Brilliant... megalomaniac... unstageable: these are just some of the words that have been used to describe the mammoth and radical opera cycle Licht (Light), written by the legendary and controversial composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. He spent 26 years writing this larger-than-life opera which was completed only in 2003, six years before his death. But his magnum opus was never staged as it was musically and theatrically too complex, logistically near impossible and just too expensive. No opera company was brave (or rash) enough to produce it. Until now.
This special screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Oeke Hoogendijk, hosted by London Sinfonietta's founding principal piano John Constable and composer Yshani Perinpanayagam.
In partnership with Bertha DocHouse
London Sinfonietta's relationship with Stockhausen began in 1968, its founding year, and since then we've performed his music many times. Find out more about what it was like to work with the composer in this article from 2019.
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