thomas Wegner
Chorus direction

Conductor
Director
Stage design, Light design
Florian Leduc
Costume design
Carles Urraca
Sound design
Thomas Wegner
Chorus direction

Conductor
Director
Stage design, Light design
Florian Leduc
Costume design
Carles Urraca
Sound design
Thomas Wegner
Chorus direction

Conductor
Director
Stage design, Light design
Florian Leduc
Costume design
Carles Urraca
Sound design
Thomas Wegner
Chorus direction

Conductor
Director
Stage design, Light design
Florian Leduc
Costume design
Carles Urraca
Sound design
Thomas Wegner
Chorus direction

Julieth
Charlotte
Andrew
Pascal
Tobias
Bass clarinet
Heather Roche
E-Bass
Skúli Sverrisson
Percussion
Lorenzo Colombo
George Barton

Julieth
Charlotte
Andrew
Pascal
Tobias
Bass clarinet
Heather Roche
E-Bass
Skúli Sverrisson
Percussion
Lorenzo Colombo
George Barton

Julieth
Charlotte
Andrew
Pascal
Tobias
Bass clarinet
Heather Roche
E-Bass
Skúli Sverrisson
Percussion
Lorenzo Colombo
George Barton

Julieth
Charlotte
Andrew
Pascal
Tobias
Bass clarinet
Heather Roche
E-Bass
Skúli Sverrisson
Percussion
Lorenzo Colombo
George Barton

Julieth
Charlotte
Andrew
Pascal
Tobias
Bass clarinet
Heather Roche
E-Bass
Skúli Sverrisson
Percussion
Lorenzo Colombo
George Barton

Musical theatre by Bára Gísladóttir
Libretto by Joris Lacoste
A commission by the Deutsche Oper Berlin
World premiere at the Deutsche Oper Berlin on 22 January 2027

A digital labyrinth: Tens of thousands of digital posts are made around the world every second. Posts are put up, Tweets are written, videos are uploaded. Two thirds of the global population regularly uses social media, and almost half use them every day. A flow of information crashes against our brains, forcing us to make decisions on unrestricted paths through the ever-expanding digital jungle. We fluctuate between two extremes as this happens: touching animal videos alongside images of accidents, meal recipes and lifehacks followed by acts of violence. This heterogenous crossfire in the endless feed of content being permanently shoved into our faces forms a riptide that the recipient can scarcely escape. To counteract this powerlessness to an extent, Icelandic composer Bára Gísladóttir and French author and director Joris Lacoste search for meaning in this multidimensional chaos with Good Vibes Only. This is the first full-length stage work for the Siemens Music Foundation grant recipient, celebrated for her dark yet sensitive style that blends influences from noise, metal and classical tradition. Multi-talented artist Lacoste, who has garnered attention with his collage-like, documentary theater pieces, is making his operatic debut. In their collaborative creation, the two explore formal structures and human behaviour that emerge from the manifold interplay within the virtually limitless digital realm. The data world is reimagined as a stage. By rearranging real-world posts, a gigantic spectrum of cognitive and emotional expressions about our world is revealed. Good Vibes Only lets the audience experience the sheer breadth of notifications in the data flow of the digital ether in the form of trans-medial musical theatre. Titus Engel, conductor-in-residence and experienced partner for complex debuts, is conducting his first opera production at Deutsche Oper Berlin. In a highly technological spatial concept, diverse vocal styles combine with orchestral sounds and sophisticated electronics to create a panopticon of our digital age.
Accompanying programme Introduction to the work: 45 minutes before the performance in the Rang Foyer on the right
Special notice Residency Bára Gísladóttir
LanguageIn English language with German and English surtitles
Durationapprox. 80 minutes / no interval
Age recommendationrecommended from age 16
Co-productionWith the generous support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation and Aline Foriel-Destezet

«Good Vibes Only»

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